Digital Signage and the 4 Steps of Crisis Management
Digital signage is an important tool for crisis management. Here are four ways that you can use your displays to prevent and respond to an emergency.
Emergency Management
7 Technologies That Promote School Safety
Click through this slideshow highlighting important technologies that keep your school safe.
Mass. School Installs, Demos First Active Shooter Detection System
This is the first-ever sensory system designed to detect the sound of gunfire and alert school personnel and law enforcement to danger.
Public Safety Complex Consolidates Collaboration Using Video Walls
In January of 2009, the City of Tallahassee and Leon County signed a memorandum to construct a Public Safety Complex. Five years later, dual video walls allow for emergency response teams to collaborate better than ever.
Kimray Inc. Applies All-in-One Mobile Emergency Notification App
With In Case of Crisis, Kimray can securely share institutional-specific emergency procedures, safety guidelines and business continuity plans with employees, including step-by-step actions to take in cases of fire, inclement weather, work-related accidents and schedule changes, among other possible situations.
Radio Call Box System Improves Safety for California Schools
Read about one California school district’s new Ritron call box.
Is ‘Run, Hide, Fight’ Applicable in the K-12 Setting?
A K-12 security pro and former police officer explains why “Run, Hide, Fight” may not be the best plan in an active shooter situation.
23 Tips & Tricks for a Successful Emergency Preparedness Social Media Campaign
Higher ed emergency management professionals share the tricks they use to attract followers to their emergency management social media pages. These tips helped University of Georgia increase its Facebook “likes” by more than 478 percent.
Video Encapsulates Role of an Emergency Manager
The NY, NJ, CT, PA Regional Catastrophic Planning Team explain the emergency manager’s role and job functions in this graphic video.
Inside 4 Critical Elements of an MNEC Solution
For any person involved in designing or procuring and effective mass notification emergency communication (MNEC) system, the following video tutorial is worth watching. Lencore, an audio, soundmasking and MNEC solutions manufacturer, taps into the fact that there remains a large learning curve when it comes to this all-too-critical category.
