Systems operational · UK · ISO 27001 aligned
Equipment Tracking · Tool 08 · In development

Lost kit finds its way home.

A QR code or NFC tag on every piece of station kit. Anyone who finds it scans the tag, sees which station and watch it belongs to, and reports it back in one message — no RFID readers, no app, no login.

Tag type · QR code or NFC tag Hardware · none required Scan auth · none required Status · in development

One tag, one scan, one message back to the right station.

i · Tag once

Print a QR code or NFC tag when you register kit

An equipment officer registers an item — description, watch, appliance — and gets a printable QR code or NFC tag, sized for a laminated or metal fireground label.

ii · Scan anywhere

No app, no login to look it up

Anyone who finds tagged kit points a phone camera at the tag and instantly sees which station, watch and appliance it belongs to.

iii · Built-in return path

Reports straight to the right inbox

The scan page's "Report found" link opens the site's contact form, pre-filled with the item and tag details — one message, not a phone tree.

iv · No new hardware

Nothing to install or maintain

No RFID readers, no per-station kit to buy or keep charged — just a printed label and whatever phone the finder already has.

Common questions

How is this different from RFID asset tracking?

Full RFID asset-management suites track a station's whole inventory lifecycle — inspection schedules, retirement dates, compliance reporting — and need reader infrastructure to match. Equipment Tag answers one narrower question: whose kit is this, and how do I get it back to them. It's a printed label, not a procurement project.

Do I need an app to scan a tag?

No. Any phone camera reads the QR code and opens the item's page in a browser — no install, no account. NFC tags are optional and encoded manually onto a blank sticker by the equipment officer; where fitted, they work the same way with a tap on an NFC-capable phone.

What happens to the data?

A registered item stores only its description, watch, appliance and station — no personal names, no location tracking, nothing beyond what's needed to reunite it with the right crew.

Is this ready to use today?

Equipment Tag is in active development. We're piloting it with early UK Fire & Rescue partners before a wider release — get in touch to register your service's interest.

Can I see how the scan page looks first?

Yes — open the live tool to see the public scan experience. Registration is admin-key-gated while it's in pilot, so the registration form itself isn't open access yet.