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Resgrid

Real-time situational awareness dashboard for first responders

Build Status License Expo 54 React Native TypeScript Platforms

BigBoard is a cross-platform dashboard that connects to the Resgrid platform, giving fire departments, EMS, search & rescue, CERT, HAZMAT, and other emergency services a live operational picture — right on a wall-mounted display, tablet, or phone.

Features

Customizable Widget Dashboard

Drag-and-drop grid of resizable widgets, each independently configurable:

Widget Description
Personnel Live roster with status and staffing levels
Personnel Status Summary At-a-glance status breakdown across all personnel
Personnel Staffing Summary Staffing level overview with counts per category
Units Apparatus and vehicle tracking with current status
Units Summary Aggregated unit status counts
Calls Active dispatch calls with priority and type info
Calls Summary Call volume and status breakdown
Scheduled Calls Upcoming scheduled calls with urgency color coding, filtering, and sorting
Map Interactive Mapbox-powered map with personnel and unit markers
Weather Current conditions for your station area
Weather Alerts Active NWS weather alerts and warnings
Notes Shared notes and shift information
Time Clock and date display

Real-Time Updates

  • SignalR push connection keeps every widget in sync without polling
  • Automatic reconnection and lifecycle management

Multi-Platform

Platform How to run
iOS yarn ios
Android yarn android
Web yarn web
Electron (macOS, Windows, Linux) yarn electron:dev

Additional Capabilities

  • SSO & OAuth authentication
  • Push notifications via Expo Notifications & Notifee
  • i18n — fully internationalized UI
  • Dark mode support
  • BLE device integration
  • LiveKit real-time audio/video
  • Sentry error monitoring
  • Mapbox mapping with GeoJSON support

Getting Started

Prerequisites

  • Node.js >= 18
  • Yarn 1.22+
  • For native builds: Xcode (iOS) or Android Studio (Android)

Install

git clone https://github.com/Resgrid/BigBoard.git
cd BigBoard
yarn install

Run

# Start the Expo dev server
yarn start

# Or target a specific platform
yarn ios
yarn android
yarn web

# Electron (desktop)
yarn electron:dev

Build for Production

# Electron desktop builds
yarn electron:build:mac
yarn electron:build:win
yarn electron:build:linux

# EAS cloud builds (iOS / Android)
yarn build:production:ios
yarn build:production:android

Project Structure

src/
├── app/              # Expo Router screens (file-based routing)
├── api/              # API clients (calls, personnel, units, weather, etc.)
├── components/       # Reusable components & dashboard widgets
├── hooks/            # Custom React hooks (SignalR, queries, etc.)
├── stores/           # Zustand state management
├── translations/     # i18n locale files
├── types/            # TypeScript type definitions
└── core/             # Core utilities and providers
electron/             # Electron main process & preload

Tech Stack

Layer Technology
Framework React Native 0.81 + Expo 54
Navigation Expo Router (file-based)
Styling NativeWind (Tailwind CSS)
State Zustand
Data Fetching TanStack React Query
Real-Time SignalR
UI Components Gluestack UI
Maps Mapbox GL
Forms React Hook Form + Zod
Desktop Electron

About Resgrid

Resgrid is a software-as-a-service logistics, management, and communications platform for first responders — volunteer and career fire departments, EMS, search and rescue, public safety, HAZMAT, CERT, disaster response, and more.

Sign up for your free Resgrid account

Authors

License

Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE.txt for details.