FireServiceRota Scheduling
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Easily manage your availability anywhere, anytime. Prevent understaffing by providing 24/7 insight into on-duty crew. Flexibly provide coverage to one or multiple fire stations.
With the FireServiceRota app firefighters can:
- change their duty schedule (availability) at one or more stations.
- review upcoming understaffing warnings and act on them.
- be notified when they are about to leave the coverage area and forgot to update their (un)availability. (Coming soon)
- communicate with colleague firefighters.
You need a FireServiceRota.co.uk account to use this app. Contact us at info@fireservicerota.co.uk if you are interested in a free trial account.
more Personal Calendar
- Fixed an issue where the personal calendar was not updated immediately after shortening an availability interval.
General
- We have implemented performance improvements 'under the hood' to make the app faster and
more responsive, especially for professional staff
1.3.0 6d ago
Duty Transactions:
- You can now track see your response status for any type of duty request.
General:
- Fixed an issue that caused users to be unexpectedly logged out when open the app.
1.2.0 Jul 14
Contracts
- To save you time, we now automatically select the correct period based on your contract details.
- The contract balance will now always display with the correct colors.
Incidents
- Notification sounds (like the incident acknowledgment sound) are now muted when your device is connected to external audio devices.
1.1.0 Jul 8
Duty Exchanges
- In the Duty Exchange screen, the list of exchange candidates now correctly
shows all members.
Group Rota
- Display "Understaffed" instead of "Out of Service" when an appliance is out
of service because of an understaffing.
Stations Overview
- Users with access to multiple stations can now view a high-level overview
of all appliance statuses in one place. (FIR-13603)
Crew
- Added new Station Member crew list, to view the members of your station
and their contact information. (FIR-14210)
Personal Calendar
- In the Personal Calendar, you can now only filter by stations where you are
plannable. (FIR-14007)
- Fixed an issue win the Personal Calendar Wholetime Monthly overivew, where
the duties were not always associated to the correct Duty Regime if there were
multiple stations displayed.
Availability Change Form
- When creating a custom availability change, you can now only select stations
where you are plannable. (FIR-14007)
Bug fixes
- Fixed an issue where not all crew members were correctly displayed. (FIR-14135)
- Fixed an app crash that occurred when switching stations.
- Fixed issue where the name of a member would sometimes not load, and show
"Unknown" instead. (FIR-13990)
- Fixed an issue where the "no data" error would display when not expected
to show. (FIR-14245)
1.0.0 Jul 1
This version includes several fixes for the new screens introduced in version 0.18, such as the Crew Members, and the Wholetime Duty monthly overview.
0.19.0 Jun 16
This version includes various bug fixes, including improvements to the new Wholetime Monthly overiew.
0.18.0 Jun 10
This version introduces new ways to see your schedules. Wholetime users can now access an overview of their monthly duties, while On Call users can try out the new Group Rota display option.
0.17.5 Jun 2
This version includes a new monthly overview for your duties in Wholetime stations, and a new display for the On Call Group Rota. It is now also possible to select a specific number of hours and minutes for a quick availability change, rather than just a few fixed options.
0.17.0 May 26
Accessibility — Added color-blindness support and visual improvements to make the app easier to use for everyone.
Siri Shortcuts — You can now use Siri to change your availability.
Incident Filters — Primary alerting now supports custom incident filters, so you can set different alert sounds based on the type of incident.
Several bugs were fixed and some improvements were made.
0.16.0 May 15
We've reworked the way you can navigate through the app, including customizable quick menu options. This version also includes the ability to send messages, as well as some stability improvements for the Group Rota.
0.15.0 May 6
This version includes minor fixes for refreshing information in the background
0.14.1 Apr 23
This version includes new features, such as allowing you to delete messages in bulk, open attachments in messages, and edit and submit incident attendance reports if you posses the access rights to do so. In addition, performance improvements and bug fixes around the On Call Group Rota and connection stability are also included in this version
0.14.0 Apr 15
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a false 'Something went wrong' warning to pop up when opening incident.
- The app will now quietly try to reconnect on its own before showing an error, giving a smoother experience.
0.13.3 Mar 30
##### General
- When the app fails to connect to the server, but manages to restore a connection, a message will
now be shown informing of the connection restore.
- When the app fails to access the Feedback tool, a message will be shown. This can happen when
there is no internet connection.
- Updated some incorrect Danish translations.
- The app now starts quicker and displays info in the On Call group rota faster.
##### Incidents
- You can now fill in and submit an attendance report for an incident, directly from the app
##### Duty Transaction
- When a user requests an absence, the date selector automatically adjust to the default time
of the availability code (if any has been set)
0.13.2 Mar 18
##### Incidents
- It is now possible to load additional incidents when scrolling to the bottom of the list.
##### Personal Calendar
- It is now possible to create duty exchanges or absence requests by tapping a shift or duty
in your personal calendar.
##### Absence Requests (and other requests)
- Improved the experience when selecting dates or times. Updating the start time of a request will
adjust the end time automatically when necessary.
- Fixed an issue that would allow you to attempt to create a pre-approved duty exchange, even though
the station doesn't allow it.
##### General
- Improved general speed by reducing the number of times the app retrieves the same data from our
servers.
