Arizona School Safety Emergency Alert System

Mutualink / Raptor Partnered Solution

The state of Arizona has allocated millions for school safety. Are you prepared?

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a bill that allocates millions in funding to keep Arizona schools safe. The program is designed to improve security in Arizona schools and reduce response times to dangerous incidents.
Once accepted by the host agency, your school or police department is funded and included in the project. Don’t delay! Mutualink is ready to help get you started.

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School Safety Alert System Coverage & Implementation Schedule
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Installation & Implementation Phases

In the News:

Four Arizona counties implementing new school safety system for emergencies

Video courtesy of Arizona’s Family.

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and Board of Supervisors Make Major Move Toward Enhanced School Safety

Chrissie CoonChief Strategy Officer

Marcy CoxGeneral Manager

Marc TaylorSr. Public Safety Solutions Executive

Benjamin BullerClient Solutions Executive

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Installation and Implementation Project Phases

As we embark on this project together, Mutualink wants you to know we are committed to a successful installation and implementation. Our technical team will be by your side for the entire project, which typically takes 6-8 weeks to complete.

The county-wide project is broken into 5 phases:

Your Content Goes HereRadio Integration – Install hardware and configure to integrate radios between Sheriff’s Office and local PSAPs and/or public safety agencies.
Video Integration – If school districts are connecting video, hardware needs to be installed and configured at the District where it is managed.
Software Configuration and Installation – Software licenses will be configured prior to being deployed and trained operationally. The Mutualink team will work closely with your IT administrator to configure and distribute the licenses appropriately.
Training & Implementation – Training is critical to the success of the system. Mutualink is passionate about helping our customers operationalize the system. Once hardware and software are installed we will work with you to develop a training schedule.
Launch Day – Once installation is nearing completion and law enforcement agencies, district personnel, and school administrators have been trained, we will help facilitate a Launch Day to formally operationalize the system for the County. We will work to coordinate clear and concise communication to partner agencies that the system is up and functioning and available to be used in emergency situations.

Who to Invite to Your Technical Workshop

During your technical workshop, we will introduce you to our delivery and installation teams, provide a high-level overview of the project, and discuss detailed information we will need to move forward. You may want to consider inviting the following people to join you in the meeting:

IT Administrator
This person should have a thorough understanding of the networks and firewall, have intimate knowledge of routers and switches, and should possess the authority and root passwords to assign static IP addresses, as well as have complete control of firewall port forwarding rules. They will also need to understand your internet environment, make decisions concerning the use of internal connections, or whether to commission cable or DSL modems.

Radio Communications Manager
This person should have a thorough understanding of the radio system, can determine whether to transmit and receive frequency data and understand wideband vs. narrow band, PL, and DCS tones, and can determine if the radio environment is repeated, simplex, conventional, or trunked. Further, this person will need knowledge of the FCC license, understands the coverage area of the radio system, and can make recommendations as to placements of control stations and antennas.

Facility Manager
This person is familiar with all the work areas, understands equipment power requirements, understands house cabling and the location of network jacks. etc. This person can coordinate the placement of equipment and ensure the availability of AC power outlets, etc.

A School Safety Technology Solution You Can Trust

Mutualink’s emergency response solution brings in all critical information such as voice, video, live camera feeds, and other data resources together on an easy-to-use platform. Arizona’s state-funded school safety interoperability communications system meets legislative technical requirements and connects schools directly with law enforcement in an emergency. Watch the video for a live demo on how our Mutualink & Raptor Technologies integrated panic button solution provides instant communication to law enforcement and first responders when an incident occurs.

School Safety Alert System Coverage & Implementation Schedule

Scheduled

Apache County
La Paz County
Greenlee County
Graham County
Navajo County
Gila County
Mohave County
Yavapai County
Pinal County
Santa Cruz County

Pending

Yuma County
Pima County
Coconino County
Maricopa County
Cochise County

For Public Safety Leaders

How to Protect Multiple Campuses with a Panic Alarm System for Schools

For the past eight years Director Mike Favorit has been in charge of security at Valencia College. He oversees a force of 126 officers across 12 separate campuses, a geography that crosses six different law enforcement jurisdictions. Favorit has used Mutualink technology for years and has seen the solutions provided evolve and expand over time.

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Preparing a disaster communications plan for school security requires several steps. Learn about our FERPA compliant solution that enables on-demand, secure sharing of video and bridging of communications between school and public safety agencies.

How much was allocated to my County?

Pinal County – $1.8M
Santa Cruz – $750K
Graham – $750K
Cochise – $1.5M
Pima – $2M
Greenlee – $500K
Coconino – $1.25M
Navajo – $1.25M
Apache – $1M
Yavapai – $1.8M
Mohave – $1.250M
Maricopa – $3.050M
Yuma – $1.35M
La Paz – $750K
Gila – $1M