NERIS Data Exchange Compatible
Official NERIS Data Exchange Compatible Vendor: We work with your department to enable the NERIS API integration — live data, no manual exports required.
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NERIS compliance is mandatory.
The paperwork doesn't have to be manual.

Connect your NERIS data and get compliance checks, grant narratives, and board reports written automatically in minutes, not hours.

NERIS V1 Certified  ·  Works with ESO, ImageTrend, FIREHOUSE, FirstDue  ·  No credit card required

THE GAP WE FILL

Your RMS records what happened.
It doesn't tell you what to do with it.

YOUR RMS (ESO, ImageTrend, FIREHOUSE)

Records incidents, stores response times, tracks unit activity. Does this well. Does not write your grant narrative, your board report, or your ISO submission.

THE GAP

Someone still has to turn that raw data into documents that win grants, justify budgets, and prove compliance. At most departments, that someone is you: nights and weekends.

5ALARMDATA

We read your incident export or connect directly via NERIS API. We write the finished document — board report, grant narrative, compliance check, staffing justification. We email it to you in minutes.

NERIS Data Exchange Compatible
Official Certification

We're proud to be a NERIS (National Emergency Response Information System) certified vendor. We adhere to national fire reporting standards and can connect directly to the NERIS API.

Simple as 1-2-3

Here's exactly how it works.

No setup. No training. No new system to learn. If you can attach a file to an email, you can use 5AlarmData.

1

Upload your data — or connect directly via NERIS

Export from ESO, ImageTrend, FIREHOUSE, or FirstDue as you normally would. Or let us set up your live NERIS API connection: we work with your department to enable the integration so your data flows in automatically — no exports needed.

2

Tell us what you need

Choose from: Monthly Board Report, Grant Application, ISO Evidence Pack, Compliance Check, or Staffing Justification. One click. Plain English choices.

3

Check your email

Within minutes, a finished, professional document lands in your inbox. Print it, share it, or present it as-is. The writing is done.

4

Explore the 5AlarmData platform

Log into your 5AlarmData dashboard to dig deeper: NERIS compliance scores, response time trends, ISO performance, and more. All your data in one place.

What 5AlarmData Makes For You

Six reports your department needs.
None of them require a data analyst.

Each one is built from your actual incident data: your department name, your numbers, your story. Nothing generic.

Monthly Board Report

A complete narrative your board can actually read: incident counts, response times, call trends, and what they mean. Stop spending Sunday night writing what took 30 seconds to generate.

Ready in < 2 minutes

Staffing Justification

We find every time your crews handled simultaneous calls, measure how it affected response times, and write a budget presentation your city council can't dismiss. Hard numbers. Not gut feel.

Ready in < 3 minutes

ISO Rating Evidence Pack

A one-point improvement in your ISO rating lowers insurance premiums for every homeowner in your district. We compute your numbers and write the evidence narrative for your PPC review.

Ready in < 3 minutes

Incident Trend Summary

What's driving your call volume? Where are response times getting worse? We explain it in clear sentences your board can act on without a data analyst in the room.

Ready in < 2 minutes
THE DASHBOARD

A full analytics dashboard, built for fire departments.

Create a free account to access compliance checks, trend analysis, peer benchmarks, and more — all running on your department's real incident data.

NERIS Compliance Check dashboard screenshot
Free with account

NERIS Compliance Check

See exactly which of the 6 mandatory NERIS modules have gaps in your records — in plain English, not technical codes. Know where you stand before it costs you grant eligibility.

Trend Analysis dashboard screenshot
Paid feature

Incident Trend Analysis

What's driving your call volume? Where are response times getting worse? Visualized and explained in clear language your board can act on.

Peer Benchmark dashboard screenshot
Paid feature

Peer Benchmark

Compare your response times, call volume, and staffing ratios against similar departments in your region. Hard numbers for your next budget presentation.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Built for departments that don't have a full-time data team.

Large metro departments have staff for this. Most departments don't. If any of these sound familiar, you're exactly who we built this for:

You're entering response times by hand because your CAD doesn't feed into NERIS automatically
You're on the state's free RMS tier with minimal integration support
You're the chief, the grant writer, and the data entry person, all at once
You're not sure if your NERIS records are complete enough to stay grant-eligible

5AlarmData was built for the 25,000+ volunteer and rural departments that don't make the news but keep their communities safe.

NERIS isn't going away. Your grant eligibility depends on it.

We turn your compliance burden into finished documents: compliance checks, grant narratives, board reports, delivered to your inbox in minutes.

Start Free — No Credit Card

Start with a free NERIS compliance check.

Takes 30 seconds. We'll tell you exactly which of the 6 mandatory NERIS modules have gaps in your records and what to do about it, before it costs you grant eligibility. No credit card. No software to install.