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PPC Public Interface

The PPC public interface lets brigade members view their currently allocated PPC items and submit requests for new or replacement gear — all from the Station Portal, without needing a StationOne login.

Prerequisites

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  • Brigade admin role
  • PPC module enabled
  • Station Portal (public brigade page) enabled for your unit
  • PPC items allocated to members in the system

How It Works

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When the PPC section is enabled on the Station Portal, members who identify themselves using the member selector see their active PPC allocations. They can also submit a free-text request for new or replacement items, which creates an Action for admins to action.

Members who have not identified themselves are shown a prompt to select themselves first.

Enabling the PPC Section

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  1. Log in to StationOne as a brigade admin.
  2. Go to Brigade Settings.
  3. Click the Station Portal tab.
  4. Scroll to Show PPC Allocations.
  5. Toggle the switch to ON.

The toggle shows the number of items currently allocated to members. Changes take effect immediately — no page regeneration required.

To disable, toggle the switch to OFF.

What Members See on the Station Portal

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Identifying Themselves

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Members must first select themselves using the member selector at the top of the Station Portal. Their selection is stored in the browser (local storage) so they don’t need to repeat it on each visit.

PPC Allocations Card

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Once identified, the member sees a My PPC card showing:

  • Their active PPC allocations (up to 3 items previewed)
  • Item name and type (e.g. “Structural Jacket — HW-2024-0047”)
  • Date the item was allocated
  • Current status badge:
BadgeMeaning
ActiveItem is in use
Away for CleaningTemporarily out for cleaning
Away for RepairTemporarily out for repair

If the member has more than 3 items, a Show all button opens a full list in a modal.

If the member has no active allocations, the card shows “No PPC items currently allocated to you.”

Requesting PPC

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Members can submit a PPC request from the Station Portal:

  1. Click Request PPC in the My PPC card.
  2. Enter a description of what is needed (size, type, reason, etc.).
  3. Click Submit Request.

The request creates an Action in StationOne (category: PPE / Uniform) for the brigade admin to review and fulfil. Admins can then use the Allocate PPC button on that Action to issue items and automatically resolve the action.

If the member has not identified themselves, the request form asks for their name.

What Admins See

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The PPC public interface does not add a separate admin view — all management happens through:

  • PPC → Allocations — view and manage all current allocations
  • Actions — review and respond to PPC requests submitted via the portal

When a request comes in from the portal, it appears as an Action with:

  • Category: PPE / Uniform
  • The member’s name and description in the action notes

Security

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  • The Station Portal uses a unique, unguessable token in the URL. No login is required.
  • PPC allocations are only shown after the member identifies themselves using the member selector.
  • Members can only see their own allocations — not other members’.
  • The allocations endpoint returns data scoped to the identified user and the brigade token.
  • No write access is granted via the public interface — requests create an Action, not an allocation.
  • If the public token is compromised, regenerate it in Brigade Settings → Station Portal. The old URL immediately stops working.

Disabling Public PPC Access

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To disable PPC only (keep Station Portal active):

  1. Go to Brigade Settings → Station Portal.
  2. Toggle Show PPC Allocations to OFF.

The rest of the Station Portal remains available.

To disable the Station Portal entirely:

  1. Go to Brigade Settings → Station Portal.
  2. Toggle the main Enable Station Portal switch to OFF.

All public features (PPC, availability, pre-plans, etc.) are immediately inaccessible.

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