Two Workforce Types.
One Platform.
Combination departments have the administrative complexity of career departments and the volunteer management requirements of volunteer departments — including LOSAP. Axe & Node handles both in a single system.
What Makes Your Department More Complex
Career + Volunteer Tracking
Career staff have different training requirements, certification levels, and scheduling than volunteer members. Both need to be tracked — in the same system.
LOSAP for Volunteers Only
LOSAP applies to volunteer members, not career staff. Your system needs to handle selective LOSAP posting — not a blanket apply-to-all approach.
Mixed Certification Requirements
FF I/II for volunteers. Paramedic or EMT-P for career staff. Different "Required For" classifications on the same skills catalog.
Role & Permission Complexity
Career officers, volunteer officers, career firefighters, volunteer firefighters — each needs appropriate access without seeing what they shouldn't.
Higher Call Volume Docs
More calls means more incident records, more LOSAP call credits, more NFIRS submissions. Higher volume requires automation, not more manual work.
Officer Turnover on Both Sides
Volunteer officer elections. Career promotions. Records need to survive every transition intact, accessible to whoever takes the position.
Built for Combination Department Complexity
Member Classification System
Configure volunteer, career, per diem, and probationary classifications. Each classification can have different module access, LOSAP eligibility, and Required For skill sets.
Selective LOSAP Posting
LOSAP credits post to volunteer members automatically. Career staff are excluded from LOSAP without any manual filtering or separate tracking.
Unified Drill Management
One drill record, one attendance log. Career staff and volunteers attend together. LOSAP posts for volunteers, training records update for everyone.
Role-Based Permissions
Career Chief, Volunteer Chief, Career Captain, Volunteer Lieutenant — configure exactly what each role sees and can edit across all 42 modules.
Skills Catalog with Classification Filter
Mark which skills are Required For which classifications. Career staff see their requirements. Volunteer members see theirs. One shared catalog.
Split Reporting
Run training summary reports by classification. Separate LOSAP reports from training hour reports. Each report filters to the relevant population.
Running a combination department?
Let us show you exactly how the member classification and LOSAP filtering works for your department type.