Those only with Executive status can create an Incident Command Room.
Incident Command Rooms
With Incident Command rooms, agencies can create open rooms that allow users from other responding agencies, to access collaboration and coordination spaces in real-time. Within IC rooms agencies can set access criteria by state(s), radius, and agency type (police, fire, EMS, etc). To know how to create one, see the steps below:
- Click the “+” next to Team Rooms.
- Select “Create a New Room” in the top right of the Join a Room menu.
- Fill in the new room description, as usual- then second to bottom, turn on the toggle for “Make Incident Command”.
- Make sure to go to the room settings, to click on the teal “Set access criteria”.
- Select from three criteria options: “Allow by Radius” (to allow any verified user in that zone), “Allow by State” (to allow any verified user in that state/states), or “Ask to Join” (all users must request to join the room).
NOTE: Your IC Room is automatically private, inaccessible to parties outside of the access criteria; you will not need to turn on the “Private” setting toggle.
- Go to create a new room, by tapping the “+” next to Team Rooms in your side menu.
- Select “Create a New Room” in the top right of the Join a Room menu.
- Fill in the new room description, as usual- then second to the bottom, turn on the toggle for “Make Incident Command”.
- Make sure to go to the room settings, to click on the teal “Set access criteria”.
- Select from three criteria options: “Allow by Radius” (to allow any verified user in that zone), “Allow by State” (to allow any verified user in that state/states), or “Ask to Join” (all users must request to join the room).
NOTE: Your IC Room is automatically private, inaccessible to parties outside of the access criteria; you will not need to turn on the “Private” setting toggle.
Making an existing room an IC Room
To make an existing team room an Incident Command room, see below:
- Go into the room settings menu.
- Find “Make Incident Command”; turn on the toggle.
- Set your access criteria.
- Go into the room settings menu.
- Find “Make Incident Command”; turn on the toggle.
- Set your access criteria.