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REDENES Help Center

Everything you need to use the REDENES Mobile App in the field.

REDENES puts incident command, communications, mapping, and agency tools in the hands of first responders. This help center explains every screen in the app, step by step, in plain language. The app works the same way on iPhone, iPad, and Android, so these guides apply no matter what device you carry.

New to REDENES?​

Work through these in order:

  1. Install and first launch - what happens the first time you open the app
  2. App permissions - why the app asks for location, notifications, and the microphone
  3. Create an account - register with your name, phone, and email
  4. Sign in - get into the app and pick your agency
  5. Main dashboard - find your way around the tab bar

Find what you need​

If you want to...Go to
Respond to or run an incidentIncidents
Message your teamMessaging
Use the radio or push-to-talkPhone & Audio
See units and hazards on a mapMap & Location
Check conditions and alertsWeather
Look up a contactDirectory
Track agency equipmentInventory
Change how the app behavesSettings
Fix notifications you are not gettingNotifications
Understand how it all fits togetherHow It All Works
Searching is usually fastest

Press Ctrl+K (or Cmd+K on a Mac) and type what you are looking for. Search works even when this guide is opened offline inside the app.

How these guides are written​

Every screen page follows the same shape, so you always know where to look:

  • A one-line summary, then a short overview of what the screen is for
  • Overview - a table of the buttons, fields, and icons on the screen
  • Getting Here - the exact taps to reach it
  • Action sections - numbered steps for each task you can perform
  • Tips, notes, and cautions - field-relevant warnings and shortcuts
  • Related Pages and a Previous/Next link so you can keep reading
Reading this offline

The app can download this entire help center and serve it on your device, so it stays available with no signal. Some links to outside websites will not open while you are offline.

Understanding the whole system​

If you want the bigger picture rather than one screen at a time, the Concepts section explains how the modules talk to each other, how your data syncs, what happens when you lose signal, how agencies and roles control what you can see, and how notifications are delivered.