To log on to the Fire Department Fire Reporting web site you can:

(1) Log on to the Fire Department Reporting web site at http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/firereporting or (2) Log on to the Texas Interagency Coordination Center (TICC) web site at http://www.tamu.edu/ticc and click on Fire Department Reporting.

The Fire Department Fire Reporting Web Application page will appear on the screen with the state of Texas map and 13 Regions listed on the left. The first time you enter this site you will need to click on "fill out". This will take you to a page where you will enter your department information. This page is also accessible from the Sign-in screen under "Need to set up a new FD account?"

After entering the information and clicking on the "Submit" button you will receive an e-mail almost immediately, with your username and password. At this time, you will be allowed to change your user name, password and department information as well as access the reports page. The FD account must be fully activated by the system administrator before the fire reporting function becomes active. This will usually take less than 24 hours.

The on-line system provides immediate access to anything reported. It can also be queried to produce lists and maps and can provide day-to-day status on fire occurrence. This is of significant benefit to:

o fire departments
o county governments
o local officials
o predictive services
o prevention
o coordinating state mobilizations

For fire departments, it provides a way to record all of their response activity and generate reports, lists and maps. These can also be very useful when interacting with the public and local and regional governments.

Another benefit of reporting through this system is immediate data availability. For both planning and public relations purposes, this has a significant benefit to the reporting fire departments.