BigBoard

Real-time situational awareness dashboard for first responders

---

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

• Shawn Jackson — @DesignLimbo
• Jason Jarrett — @staxmanade

License

Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE.txt for details.