Arrive ready for the call
Before-action reviews are coming to Hotwash as an add-on. On the way to a call, crews get the blind spots and best practices that matter, drawn from past calls, pre-plans, and your department’s lessons learned. Pilot departments help shape what ships.
Engine 1 · En-route brief
Illustrative preview of a coming add-on, not live today
EN ROUTE · STRUCTURE FIRE · 1200 ELM ST
Pre-plan on file
Apartments · site plan and 6 photos
Open
Water supply
Hydrants at both corners of Elm St, FDC on side A
2
Access
Knox box on side A, alley on side B
Note
Utilities
Gas and electric shutoffs on side D
Note
BLIND SPOTS AND BEST PRACTICES
Rear stairwell is hard to see from side A
Flagged in a past call review at this address
Second engine: lay in from the far hydrant
From your department’s lessons learned
Tip
Before-action reviews, coming next
Lessons that reach the next crew
Most lessons learned stay in a report. Before-action reviews are meant to close the loop, so what one crew learned shows up for the next crew on the way to the next call.
TODAY
Lessons stay in last month’s report
Crews roll up without what the last crew learned
Pre-plans live somewhere else, if they exist
Best practices depend on who is on shift
WHAT WE ARE BUILDING
Blind spots and best practices, delivered en route
A short brief for the address and call type, on the way
Drawn from past calls, pre-plans, and department lessons
Short enough to read before you arrive
Before-action reviews, coming as an add-on
Before-action reviews are coming to Hotwash as an add-on. Pilot departments help shape what ships.
Coming soon · add-on
En-route brief
A short summary for the address and call type, on the way.
Coming soon · add-on
Address history
What crews learned on past calls at the same address.
Coming soon · add-on
Pre-plan highlights
Hydrants, access, and shutoffs pulled from the pre-plan.
Coming soon · add-on
Blind spots
Hazards and misses your crews flagged on similar calls.
Coming soon · add-on
Best practices
Your department’s lessons learned, matched to the call.
Coming soon · add-on
Lessons feed forward
What crews learn on this call shapes the next brief.