0.12.0 Mar 2
This version includes several bug fixes and improvements to performance. We will continue to monitor and improve the performance to ultimately deliver a smooth experience.
0.11.0 Feb 9
This version fixes an issue that would prevent users from viewing all the stations they have access to
0.9.3 Jan 26
General
- Fixed notification sounds not playing or playing an incorrect sound.
- Improved overall loading times of data inside the app.
- Improved connectivity handling with automatic retries and a new manual retry option for network or server errors. (FIR-11200)
Group Rota
- When an appliance is out of service, it is now displayed on corresponding interval. (FIR-12471)
- Out of Service is displayed in gray when planned or in red when caused by understaffing. (if enabled in the appliance settings)
- Fixed the height of the calendar header. Sometimes the view was compressed, making it difficult to read the numbers.
Incidents
- Fixed issues with incidents not always being up to date to the latest attendance status or containing missing responses. (FIR-12555)
0.9.2 Jan 9
- This version includes several
changes to the On Call Group rota. These changes aim to improve the performance
and usability of the feature, with improved loading behaviors when loading additional
data, or changing your availability, and reducing usability frictions.
- To increase readability and performance, it is only be possible to see one
appliance status at a time in the On Call Group rota.
- You can now manage your geofencing settings in the settings screen.
0.9.1 12/01/2025
The update includes some bug fixes and other enhancements.
Absence requests
- Fixed: remove the all day “All day” toggle because this was causing problems with the duty pattern.
Incidents
- Display each alerted user's duty function.
- Fixed: users can no longer change their incident attendance after their attendance status is closed.
- On the Incident detail screen, the responders list now only displays users who were alerted and are available.
Group Rota
- Fixed: show on duty users at the top of the list of available users, and order them correctly.
Personal Calendar
- Display the comments of an interval (if available) in the personal schedule.
- Fixed: exceptions are now showing with a red border around them
Wholetime Station
- You can now see your active duty function in the schedule.
0.8.1 11/05/2025
With this update you'll be able to view and update your Standard Rota.
The update also includes some bug fixes and other enhancements.
General
- Fixed prevent screen from reloading when the user cancels the warning popup. (FIR-12306)
- Implement an 8-hour un/available status. (FIR-12300)
Announcements
- The Announcements list now displays only the announcements for the currently selected station.(FIR-12175)
Settings
- The Settings screen has been enhanced with a new sound preview feature, allowing users to hear an audio sample by clicking a button. (FIR-12278)
Requests
- Show only the logged-in user's requests. (FIR-12177)
- The user can now add an extra work request in the past. (FIR-12293)
Personal Calendar
- Disable the 'Apply Changes' button when user tries to change their availability without selecting a station. (FIR-12367)
- Preselect available status when user click on a schedule space. (FIR-12194)
Standard Rota
- Added information about your standard rota to the Personal Schedule overview screen. (FIR-12332)
- Added ability to manage your Standard Rota directly from the Personal Calendar. (FIR-12333)
0.8.0 10/27/2025
General
- Fixed crashes when opening the app and/or changing some user settings.
Group Rota
- Fixed not showing your duty when performing a 24 hour shift that overlaps midnight. (FIR-12232)
Settings
- Improved the user interaction/experience for the sound slider.
0.7.3 10/02/2025
General
- Fixed being redirected to the login screen after receiving a push notification for an incident or message.
Group Rota
- Fixed Group Rota not updating correctly after changing your availability.
- Fixed filter sometimes disappearing.
Support
- Added extra debug information to better investigate app issues.
- Fixed not being able to leave the support page.
0.7.2 09/28/2025
Added indicator warning you when you're marked as unavailable due to an availability code
Fixed an issue where the name of an appliance requirement was not always showing.
Fixed an issue with incidents detail screen
Fixed some layout changes due to iOS 26.
Fixed an issue with signing out and changing account.
Fixed to open the correct screen, such as a specific message, incident or announcement, when tapped.
Attachment download buttons will now only appear for files that are available to download, preventing errors.
Announcements are now sorted to show the most recent updates first.
For clarity, the full date, including the year, is now displayed on each announcement.
0.7.1 09/19/2025
Announcements
- You can now find all important updates in the new Announcements section, now available in the main menu.
- See all your announcements in a clear list, and tap on any message to view its full details.
- Participate directly in polls and see live results right within an announcement.
- View and download files or images attached to announcements.
Duty Transactions
- Fixed multiple bugs and issues with the Duty Transactions (Requests) list, filters and creation form.
- It is now possible to create Extra Work Requests from the app.
Messages
- Fixed not being able to tap to open links inside messages. (FIR-11366)
- Added swipe actions, to quickly delete messages or mark them as unread. (FIR-11366)
- Added support for message polls/embedded questions. (FIR-11459)
Team Switching
- Fixed view overflowing when there are too many teams to display. (FIR-12138)
Account
- Fixed crash when trying to sign out. (FIR-12144)
0.7.0 09/18/2025
Personal Calendar
- Fixed an issue where the personal calendar was not updated immediately after shortening an availability interval.
General
- We have implemented performance improvements 'under the hood' to make the app faster and
more responsive, especially for professional staff
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