Dashboard Navigation | Dispatcher Guide | Beacon Emergency Dispatch

Home Button — Returns you to the Beacon Dashboard
Agency Account Menu — Access different Agency accounts here
Desktop Notifications — Displays real-time incident updates and alerts that require Dispatcher interventions
Chat — Access chat messages from dispatchers and responders
Map Markers — View and manage map markers and Transport Destinations
Profile Menu — Manage account settings and links to Support pages
Map Search Bar — Enter and search locations, landmarks and latitude / longitude coordinates
UTM Search — Enter and search locations using Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates
Satellite View — Switches the map to Google Satellite view (not available if using OpenStreetMap)
Ping Responders — Click to locate responders on the map (only possible for responders who are using the mobile app and have given location permissions to the Beacon mobile app)
Refresh — Click to refresh the dashboard map
Map Editing Toolbar — Click to access tools to edit your map and add Transport Destinations
Incidents Tab — Create and manage active incidents
Responders Tab — View and manage responders