eBrigade 5.X — The Modern Generation: Performance, Modularity and Power

🔥 eBrigade 5.9 — The platform becomes fully modular

Version 5.9 lays the foundation for the future of eBrigade: a platform that can adapt to every organization, with powerful new modules and advanced configuration capabilities.

Mapping & Mobility

• New map based on Leaflet 1.9.4 : faster, more accurate, free to use.
• Completely redesigned activity card.

Organization & HR

• New dynamic staff schedule (ergonomic, fluid, mobile friendly).
• Management of paid leave periods integrated into the absence module.
• Ability to restrict availability to one or more organizations.
• Assign users to multiple organizations.
• Specific configuration possible for each organization.

Security & Compliance

• New fine-grained role-based permissions to access documents.
• General terms and conditions of use to be accepted for each activity.

Custom fields & flexibility

• Customized fields on activities (100% adaptable to needs).

New modules available

• Forms
• Room management
• Logistics maintenance
• Medals
• Stripe — Integrated Invoicing
• LDAP — Enterprise Login
• Suppliers

🚀 eBrigade 5.8 — User experience at the center

A version oriented towards ergonomics, collaboration and the modernization of operational flows.

User Customization

• Personal file that can be fully customised by the user.

Activities & interventions

• Customizable basemap on the map.
• Creation and monitoring of operational teams.
• Registration options required.
• Specific notifications for activity managers.
• Advanced management of documents related to activities.
• Managed absence cancellations.
• Instant sending of emails from an activity report.
• Added the Forbe/Trainee property.

Logistics & Material

• New clothing sizes.
• Calendar management of vehicles, equipment and consumables.

Internal communication

• Reactions and comments on messages (internal social network style).

Documents & Automations

• Automatic documents extended to expense reports and training reports.

New modules

• Substitutions
• Customer Access — Dedicated Portal + Quote Requests
• Badge — Advanced Configuration

Advanced Setup

• Multilingual: French, English, Italian, German, Arabic, Greek.
• Configurable date format.
• Total simplification of authorisations.

🛡️ eBrigade 5.7 — Security, Internationalization and Documentary Power

A version dedicated to demanding organizations: internationalization, permission control, advanced documents and enhanced security.

Internationalization & Translation

• Full translation of the app into any language.
• Modification of the labels (even in French).

Documents & Certifications

• New configurable models.
• New graphical diploma editor.

Permissions & Security

• Total overhaul of permissions (fine granularity page by page).
• Profile picture: automatic compression.
• Full international support for phone prefixes.

Billing & Finance

• Multiple reminders.
• Split payment.
• New badges (card + A5 format).

Mapping & Interventions

• Possibility of using IGN basemaps.
• Complete redesign of the intervention map.

Tech

• Upgrade Bootstrap, Icalcreator, PHPMailer.
• Generalized UTF-8 encoding.

⚙️ eBrigade 5.6 — Fluidity, ergonomics and modern compatibility

Ergonomics & design

• Numerous graphical improvements (PC & mobile).
• Massive switch to Bootstrap Tables.
• Generalized popup on the application.

Activities & registration

• Facilitation of registration.
• Configurable absences.
• QR Code module.

CRM & Financial Management

• Margin management & VAT.

Compatibility & performance

• Full PHP 8.1 support.

🌐 eBrigade 5.5 — Total openness: modules, social networks, mobile

Opening & connections

• Login via Google & Facebook.
• Geolocation via the mobile application.

New Major Modules

• Accounting
• Follow-up of people (homeless meetings)
• Configurable public minisite
• Internal Section Chat
• HelloAsso: payment of membership fees

News widgets

• Secours Mag
• BFM TV
• France Info
• Weather

HR and logistics

• Complete overhaul of the equipment / outfits.
• Improved timesheet (PDF, Excel, weekly/monthly entry).

Tech

• Improved hardware/vehicle QR Code scanning.
• Redesign configuration & configuration.

📡 eBrigade 5.4 — Tactical Mapping and Full Document Control

Mapping & Interventions

• Improved tactical mapping.
• Full PDF of the activity including staff & details.
• SMS reminders of participations.

Documents & configuration

• Configurable SMTP server.
• Improved documents page + aliases + URL links.
• Configurable activity numbering.
• Test mode (yellow screen).

Logistics

• New “Outfits” module.
• History of hardware and consumables changes.

HR

• Automatic number management.
• Publisher of statuses (volunteer, employee, etc.).

🎨 eBrigade 5.3 — The Great Graphical Overhaul

Version 5.3 marks a major visual turning point: the entire interface is modernized.

Design & interface

• Complete graphic overhaul.
• New side menu.
• Dropdown filters with search.
• New login page.

User experience

• Improved pagination.
• Installation wizard.
• Multi-file upload.
• Advanced user preferences.

Operational

• SP stakes: assignment + auto-fill.
• New reporting.
• Addition of attachments on interventions.

Tech

• PHPExcel replacement → PHPSpreadsheet.
• Automation of updates.
• Timezone management.

📞 eBrigade 5.2 — Communication, Reporting and Compliance

Communication

• WhatsApp groups on sections and events.
• Video links on events.

Documents & photos

• Documents on victim files.
• Configurable mandatory photo.
• Secure photos.

Reporting & auditing

• Reports stored in the database.
• Audit of extractions.

HR

• Configurable password expiration.
• Historization of roles.

🚑 eBrigade 5.1 — Response, Mapping and Performance

Equipment & vehicles

• Improved equipment and vehicle sheets.
• SMSEagle support for sending SMS.
• Possibility to block changes on personnel files.

Fire Brigade

• SPP work regimes (12 hours, 24 hours, SHR).
• Monthly on-call lists for associations.

Mapping

• New France jVectorMap maps.
• Waze link on events/staff.

🌍 eBrigade 5.0 — The Graphic & Cartographic Revival

Version 5.0 is the one that initiates the modern transformation of eBrigade.

Visualization & statistics

• Added Chart.js graphics.
• Unlimited event statistics.

Cartography & Hardware

• Improved Google Maps.
• Adding properties (Hitch, Public Address).
• Consumables Storage.

Associations & internal management

• Temporary blocking of the creation of activities.
• Management of homonyms + merge duplicates.

Tech

• Bootstrap 4.3.1 update.
• Font Awesome 4.7.0.