Device, system and method for generating and rendering customized application data for first responders

A device comprising:

• a communication unit;
• an input device;
• a display screen;
• a memory storing:
• a link to a web-based application;
• and a browser application;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to, the communication unit, the input device, the display screen, and the memory, the controller configured to:
• receive, via the communication unit, an assignment identifier;
• receive, via the input device, input to access the web-based application using the link and the browser application;
• incorporate the assignment identifier into the link to generate a customized link;
• launch the browser application using the customized link to retrieve, via the communication unit, customized application data indicative of the web-based application customized according to the assignment identifier;
• and
• control the display screen to render the customized application data in the browser application,
• wherein the customized application data is customized for a particular type of first responder as indicated by the assignment identifier such that the first responder has faster access to given information incorporated into the customized application data, than when using the link to access the web-based application without customization,
• wherein the assignment identifier comprises one of:
• a first incident identifier assigned to a first type of responder;
• or a second incident identifier assigned to a second type of responder, and
• wherein the assignment identifier identifies the particular type of the first responder as being of the first type or the second type, such that the customized application data is customized for the first type or the second type.