Fire department · Drill · Duty
The fire department app for drills and duties
Plan drills, duties and meetings, see RSVPs in real time and track attendance automatically. For fire chiefs, firefighters and the board, without the group chat chaos.
- iOS, Android & web
- No feature upgrades needed
- No credit card needed
In short
Gumb is a fire department app for volunteer fire departments and youth fire brigades. Fire chiefs and officers set up the drill schedule for the whole year as recurring events, firefighters respond by the response deadline, and drill attendance can be exported as an Excel file filtered by period, event type and group, for example for the annual report. Fire watches and duties at events become their own events with tasks, and training material sits right on the event. Gumb is not an emergency alerting app and does not replace alerting.
From chat chaos to a clear drill schedule
What costs fire chiefs and officers time between two drills, and how Gumb fixes it.
Without Gumb: On drill night you only find out at the station who is actually coming.
With Gumb: Firefighters respond by the deadline. You plan the drill with the crew that will really be there.
Without Gumb: For the fire watch at the town fair you call people one by one until every post is covered.
With Gumb: The fire watch is its own event with tasks. Members sign up themselves, and you see who takes on what.
Without Gumb: For the annual report you add up drill attendance from paper lists.
With Gumb: You export drill attendance as an Excel file, for example every drill of the active crew last year.
Without Gumb: When a drill is canceled, some only find out once they are standing at the station.
With Gumb: You switch the drill to an event type such as “Canceled”. It stays visible in the calendar, and a push notification goes out if you want.
Drills, fire watches and training under control
Drill schedule, responses and posts per event, in the app and in the browser.
Posts at the fire watch
Who takes the watch, who drives, who brings the food? Assign tasks right on the event, and members sign up themselves.
Responses by the deadline
For every drill you see live who said yes, who said no and who has not answered yet, in total and per group.
Command sees every group
Admins see every event of the department, officers schedule events for their own group.
Everything your fire department needs
For fire chiefs, officers, firefighters and the youth fire brigade. From the drill schedule to the fire watch at the town fair.
Drill schedule for the whole year
Set up drills and training sessions as recurring events: weekly, monthly or custom.
Responses by the deadline
Firefighters answer with one click, with a comment if they like. You set the response deadline.
Drill attendance in Excel
One row per person and drill, filtered by period, event type and group.
A reminder before every drill
Gumb reminds everyone before every drill, up to twice per event.
Details on the event
Sort out meeting point, gear and questions right on the drill instead of in the group chat.
Staff fire watches and duties
Plan duties as their own events, hand out posts as tasks and see who is assigned.
Training material on the event
Store handouts, checklists and fact sheets on the event or in the group folder, up to 50 MB per file.
Active crew, youth and companies apart
Every group has its own group scheduler. Group events are only visible to that group.
Rights for command and officers
Admins manage the whole department, group leaders schedule for their group, members respond.
How your fire department gets started
From the first login to the first drill with responses.
- 1
Set up your department
Create groups for the active crew, the youth fire brigade or companies, and invite members by link or email.
- 2
Enter the drill schedule
Add drills and duties as recurring events, with a response deadline.
- 3
See the responses
Know who is coming before every drill, and export attendance later.
For everyone in the department
Command and officers
- Know who is coming before every drill
- Staff fire watches without a phone tree
- Drill attendance ready to report at any time
Firefighters
- Respond to drills with one click
- Drills in your Google, Apple or Outlook calendar if you like
- Meeting point and material right on the event
Youth leaders and parents
- The youth fire brigade as its own group with its own scheduler
- Admins create children's accounts upfront
- Parents respond for their child in the child's account
What clubs and aid organizations say
4.7/54.7 out of 5 stars271 ratings across both platforms25K+ users
We use this system in our aid organisation and at work. We are very happy with it, as we had been looking for a working and reliable system for a long time. The app offers many options, including staff and equipment management, and above all makes our work easier. Simply recommendable. A clear 5-star rating
We tried out various apps in our club and Gumb covers our needs best! If you have questions, support helps right away. The app is constantly being improved and new, very useful features keep being added.
Great app, works even for very large clubs. Highly recommended.
Reviews translated from German.
FAQ: the fire department app
Does Gumb replace fire department alerting?
No. Gumb is not an emergency alerting app and replaces neither pagers nor sirens nor an alerting system. For real emergencies you keep using your alerting. Gumb organizes everything that can be planned: drills, training sessions, fire watches, meetings and the youth fire brigade.
How do I set up the drill schedule for the whole year?
When you create a drill, choose “Repeat Event” and set the pattern: daily, weekly, monthly or custom. With your own event types you tell drills, training sessions and meetings apart, so you can analyze them separately later.
How do I document drill attendance for the annual report?
Under Statistics you export the attendance report, with one row per person and event, as an Excel file. Before that you filter by period, event type and group, for example every drill of the active crew last year. It is based on the responses, and for past drills you can correct answers and status afterwards.
How do I staff fire watches and duties at events?
You create the fire watch as its own event, and members respond to it. Posts such as driver or catering become tasks right on the event: members sign up themselves, or you assign them. Everyone sees who takes on what.
Can the active crew, the youth fire brigade and single companies plan separately?
Yes. Every group gets its own group scheduler. Group events are only visible to the members of that group, events for the whole department are visible to everyone. Members of several groups find all their events in one place.
How do parents respond for their child in the youth fire brigade?
Every child needs their own account with their own email address. Parents log into their child's account with the same credentials and respond to the drill. Admins can create children's accounts upfront. A shared family login is in the works.
Who can create drills and see the reports?
Gumb has four roles: owner, admin, group leader and member. Command works as admin and sees every event. Officers get the group leader role, schedule events for their group and can download the reports. Members respond.
What do I do if a drill is canceled at short notice?
Do not delete the drill, switch it to an event type such as “Canceled”. That way it stays visible in the calendar, even for members who missed the push notification. After you edit it, Gumb asks whether a notification should be sent.
How do I share training material and fact sheets?
Material for one drill goes right on the event. “General documents” are visible to all members, a group folder only to that group. Files can be up to 50 MB each. Owners, admins and group leaders upload them.
Can I also reach people without a Gumb account, such as the town?
Yes. Admins and group leaders send emails from the Gumb web app and can add up to 100 external addresses. Recipients do not see who else received the email.
Ready for the next drill?
Try Gumb with your fire department free for 2 months, with every feature, no credit card and no automatic renewal.