About this demo
This is a working copy of Command Bridge loaded with a fictional emergency so you can click through a real incident the way a response team would. Every person, organization, address and phone number is invented.
You can fill in and save ICS forms, approve and sign them, move resource requests through Logistics and Finance, check resources in, and schedule meetings. Those changes are visible to other visitors until the demo resets (every 60 minutes), when the sample incident is reloaded from scratch.
Turned off in the demo: adding or changing users, roles, PINs and passwords; all Settings pages (view-only); first-time setup and Microsoft sign-in; file uploads; outgoing email; and the external check-in gateway.
The scenario: Aspen Ridge Rail Derailment
On Nov 12 at 23:15, an eastbound freight train derailed 14 cars at the Main Street level crossing in the Town of Aspen Ridge, right beside the grain elevator.
- Three derailed cars carry propane. One tank car is on its side with a damaged valve and is venting vapour.
- A boxcar of lumber caught fire and was put out quickly. No fire is touching the propane cars.
- Two cars of canola oil are leaking into a ditch that drains to Aspen Creek. A boom is holding it back.
- About 1,640 residents inside 800 m were evacuated. 412 are registered at the Reception Centre and 168 need somewhere to sleep.
- Highway 2A and Main Street are closed. The railway's dangerous goods team clamped the valve and is planning to transfer the remaining propane into empty tank cars tonight.
The demo opens in OP 2 - Leak Control & Evacuee Care | Nov 13, 2026 09:00 to Nov 13, 2026 21:00, about five hours in. Operational Period 1 is complete, with its forms submitted and approved. In Operational Period 2 some forms are still drafts, some are waiting for approval, and there are meetings still to come.
The ICS 201 has a situation map attached, and the same map is on the ECC wall display.
Suggested walkthrough (15-20 minutes)
- Incident Commander - start on the Dashboard: notifications, the status of every IAP form for this operational period, and upcoming meetings.
- Still as IC, open ICS 202 - Objectives. Planning has submitted it; use the form actions at the bottom to approve and sign the Incident Action Plan. ICS 203, 206 and 230 are also waiting for you.
- Open ICS 201 - Incident Briefing to see the first-hour picture and the attached situation map, then try Download PDF on any form. Exports use the official ICS Canada layouts.
- Open ECC Display - Landscape from the menu. This is the wall screen for the Emergency Coordination Centre: map, meetings, equipment status, road closures and an announcement.
- Sign out and sign in as Logistics. The dashboard shows an urgent request for 150 cots and 300 blankets for the Reception Centre (ICS 213RR). Open it, record the order, and send it on.
- Sign in as Operations. A vacuum truck request for the oil spill is waiting for Section Chief approval. Operations also owns ICS 204 assignments and ICS 210 status changes.
- Sign in as Finance / Admin and open the FIN/Admin - 213RR Queue. The coach bus invoice is pending review. Approve it, put it on hold, or return it.
- Sign in as Resources Unit Leader and open RESL - Resources Unit. Four light towers are expected at Staging. Receive them and check them in, then look at ICS 211 (check-in), ICS 218 (vehicles and equipment) and ICS 210.
- Sign in as Planning. Review the draft ICS 209 status summary and the ICS 230 meeting schedule, then try creating Operational Period 3 and copying forms forward.
- Sign in as the Safety Officer and finish the OP 2 ICS 208 Safety Message and ICS 215A Safety Analysis, then sign and submit them.
- Sign in as the System Administrator to look around Settings: users and roles, form permissions, the roles catalogue and the audit log. These pages are view-only in the demo.
Who is who
| Sign in as | Name | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Incident Commander (IC) | Chief Dana Whitford | Sees the whole incident. Approve the Incident Action Plan (ICS 202) and sign off forms. |
| Planning Section Chief (PSC) | Hannah Lindqvist | Builds the IAP: objectives, org chart, status summary (ICS 209), meeting schedule. |
| Operations Section Chief (OSC) | Capt. Jordan Okafor | Tactical assignments (ICS 204), status changes and resource requests from the field. |
| Logistics Section Chief (LSC) | Greg Moreau | Works the ICS 213RR resource request queue and places orders. |
| Finance / Admin Section Chief (FSC) | Simone Baptiste | Reviews costs in the Finance/Admin 213RR queue. |
| Resources Unit Leader (RESL) | Kevin Tran | Check-in (ICS 211), equipment (ICS 218) and the Resources Unit intake board. |
| Safety Officer (SOFR) | Marcus Bell | Safety message (ICS 208) and IAP safety analysis (ICS 215A). |
| System Administrator (view-only) (TSC) | Demo Administrator | Look around Settings, Users & Roles and Form Permissions. Nothing there can be saved in the demo. |
The incident also has a Deputy IC, PIO, Liaison Officer, Situation, Documentation, Communications, Medical, Ground Support and Procurement unit leaders, three group supervisors, a check-in recorder and a railway dangerous goods specialist. They appear on the ICS 203, 205A and 207.
In this demo every position can view every form so there is always something to explore. Who can edit, submit and approve still follows the normal permission matrix. On a real install, administrators set view access per role under Form Permissions.