BackStep Exposure Tracker

Firefighter health & exposure tracker for occupational exposures, rescues, wellness, and gear. Built for firefighters, paramedics, EMS, and first responders.

BackStep is a private occupational firefighter exposure tracker, incident log, wellness record, and gear management app built for firefighters, paramedics, EMS, rescue teams, and first responders.

From structure fires and wildland incidents to hazmat calls, bloodborne pathogen exposures, needlesticks, PPE failures, decontamination tracking, civilian rescues, and critical stress events, BackStep helps you document the job in one secure place. It is designed for the realities of emergency services work, so you can log what happened quickly on shift and review it later when you have time.

BackStep helps first responders: Track fire exposures, medical exposures, hazmat incidents, and occupational exposures Log blood and body fluid contact, needlestick incidents, PPE use, and follow-up details Record civilian rescues and rescue outcomes in a structured workflow Monitor stress, mental wellness, and critical incident history Manage turnout gear, PPE cleaning, inspections, and replacement timelines View incident history, exposure trends, and map-based records Export PDFs for occupational health, physicians, claims, or personal documentation

Built for firefighters and all first responders

BackStep supports career firefighters, volunteer firefighters, paramedics, EMS personnel, hazmat responders, and rescue crews who need a personal record of exposures, incidents, and long-term job-related health history.

Log incidents fast

When time is short, Quick Log captures the essentials in seconds so you can come back later and finish the full record. For detailed entries, BackStep supports structure fire logging, non-structure fire logging, wildland fire logging, hazmat and contamination details, decon tracking, medical exposure documentation, mental health entries, and diagnosis tracking.

Private by design

Your records stay on your device, with optional private iCloud sync across your Apple devices. We do not host your personal records, and we cannot read them. Journal entries are encrypted, and you can protect sensitive content with Face ID or Touch ID.

Track the long-term impact of the job

BackStep helps you build a personal occupational record over time. Review exposure analytics, stress trends, decon history, needlestick counts, gear cleaning activity, and incident summaries across your career. Export clean reports when you need documentation for a physician, occupational health review, or your own records.

Help build a stronger record for Canada

BackStep also supports structured civilian rescue logging with a long-term goal of helping strengthen the national picture of civilian rescues in Canada. By making rescue documentation more consistent and useful, BackStep aims to support a stronger future dataset for the Canadian fire service while still keeping your personal log under your control.

Whether you are documenting a fire exposure, a medical incident, a hazmat contact, a gear contamination event, a civilian rescue, or the mental strain that follows the call home, BackStep helps you keep the record before memory fades.

Honor the backstep. Protect your future. Own your record.