Institutions looking to upgrade their fire alarm systems should be certain their old and new equipment can communicate with each other. New solutions should also include an audio component so campus officials can convey important public safety information to building occupants.
U.S. Department of Education report highlights new precedents that campuses must consider.
Study shows that many campuses are still struggling with the quality, coverage and implementation of their video surveillance, access control, mass notification and emergency communications solutions.
Scheduled to go into effect in 2012, the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) is said to eliminate the throughput/network traffic challenges cause by many SMS solutions.
The Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) is scheduled to roll out in 2012, but the new service will have limitations, particularly for campuses.