Getting started and operating SAFIRE

Introduction

Purpose

This document serves as a knowledge repository for users to refer "how to" content with carrying out the roles specific workflows:

The document is present with the most frequently used features at the top and the others at the bottom of the page (e.g. installation and administration)

Workflows

1. Logging incidents - a call center staff or an on-site reporter entering the initial set of information
2. Building the plan - once scenario is selected, the action plan should auto populate indicating the task priority and required personnel and equipment
3. Dispatching response resources - personnel and equipment are dispatch to assist in the incident; based on a priority for executing each task
4. Updating incident - new reports for a particular incident report can be informed by other callers or incident managers
5. Publishing reports - situational reports with a summary of the incident and other management summary reports

Logging incidents

/eden/event/incident_report

1. Incident logging form is simple and quick to capture the necessary information
2. Depends on predefined data:
   1. incident type that your organization is implementing
   2. reporting date defaults to now
   3. status can be extended beyond open & closed

Building the action plan

/eden/event/incident/X/plan (replace X with number)

1. Define the tasks
2. Assign resources
   1. people (skilled)
   2. equipment (assets & consumables)
3. Depends on predefine
   1. people (skills)
   2. equipment & assets
   3. scenarios & tasks

Dispatching resources

/eden/event/incident/X/plan (replace X with number)

1. assigning:
   1. personnel
   2. equipment
2. messaging first responders
   1. dispatch to incident to cover an action plan item
   2. request for information

Updating incidents

Publishing reports

Managing users

Installing SAFIRE

1. Follow the instructions for [eden.wiki:InstallataionGuidelines/Linux/Server installing a Sahana Eden production server] (preferably on Debian, Cherokee platform)
2. Edit modules/000_config.py change

   settings.template.name = ('SAFIRE')
   

3. Migrate the database by running the commands in a terminal

   sudo su
   clean
   exit
   

Publishing situational reports Publishing situational reports Publishing situational reports