MRC1
Avery Kim [AEMT]
03:42
Status
On Scene
Location
East Gate
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CrowdCAD is a free, open-source dispatch platform for managing standby medical operations at live events.
MRC2
Jordan Lee [EMT-B]
34:17
Status
Available
Location
Stage Right Pit
MRC3
Taylor Reed [AEMT]
00:03
Status
En Route
Location
East Gate
MRC4
Morgan Patel [EMT-B]
15:56
Status
In Clinic
Location
Clinic 1
MRC5
Casey Nguyen [Paramedic]
12:28
Status
Available
Location
North Tunnel
MRC6
Riley Brooks [EMT-B]
01:49
Status
Available
Location
Main Stage
MRC7
Alex Rivera [AEMT]
01:11
Status
En Route
Location
Section 4
MRC8
Parker Shah [EMT-B]
03:35
Status
On Break
Location
Clinic 1
MRC9
Sydney Cole [Paramedic]
12:04
Status
Available
Location
West Tunnel
MRC10
Quinn Foster [EMT-B]
05:22
Status
On Break
Location
Clinic 2
Why Event Medicine Needs Different Dispatch Tools
Event operations are temporary, field-heavy, and often volunteer-led. The daily realities differ from traditional municipal EMS dispatch.
Temporary Operations
Event coverage shifts by the hour. Posts, clinics, and team locations can change quickly, and static dispatch tools do not match that pace.
Mixed Staffing Models
Teams are often volunteer-led with varied roles and training levels. Dispatch tools need to support practical assignments, not only agency-style rosters.
Distributed Supervision
Supervisors and leads are usually in the field, not seated in a dispatch center. Mobile visibility and shared status updates are operational requirements.
Operational Benefits That Matter on Event Day
CrowdCAD focuses on practical outcomes that help teams work with clarity across dispatch, supervision, and recurring setup.
Clear Operational Visibility
See active calls, team status, and clinic load in one view so dispatchers and supervisors work from the same picture.
Faster Dispatch Coordination
Create incidents quickly, assign teams, and track status changes without jumping between disconnected tools.
Support for Roaming Leads
Mobile-friendly workflows help field supervisors monitor activity and support dispatch decisions in real time.
Cleaner Recurring Event Setup
Venue presets and reusable configuration patterns reduce setup time when operations return to familiar sites.
Lower Barrier with Lite Mode
Start with a browser-local workflow before committing to infrastructure decisions for larger deployments.
Organization-Based Hosting
Self-hosting keeps deployment choices and data stewardship with the organization running the operation.
Use Cases
CrowdCAD began with collegiate EMS dispatch needs and is designed to support a broader range of event medical operations. Choose the profile that best matches your organization's operating model to explore relevant workflows, setup guidance, and feature fit.
Collegiate EMS
Campus standby operations, recurring venues, student staffing, and dispatch workflows shaped by university events.
View detailsVolunteer EMS
Volunteer EMS, first-aid, and standby organizations supporting races, festivals, fairs, public gatherings, and other event operations.
View detailsEvent Standby EMS
Organizations coordinating medical standby inside venues with multiple teams, posts, or field units, including under-resourced operations.
View detailsChoose a deployment path
Both options cover the core CrowdCAD workflow. Lite Mode lowers the barrier to getting started, while self-hosted deployments add shared operations, customization, and organization-managed administration.
Lite Mode
Lite Mode gives teams access to the core CrowdCAD workflow with a faster start and lower technical overhead.
- Available on crowdcad.org: Yes
- Requires your own deployment: No
- Core dispatch workflow: Included
- CrowdCAD server-side storage: Not used for Lite sessions
- Shared events: Not included
- Multiple dispatchers: Not included
- Venue maps: Not included
- Custom venues: Not included
- Interface customization: Not included
- Administrative control: Limited
- Best fit: Teams that want a faster starting point with lower setup overhead, or that want to try out the workflow before managing their own deployment
- Technical overhead: Lower
Self-Hosted
Self-hosting includes the full CrowdCAD workflow with support for shared operations, advanced configuration, and organization-managed administration.
- Available on crowdcad.org: No
- Requires your own deployment: Yes
- Core dispatch workflow: Included
- CrowdCAD server-side storage: Organization-managed
- Shared events: Included
- Multiple dispatchers: Included
- Venue maps: Included
- Custom venues: Included
- Interface customization: Included
- Administrative control: Organization-managed
- Best fit: Teams that need shared operations, deeper customization, and centralized administration
- Technical overhead: Higher
Dispatch Workflow
The core dispatch interface supports live operations while preserving clarity across calls, teams, and venue context.
Real-time dispatch interface
Track active incidents, assignments, and status updates in one shared operational board.
Mobile dispatching
Support supervisors and leads working in the field with a responsive mobile experience.
Multiple dispatchers
Coordinate across more than one dispatcher without losing shared awareness of operations.
Custom venue maps
Map posts, staging areas, and incident context to the venue instead of a generic geography model.
Venue presets
Reuse configurations for recurring events to reduce setup time and improve consistency.
Auto posting
Schedule team posting updates with event timelines to support predictable shift transitions.
Build with Us
CrowdCAD is developed in the open. Teams can adopt it, adapt it, and contribute improvements ranging from targeted fixes to larger feature work.
Recent Project Progress
A preview of current project updates sourced through the shared project-content layer from the public repository submodule when available.
Choose Your Next Step
Explore setup options for your team, or join the project community and help shape what comes next.