Move a report from draft to NERIS
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Complete NERIS setup: department ID, environment, and readiness checks.
- 2
Add department fields and set report rules such as required narrative or lock on approval.
- 3
Optionally turn on CAD importing so Active911 calls become draft reports.
- 4
Writers start a report or claim an imported call and complete the guided sections.
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Validate and submit; the auditor approves or returns the report for corrections.
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An authorized administrator queues approved reports for NERIS.
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Watch the Transmissions page and retry any failures.
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Module capabilities
- Guided sections for location, times, units and personnel, actions, property, casualties, narrative, and review
- CAD importing from Active911 into draft reports, assigned to a writer or left unclaimed
- Local validation plus NERIS validation before anything is sent
- Auditor queue with assignments, correction requests, and review history
- Queued NERIS transmission with retries and a Transmissions log
- Training Mode, Sandbox, and Production environments
- Department fields kept locally and never sent to NERIS
- Origin-and-cause investigations sent to NERIS as a second submission with their own investigation ID, discardable until they are sent
- Internal and public printable copies, JSON export, and analytics
Before your department relies on it
- 1
Start in Training Mode and practice with real crews.
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Enter the NERIS department ID and pass the readiness checks before Production.
- 3
Decide whether approval locks a report and whether auditors can approve their own reports.
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Separate writer, auditor, and administrator roles.
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Decide who queues approved reports for NERIS.
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Check the Transmissions page after each send.
Portal destinations
These destinations appear only when the module is enabled and your roles grant the required access.
| Area | Portal path |
|---|---|
| Incident Reports | /modules/neris/reports |
| New report | /modules/neris/reports/new |
| Report editor | /modules/neris/reports/:id |
| Auditor Queue | /modules/neris/auditor |
| Analytics | /modules/neris/analytics |
| Department Fields | /modules/neris/manage |
| NERIS setup | /modules/neris/setup |
| Transmissions | /modules/neris/transmissions |
| Reference | /modules/neris/reference |
| Settings (including CAD import) | /modules/neris/settings |
Associated modules
Required modules must be enabled first. Related modules exchange data or extend the workflow when both are available.
Dependencies
RequiredCoreAnswers before you get stuck
Does approval send the report to NERIS?
No. An authorized administrator queues approved reports, and the transmission worker sends them.
Can we practice first?
Yes. Training Mode runs every NERIS rule without sending anything.
Why can a validated report still be returned?
Validation checks structure. An auditor still reviews accuracy, completeness, and the narrative.
Does every report need an investigation?
No. The origin-and-cause investigation is opened only when a fire is investigated, and it is sent to NERIS separately from the incident.