Incident Tools
March 27, 2023
Incident Management
The COBRA® system organizes information into distinct objects called “Incidents.” Most non-administrative function users with access will be in one incident or another. The first steps in learning how to utilize COBRA includes creating, joining, and if necessary, editing incidents.
Add a New Incident
This section describes how the COBRA® user creates and populates a new incident in the system with the appropriate initial incident information. The newly created incident is saved in the system. The result is the display of the incident in the Incident List available to all users.
Adding a New Incident
1. Upon logging into COBRA® you will come to the Landing Page. This page displays a list of Active Incidents, a map showing the extent of the active incident’s locations, and System Messages at the bottom of the screen.
2. To create a new incident, click on the blue Add New Incident button located below the Active Incidents list. The New Incident screen is displayed and made ready for editing.
3. The fields that can be edited are:
a. Name*
b. Type*
c. Incident Category
d. Start Date* & End Date
e. Description of the Incident
f. Latitude and Longitude*
g. Address including Street, City, State, and Zip code
*Required Field.
4. Latitude and Longitude may be entered automatically by clicking on the mini map or by retrieving it from the previously entered street address.
5. The address fields may be entered manually or may be calculated from a previously entered latitude and longitude.
6. Press the Save Button for the incident to save to the system.
7. The list of incidents in the system is displayed.
Alternate Method
You can also Add a new incident by using the Incident List page. There are two ways to access the Incident List page.
1. On the COBRA Landing Page, click on the Active Incidents header. This shortcut will take you directly to the Incident List.
2. Open the Incident List by accessing it from the Menu list (Menu > Incident > Incident List).
From the Incident List page
1. Click on the Add New Incident button at the bottom left of the Incident List page.
2. The Create New Incident screen is displayed and made ready for editing.
3. Press the Save button at the bottom of the page to input the new incident to the system. The list of incidents in the system is displayed.
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