03 · Personnel

Scheduling

Shifts, callbacks, standby coverage, on-call rotation. Calendar view + iCal feed. Works for combination depts running both career shifts and vol on-call.

Shift assignments On-call rotation Callback management iCal feed
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Calendar view showing 4-shift career rotation with member names, overlaid with volunteer on-call status colors. Mobile preview at the side showing the same data on a phone.

What it does

Career shifts + volunteer on-call, same calendar.

Combination departments run both a career shift schedule and a volunteer on-call rotation. Most scheduling tools handle one model. Watchroom handles both — and shows them together so the captain on Charlie shift can see which volunteers are on-call for tonight's mutual aid.

Calendar view, iCal feed for member phones, callback workflow when a shift opens, standby coverage when someone's on bereavement. Built for the way depts actually staff.

How it works

Three things that change.

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Career + volunteer overlay on same calendar view

Career + volunteer modes

Career shift rotations (Detroit, Berkeley, Modified Detroit, Custom). Volunteer on-call rotations. Both visible on the same calendar.

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Callback request screen with member acceptance log

Callback management

Shift opens (sick, comp time, training). Callback request goes to qualified members. First-accept-wins, audit trail.

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iCal subscription URL + mobile calendar preview

iCal feed

Per-member iCal URL. Subscribe in Google Calendar / Apple Calendar / Outlook. Shift updates push to the phone.

Replaces

Out with the old.

  • WhenToWork
  • Paper shift calendars
  • Google Calendar shared across the dept
  • Vendor scheduling add-ons

Built to the standard

Compliance, baked in.

  • FLSA scheduling rules for career staff
  • OSHA hours-of-service for high-hazard departments

Related modules

If Scheduling fits, these will too.

See Scheduling on your dept's data.

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