Battle rhythm, defined

Every incident runs on a battle rhythm. Now the money does too.

battle rhythm noun
The repeating cycle that keeps an EOC or incident in sync through each operational period: objectives, tactics, planning, the operations briefing, situation reports and shift change, each at a set time and each depending on information that's current when it starts.

Operations, Planning and Logistics live inside that rhythm. Finance usually doesn't: crew time sits on paper in truck cabs, equipment hours get rebuilt from memory, and the FEMA paperwork is reconstructed months later. Incident Response Ledger puts finance on the same rhythm as the rest of the incident.

How it fits the operational period

Five beats, every operational period.

Each beat lines up with a moment the incident already has. Tap a slide number to see it.

1
End of shift

Logged and signed in the field

Crew bosses record crew time (SF-261) and equipment shift tickets (OF-297) on their phones and sign them there, even with no signal.

2
Overnight

Approved in one tap

Finance reviews each day's report and approves it, with overtime figured by the agency's own rules, or sends it back.

3
Morning briefing

Current cost picture

Totals by category, the burn rate for the whole event, and what was spent each work day against the average, ready before the briefing starts.

4
Any time

Ask PoppaGPT

Your guide to the PAPPG

"What is this incident costing us, and what's driving it?" Ask Poppa for a status email to leadership, ready to send. Or say what happened and Poppa drafts the paperwork for the crew boss to sign.

5
Closeout

Ready to turn in

Signed SF-261s and OF-297s as one reimbursement packet, plus FEMA's LEMO workbook in one click, with a checklist of anything not ready.

When finance runs on the same battle rhythm as operations, reimbursement stops being a recovery project and becomes part of the response.

Features

Everything in Incident Response Ledger.

Click any slide to enlarge it, or use the arrow keys to move through them. The screens show sample data for a fictional agency.

PoppaGPT logo: Poppa in uniform with a headset on a shield, 'Your guide through the FEMA PAPPG'
About the name

PoppaGPT, your guide to the PAPPG, is named for my late uncle Glen, a lifelong public servant.

Jeremy Floyd, creator of Incident Response Ledger

See it with your own incidents.

A walkthrough takes about 30 minutes. We'll use a sample incident or one of yours.