Frequently Asked Questions

No. Station Draft is a draft assistant, not an RMS. It produces export-ready drafts. Your department continues to submit through your existing RMS workflow, unchanged.

No. Draft-first means exactly that — a draft, for your officer to review. Nothing is submitted without explicit human approval. This is by design, not a limitation.

It means Station Draft generates a draft incident report from a narrative. Your officer reviews the draft, confirms or corrects flagged fields, and then submits through your existing RMS workflow. Station Draft never touches the submission.

A confidence flag is a per-field indicator that tells your officer how certain Station Draft is about the information it filled in. High means the narrative clearly supported the value. Review means it was inferred and needs verification. Missing means the narrative didn't contain enough information to populate the field.

Minimum Essential Information (MEI) is NERIS's term for the required data elements that must be present in an incident record for each module type. Station Draft uses MEI as its checklist when generating drafts — flagging any required fields that the narrative didn't support.

v0.1 coverage is focused on structure fire and EMS incidents. HazMat and wildland modules are in development. Current pilot participants help shape module priorities for future releases.

Fire and EMS departments actively transitioning to NERIS or planning to do so within the next 6–12 months. Volunteer, combination, and career departments of all sizes are eligible.

The Next 100 is Station Draft's current pilot cohort — the first 100 departments to gain access. The cohort size is limited intentionally so we can support each department directly and collect meaningful data.

Submit the application form at stationdraft.com/access. The form takes under 2 minutes. We'll respond within 5 business days.

The pilot runs until Station Draft reaches general launch. Pilot departments receive advance notice before any pricing changes. There is no fixed end date — the pilot continues until the product is ready for broader release.

No. Station Draft is free for pilot participants for the full duration of the pilot period. No credit card is required.

Pilot departments are offered early access pricing when paid plans launch. You will not be charged without explicit agreement. If you choose not to continue, there is no obligation.

Narratives submitted during the pilot are used to generate drafts and improve the model. We do not share narrative content with third parties. Full details are in our privacy policy.

For the pilot, we recommend using de-identified narratives where possible. Minimize specific addresses, patient details, and officer names in the input narrative. The tool works with real data, but we ask pilots to use good judgment.

Avoid specific patient names, home addresses beyond the block level, Social Security numbers, or other personally identifiable information in pilot narratives. Incident type, location type, actions taken, and timing information are appropriate.

No. Station Draft does not share narrative content or draft data with ESO, ImageTrend, or any other RMS vendor. Station Draft operates independently of all RMS systems.

NERIS stands for National Emergency Response Information System. It is the national incident data standard that replaced NFIRS (National Fire Incident Reporting System) beginning January 1, 2026. NERIS is managed by the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI). Station Draft is not affiliated with either organization.

NERIS uses a fundamentally different data model built around three schemas: Entity (department resources), Dispatch (CAD/RMS data), and Incident (per-record data). It introduces module-specific reporting for Fire, EMS, HazMat, and other incident types, each with their own Minimum Essential Information requirements. NFIRS muscle memory does not transfer directly.

NFIRS was permanently sunset in February 2026. NERIS became mandatory for all incident data submission on January 1, 2026. There is no rollback.

No. Station Draft is an independent tool built to help departments navigate the NERIS transition. We are not affiliated with USFA, FSRI, UL, or any RMS vendor, and cannot make commitments on their behalf.

Station Draft exports as PDF and structured data. The PDF works with any RMS workflow. The structured data is formatted to simplify transfer into ESO and ImageTrend incident records.

No. Station Draft does not integrate directly with any RMS in v1. It produces export-ready output that your officer transfers manually into the RMS. This is intentional — no API agreements, no IT projects, no vendor negotiations required.

Yes. The structured data output is formatted to make field-by-field transfer into your RMS as straightforward as possible. Officers can also use the PDF as a reference while filling in the RMS form directly.

No. Station Draft never submits to NERIS. All NERIS submissions happen through your RMS, initiated by your officer. Station Draft only produces the draft — submission is always a human action.