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SIA Member Profile: American Alarm and Communications

Security Industry Association

Security Industry Association (SIA) member American Alarm and Communications is a security systems integration and monitoring company serving homes and businesses across New England. The post SIA Member Profile: American Alarm and Communications appeared first on Security Industry Association.

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How To Maintain Building and Equipment Access for the Responding Fire Department

National Fire Protection Association

If the fire alarm system also contains an emergency voice communication system, then the fire department can also use the system to communicate with occupants in the building to give them direction. The FACU allows the fire department to identify which initiating devices are in alarm to help them better locate the fire.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

everbridge

During severe weather emergencies, authorities, companies, and organizations will need to easily identify and communicate effectively with on-the-ground teams, any at-risk populations, first responders, transportation resources, and medical supplies. ACT – Take quick and decisive action to mitigate or eliminate the impact of a threat.

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Space Made Simple: How PagerDuty Enabled Loft Orbital to Achieve Incident Response Lift Off by PagerDuty

PagerDuty

Engineers control everything through Cockpit, from mission planning to communications between satellites and ground stations. Another requirement was rethinking the mission command center. He helps build and manage the company’s proprietary ground control software, Cockpit—an all-in-one solution for satellite operations.

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How Partnering Builds Vendor Value

Security Industry Association

Examples would be video surveillance, access control, intrusion detection or fire/life safety systems, as well as the monitoring of any of them from a central monitoring station or security operations command center. While vendors focus on transactions and sales, partners prioritize collaboration and a sense of being in it together.

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Severe Weather Preparedness: Managing Severe Weather Events During Other Crises

everbridge

Siloed solutions complicate processes, causing confusion when teams and command centers should be working in sync. When teams and command centers operate from a centralized platform, responses are rapid and coordinated. Responses to critical events are often slowed by numerous and separate systems.

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Managing Extreme Heat Events

everbridge

And we’re seeing those conditions further in the climates where it’s typically warmer anyway – it’s becoming a global concern that requires emergency managers to be prepared and have an effective communications and outreach plan. Social workers, outreach groups, and the medical community.