Campus police and security officers must be confident theirtwo-way communications devices will be able to send and receive signalswith outside agencies during and after a disaster strikes.Here’s how healthcare and educational institutions can becertain their radios will be ready.
IP video has new capabilities that make it much more accessible, user-friendly and generally more flexible than ever before. All of these features, in turn, render it a powerful tool for enhancing security efforts in the K-12 campus environment.
Forsyth Medical Center’s Director of Public Safety Tony Potter describes the impressive overhaul his department has undergone to address the facility’s expansion plans and evolving security concerns.
When officials at a Montana hospital began planning for the expansion of their camera surveillance system, they didn’t need to convince the nurses or employees that the upgrade was a good idea. Although crime isn’t an issue at the center, staff members embraced the notion that improved CCTV coverage would mean even greater safety and security for facility personnel, patients, visitors and assets.
An electronic access control system has enabled the Olathe (Kan.) Unified School District to eliminate the use of mechanical keys and simplify entry and exit management at the more than 50 buildings in its system.
Upgrading your two-way radio systems as well as preparing the networks and personnel supporting your emergency communications will give you greater confidence that they will come through when disaster strikes.