# Responder HQ — NERIS reporting & rig checks

> NERIS reporting & rig checks (iPhone/iPad app by Responder HQ.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/responder-hq/id6793385934 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Responder HQ](https://appshunter.io/developer/6793385936)
- Category: Business
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 13 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-17
- Data updated: 2026-10-02
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/responder-hq/id6793385934/reviews.md

## What is Responder HQ?

Run the department, not the paperwork.

Responder HQ is NERIS-native incident reporting plus the everyday records your volunteer fire department actually keeps — people, trucks, gear, training, attendance and events — in one modern, phone-first platform.

THE NERIS MOMENT
Incident reporting moved to NERIS on January 1, 2026, and NFIRS went offline that February. Every U.S. fire department has to switch. Responder HQ was built for it: the data model is the NERIS model, verified compatible with the NERIS Version 1 data exchange API. There is no NFIRS module to unlearn and no dual-standard complexity.

WHAT'S INSIDE
• NERIS incident reporting — a guided, phone-first wizard with a searchable NERIS type picker, local validation, officer sign-off, and automatic submission with retry.
• Personnel and training — full roster with certifications, expiration tracking, training sessions with bulk attendance, and one-click CSV roster import.
• Apparatus and rig checks — vehicle and equipment records with a tap-through truck-check runner that flags failures, opens maintenance, and tracks SCBA, PPE and hose tests.
• Attendance and LOSAP points — configurable point rules that accrue automatically from calls and events, with participation percentages, standings and printable LOSAP statements.
• Calendar and events — drills, meetings and duty crews with recurrence, RSVPs, a per-member calendar feed and automatic reminders.
• Reports — incident, personnel, apparatus and equipment reports built for the paperwork departments already have to file.

PHONE-FIRST, NO STATION PC
Truck checks, incident reports and RSVPs happen on the phones your members already carry.

SECURE BY DESIGN
Strict per-department data isolation, invite-only membership, role-based access, and Face ID unlock.

ACCOUNT REQUIRED
Responder HQ is used by fire departments that subscribe at responder-hq.com. Members join by email invitation from their department, so signing in is required to use this app.

Responder HQ is a product of RM Ventures LLC.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-09-17

Sign in with Face ID.

Turn it on under My account, or tick "Keep me signed in" when you sign in. After that, opening Responder HQ when your session has expired shows Face ID instead of asking for your password.

Responder HQ only asks when you actually need to sign in — never just to open the app. Your sign-in is held in this phone's secure hardware, so it is released only when Face ID or Touch ID succeeds, and your chief can have it removed if you lose the phone.

Also in this release: "Water near me" now finds the closest hydrants and draft sites from your phone, with distances in feet and miles and a Directions button, and out-of-service hydrants marked in red.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-16

Find the nearest water supply from your phone.

Tap "Water near me" on the dashboard to see the closest hydrants and draft sites to where you are standing, with the distance and direction to each, and a Directions button that opens your phone's maps app. Hydrants that are out of service are shown too, marked in red — a crew needs to know the one on the corner is dead.

This release adds the location permission the feature needs. Responder HQ only asks for your location while you are using the app, and only to measure the distance to your own department's hydrants.

Face ID no longer asks to unlock the app every time you open it. If you choose to stay signed in, you confirm once with Face ID and Responder HQ opens straight to the dashboard.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-10

Added ability to capture documents and images via the application. Continued updates and bugs squashed.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-08-17

No release notes.

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