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Mass Notification & Emergency Communication...
What a huge topic this is...How many ways are there to notify the
masses of emergency situation? A couple of questions come to mind...what
constitutes an emergency? which part of the masses do I notify, when? If
I have a bomb scare in one building, do I benefit from alerting the
entire campus? If I have a shooter in the High School, do I panic all of
the elementary school kids with an announcement to all district
buildings? Is it the sort of emergency where I should evacuate or would
evacuation make the evacuees a target as they shuffle out the doors? Do
I need the fire department, the police, the army, an ambulance, a
negotiator or a plumber? The answer to all of these questions is the
same..."IT DEPENDS"
Therein lies the trouble. When considering mass notification, you start with an evaluation process. What emergency are you likely to experience and what do you need to do in order to save lives and mitigate property damage?
This is something that the military has been dealing with for years and have been the driving force for many of the installation and performance standards that are now coming to light. College campuses are working diligently to keep their students and faculty safe...and out of the news. Major corporations and their insurance companies are trying to balance budgets, productivity, safety and operational concerns.
What do you do ?
There is no one product or manufacturer that can put together a solution for the many needs that exist. A consulting Engineering can go a long way toward helping define the potential emergencies and and the correct responses for each. When it comes to the point that you ask...OK, now how do we do that...we can help. We have experience with the military, Campus and Corporate Safety & Security world. We can help you understand your options and the best way to move from a disparate mix of products to an organized functional system. That is the difference between a systems integrator and a product peddler. Contact us and we'll help you get started...and finished.