Active Shooters in Schools
Mitigating Active Shooters in Schools The goal of schools and education, in general, is to foster an environment that promotes learning and development for students. Not only is the safety of the children the highest priority for our society, but establishing a community in which children feel safe is the predicate for them to reach their maximum potential when involving their studies. This assertion is supported by data from a 2015 LSU study suggesting that...
Florida schools turn to emergency tech after campus shootings
Osceola County School District joins other Florida public schools and Florida State University in adopting a high-tech solution in the event of active shooter situations. By Corinne Lestch JULY 27, 2018 1:04 PM BIO A growing number of Florida public schools and universities are adopting an emergency technology solution in response to school shootings happening around the country — and in the state’s own backyard. Nearly 200 schools — including 75 schools in Florida’s Osceola County —...
SCHOOL SAFETY LEADER URGES INTEROPERABLE COMMS
SCHOOL SAFETY LEADER URGES INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS TO TX LEGISLATURE Capt. Francis of Seminole County Sheriff’s Office Recounts Lessons Learned and Advocates for Instant Radio and Video Sharing Between Schools and Law Enforcement Wallingford, CT – Mutualink, Inc. a leading worldwide provider of secure interoperable communications solutions, today announced that school safety leader Captain Rick Francis of the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, located in Seminole County, Florida, delivered powerful testimony to the Texas House of Representatives...
FLORIDA COUNTIES DEPLOY INSTANT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
MORE FLORIDA COUNTIES DEPLOY INSTANT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SAFETY Interoperability solution connects radios, mobile phones, video systems and data to close gaps in situational awareness WALLINGFORD, Conn., June 20, 2018: In the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy, Osceola County schools, along with Florida State University (FSU), join a growing list of Florida school districts and universities implementing Mutualink’s real time emergency interoperability solution. Leon County, home...
Real-time Communication Helps Protect Schools
Guilford County Sheriff’s Office looking to use real-time communication to help protect schools MARCH 22, 2018, BY NICK STURDIVANT http://myfox8.com/2018/03/22/guilford-county-sheriffs-office-looking-to-use-real-time-communication-to-help-protect-schools/ GREENSBORO, N.C. -- It only takes a few minutes for an emergency, like an active shooter situation, to unfold. Shootings at high schools in both Florida and more recently, Maryland are prime examples. It's why the Guilford County Sheriff's Office is hoping to use technology to keep a better eye on schools, no matter where deputies are....
Seminole Schools Security System
Seminole schools security system includes panic button phone app By Erin Murray, Reporter Last Updated: Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 12:55 PM EDT SANFORD -- After shootings like the one last month in Parkland, several school districts are taking a hard look at their security measures. Seminole schools, other agencies use Mutualink Security system connects first responders with panic button Teachers have access to special app The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office and school district feel a system they...
Pieces of the Puzzle: Testimony in Support of Safer Schools
Joe Mazzarella, Sr. VP Chief Legal Counsel It seems like every blogger today publishes a list: 7 Ways to…, 6 Things to Avoid…. Having read several and passed several more by, I am of the firm belief that we’re not going to achieve safer schools by blogging. The only way to affect change is legislatively. As a lawyer, father and businessperson I embrace this path to identifying the best solution possible to our current dilemma...
Members of Warwick Police, Fire, School systems watch a Mutualink demonstration
WARWICK, R.I. – Sitting in front of a large screen at the school administration building off Warwick Avenue, city and school officials watched in real time a scene in which police officers took down a man brandishing a rifle at the Oakland Beach Elementary School, miles away. The exercise Thursday night was a drill to demonstrate the school department's newly acquired Mutualink system. The communication platform allows firefighters, officers and rescue workers to communicate in...
Mutualink, Rave Deploy in Warwick Public Schools
Solution Will Save Lives at Public Schools through Enhanced Collaboration with Police Department, Fire Department and Kent Hospital Wallingford, CT and Framingham, MA – March 9, 2017 – Mutualink and Rave Mobile Safety today announced that Warwick Public Schools enabled faster real-time communication and information sharing with first responders through the installation of their joint solution. The deployment represents the first district-wide implementation of the solution combining Mutualink’s multimedia interoperable communications platform with Rave Mobile...
Two local school districts testing advanced security system
In active shooter situations, every second counts. It takes time to call 911, and for law enforcement to arrive. And when they do, information is limited.
Mutualink, Rave Mobile Safety Partner to Improve Emergency Response Times, Incident Communications
Wallingford, CT – Two leading public safety technology innovators, Mutualink and Rave Mobile Safety, have partnered to enable faster real-time communication and information sharing with first responders during an emergency. The companies have integrated their advanced communication technologies – Rave Panic Button and Mutualink K12 – into one effective, easy-to-use system. The communications platform is ideal for K-12 schools, colleges and universities, as well as hospitals, municipal buildings, retail and entertainment venues, and corporate campuses.