Preferences Setup
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Setting-up FirePoint Operating Preferences

To locate FirePoint Preferences press the Maint button at the Command Window.

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Press the Preferences button.

This area allows you set a variety of database preferences including the Station ID. If this is the "Server" version of FirePoint the Station ID will be set to "HQ". Otherwise, the "Sync" version of FirePoint will allow you to set-up communications between multiple single-user versions with different Station ID's. For more information see Chapter 6, "FirePoint Setup - Sync Version.

This is the first page of the Preferences area:

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Notice you can set the order for pop-up people selection lists. You can add an incidents supplemental page to the Basic form for NFIRS reporting. This option supplies an additional page of user defined fields. You can also elect to allow users to save incomplete incidents.

Many modules include auto numbering options that may be turned on or off.

Area #4 is used for setting-up a CAD interface. You will be sent specific instructions for this area.

Area #5 options are seldom required, unless there's a specific reason to enable one or more of them. Normally leave each checkbox in this area unchecked.

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This page is used to setup NFIRS 5 reporting preferences. Notice this page can also produce the NFIRS 5 Fire Department ID file required by some states for NFIRS reporting.


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FirePoint can automatically construct different types of automatic narratives for Incident, Apparatus and Patient records. Notice each automatic narrative is a combination of static text and field values that are inserted into the static text by placing the cursor in the appropriate text place in the text field on the right then clicking the field title you wish to insert in the field list on the left.

The remaining Preferences pages are used to enter fire department information, EMS information, selecting a map orientation and entering wording for Violation Notices generated in the Occupancies module. Examples have been provided to guide your data entry.