Incident types and checklists

Incident types are used to categorize all alerts, from Staff Incidents to Action Alerts. The District Safety Team has the ability to manage incident types in CatapultEMS. You can add, edit, or delete types, as well as add checklists for each type.

• Managing incident types
• Managing checklists

How to get there

1. Sign in to CatapultEMS.com (using a District Safety Team account).

2. From the District Command Center, choose District Settings > Incident Type Management.

Managing incident types

1. From District Incident Type Management, choose Add New Type.
2. The new type appears at the bottom of the list. Enter the name of the incident type, and choose Save.

To auto-sort your incident types, you can refresh the page.

Manage checklists

Checklists specific to each incident can be set up in advance of an emergency. During your emergency, you can add additional checklist items on the fly.

1. From District Incident Type Management, choose Add Checklist.
   
2. To add a new item, choose Add New Item. The new item will appear at the bottom of the list.
   

If a Caution or Action Alert is initiated, the checklist will become available under Update Actions.