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BUILDING EVACUATION SYSTEM WITH POSITIVE ACKNOWLEDGMENT

  • US 20140320282A1
  • Filed: 04/30/2013
  • Published: 10/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An emergency evacuation method, comprising:

  • an emergency notification and response system receiving information from a fire alarm system indicating that a fire event is in progress;

    sending a first message to a communication device under the control of a first building occupant proximate to the fire event that includes a prompt requesting the first building occupant to respond by confirming that a fire event is in progress or not; and

    if a response to the first message is received from the first building occupant confirming that a fire event is in progress, using information in the response to select the most appropriate one of a set of two or more building evacuation plans stored in association with the emergency notification and response system, and sending an evacuation message to a first group of two or more building occupants including information prompting the occupants to leave the building according to the selected evacuation plan.

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