The Check-In App for First Responders

You show up for
everyone else.
This is for you.

A 2-minute shift check-in. Private. Anonymous. Built by a first responder.

Track your wellbeing over time. Spot burnout before it takes you down. Connect with real resources when you need them. Nothing goes to your employer. Ever.

Start Your Free Check-In Request Agency Demo

Free during beta. No account required. Data stays on your device.

🔬 Beta Access: You're getting full access free during our beta period. We're looking for honest feedback from first responders who actually use it. Pricing comes later.
🚑 EMS / Paramedic
🚒 Fire
🚔 Law Enforcement
📻 Dispatch
🎖️ Military / Veteran
🏥 ER / Healthcare
The problem

First responders are leaving.
Burnout is why.

EMS has the highest suicide rate of any first responder profession. Most agencies have no formal peer support program. The ones that do rely on volunteers with no tools and no data. Nobody knows how the crew is actually doing until someone doesn't show up.

46%
of EMS providers report high burnout symptoms
37%
considered leaving the profession in the last year
$15K+
average cost to recruit and train one replacement
2 min
is all a shift check-in takes
How it works

Simple. Private.
Built for the job.

1
Check in after your shift
8 questions about how you're really doing. Sleep, stress, the calls that stick with you. Takes 2 minutes.
2
See your patterns over time
Track your wellbeing week over week. Spot trends before they become problems. Your resilience score updates with each check-in.
3
Get connected when you need it
Peer support, verified providers, and crisis resources are one tap away. Always. The Need Support button is on every screen.
What's inside

Everything. Free during beta.

🔒
Completely private
Data stays on your device. Nothing is sent to us, your employer, or your agency. Ever.
📊
Resilience score and trends
Sleep trend, stress trend, burnout risk, and a personal resilience score based on your real check-ins.
🆘
Need Support button
One tap to peer support, a therapist, a chaplain, crisis help, or veteran resources. Visible on every screen.
❤️
Verified provider directory
Therapists, EMDR specialists, and peer support programs that actually understand first responder culture.
👥
Community pulse
See how the broader community is doing today. Anonymous. No names. No identifying information.
🎙️
Voice input
Too tired to type after a shift? Speak your answers. Works on any phone.
Early feedback

What first responders are saying

"There's nothing out there like that."
— First responder, Connecticut
"They would actually use that. Right now it's just Google Docs they create."
— First responder, Connecticut
"99 dollars a month is nothing to them."
— First responder, Connecticut
Built by one of you
🎖️
Michael Messina
U.S. Army combat veteran. Afghanistan deployment. 10 years as a paramedic in Connecticut. 3 years as a paramedic supervisor. BS in Cybersecurity. I built Mutual Aid because I know what it's like to drive home at 3am after a bad call with nobody to talk to. First responders deserve better than a Google Doc and a hotline number.
For agencies and departments

Departments buy outcomes.
Individuals use the app.

Right now agencies track crew wellness with Google Docs, annual surveys, or not at all. Mutual Aid gives leadership an anonymous aggregate view of how the crew is actually doing, without ever identifying anyone.

Honest pricing
We're still in beta so pricing isn't locked yet. What we know from talking to first responders: $99 to $199 a month is nothing to a department that loses one person to burnout. Recruiting and training a replacement costs $15,000 or more. We plan to be a fraction of that.
Individual
Personal
Free during beta
Full access for individual first responders. No account required.
  • Daily shift check-in
  • Resilience score and trends
  • Community pulse
  • Verified provider directory
  • Need Support button
  • Crisis resources
  • Data export
Agency — Coming Soon
Department Dashboard
~$99 / month est.
Anonymous aggregate data for leadership. No names. Ever. Just the patterns that matter.
  • Everything in Personal
  • Anonymous crew wellness dashboard
  • Burnout risk indicators
  • Sleep and stress trends
  • Monthly wellness report
  • Resource usage data
  • 14-day free trial when available
Request early agency access
Get your department set up during beta at no cost. Be the first agency on the platform and help us build what you actually need.
✓ Got it. We'll be in touch within 24 hours. Thank you for helping build this.

Start your check-in.
Takes 2 minutes.

Free. Anonymous. Nothing goes to your employer.

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Important disclaimer: Mutual Aid is a personal wellness check-in tool, not a medical device, clinical assessment, or substitute for professional mental health care. It does not monitor responses in real time and cannot provide crisis intervention. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, call 911 or call or text 988. All data is stored locally on your device and is never transmitted to or accessed by Mutual Aid, your employer, or your agency. Use of this application does not establish a clinical relationship of any kind. © 2026 Forward Career Labs LLC. All rights reserved.