ACTIVE INTEGRATIONGoogle Slides + First Arriving
First Arriving feeds your Google Slides presentation to your dashboards, on screens in your stations, workplaces and offices, on desktops and on the go, shown the same way it looks in the deck. Use it as a blank canvas: fire response photos, new-hire headshots and bios, situational updates, zoned by location or department-wide.
✅ Connects to your Google Slides
✅ Easily add your presentation URL
✅ Displays up to 10 slides by default per presentation
✅ Many templates available for use
✅ Zone multiple slide presentations by station, department wide
What Connects
Your Google Slides deck — on the wall and desktop.
Connects to your Google Slides
Add your presentation link through the portal — displays up to 10 slides by default per presentation.
Templates available
Many ready-made templates, including some created by the First Arriving team.
Display options
Choose how many slides to show and how long each displays, full-screen or half-screen, and zone multiple presentations by station or department-wide.
Common uses
Pictures of a recent structure fire response, headshots of newly hired staff and volunteers with bio, or situational information like a pandemic update.
Live in four steps.
Let us know
Share your presentation with a Google-based email
A Gmail or Google-based email address to share the Slide Presentation with.
Choose department-wide or individual accounts
A department-wide master account, or individual accounts for anyone updating info.
Using your own email as a Google account
If not Gmail, you can use your own email address as a Google account — see Google's help for the "use an existing email address" option.
Frequently asked questions
How many slides can we show?
Up to 10 slides per presentation by default. You choose how many slides to show and how long each displays, full-screen or half-screen.
Can different locations show different decks?
Yes. You can zone multiple presentations by station, workplace or office, or show one department-wide.
What setup is needed?
Let us know, then share your presentation with a Gmail or Google-based email address; your own email can work as a Google account if it isn't Gmail. Use a department-wide master account or individual accounts, and start from one of many ready-made templates.
Support Center
Full setup details for Google Slides