Emergency, contingency and incident management system and method
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1. A computer-readable method encoded one a computer readable medium, the method executable on a system and including the steps of:
- (a) receiving an input selected from one of a group of inputs consisting of notifications of fire, threatening behavior, assault, civil disturbance, bomb, medical assistance, hazardous material, personnel danger, property/security risks, evacuation, training exercise alerts, glass breakage alert, duress alert, monitor alerts, detector alerts, and, in response thereto, (b) initiating an electronic implementation of at least one procedure appropriate for the management and handling of such incidents, and (c) establishing multiple targeted communication channels selected from a group of channels consisting of simplex, duplex and broadcast, to assign tasks, respond to inputs and maintain a detailed log of related events.
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Abstract
A software system and associated method implements real-time management of events such as emergencies, contingencies and incidents by responding to user inputs and environmental detectors, carrying out defined and custom procedures, establishing communications channels with key personnel and emergency services, maintaining an audit trail of events, broadcasting appropriate instructions, tasks and graphical information to personnel, and providing monitoring, recording and communication facilities for local and/or remote coordinators and command centers.
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1. A computer-readable method encoded one a computer readable medium, the method executable on a system and including the steps of:
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(a) receiving an input selected from one of a group of inputs consisting of notifications of fire, threatening behavior, assault, civil disturbance, bomb, medical assistance, hazardous material, personnel danger, property/security risks, evacuation, training exercise alerts, glass breakage alert, duress alert, monitor alerts, detector alerts, and, in response thereto, (b) initiating an electronic implementation of at least one procedure appropriate for the management and handling of such incidents, and (c) establishing multiple targeted communication channels selected from a group of channels consisting of simplex, duplex and broadcast, to assign tasks, respond to inputs and maintain a detailed log of related events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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