This is the Beacon Mobile App home screen.

Home Screen Navigation
- Sidebar — Displays lists of Active Incidents, Assigned Responders and Available Responders
- Duty Status Icon — Displays your current Duty Status
- Gray = Off Duty
- Green = On Duty
- Red , Yellow or Blue = Assigned to an Active Incident
- Incident Badges — Displays a count of active incidents by priority
- Create Incident Feature * — Brings you to the screen where you can create new incidents
- SOS Button — When clicked, Dispatchers, Supervisors and Administrators will be advised that you personally need assistance immediately
- My Location — Press once to center the screen on your location; press and hold to keep the screen centered on your location as you move (the icon will turn blue)
- Home — Brings you to the Home Screen
- Chats — Press to view a list of active or past conversations chatrooms
- Notifications — View a list of the Beacon alert notifications you have received
- Settings Screen — Takes you to the settings screen where you can manage your status, transportation mode, messaging mode etc.
- Push-To-Talk — Send voice messages to the “All” chatroom from the dashboard. (Learn more)
Map Features and Markers
The different kind of map markers are described bellow. You can press on them to display more information.
- Map Filtering — Press to open the menu to change between map views and control the layers visible on the map
- Active Incidents — These are shown as Red , Yellow or Blue map pin markers and indicate where active incidents are currently happening
- Landmarks — Include hospitals and other transport destinations, hazards, and other points of interest
- Paths — Can show macro paths (like hurricanes or tornadoes) or micro paths, like evacuation routes and detours
- Zones — Illustrate areas of interest, like flood zones, the boundaries of mass gatherings, etc.
- Map Editing * — Create and edit map markers in a similar way web dispatchers do.
- Ping Responders * — Press to locate responders on the map (only possible for responders who are using the mobile app and granted location permissions)
- Map Markers List — All map markers will be listed here
- Search Tool —Search for specific places and addresses on the map
* Indicates Special Permissions required to access this feature