Mass Notification System

Mass alert systems rapidly send large quantities of one-way messages to phone numbers, email addresses, social media contact data, and other contact information stored in a huge database on a company server. The purpose of this system is to notify management personnel, employees, customers, students, and the general public of an emergency situation.

The types of situations you may want to alert people of include:

• Lockdowns due to gun or bomb threats
• Evacuations in emergency situations
• Weather-related alerts and corresponding closures
• Business closures or delayed openings due to an emergency
• Notification of the business reopening
  
  

The advent of cell phones has made it easier than ever to reach people promptly in an emergency. Messages can be audible (live or pre-recorded), written, or a combination of the two. They can be sent to long-distance devices, such as cell phones, or locally over your building’s sound system.

To achieve local mass communications, your organization’s internal phone system must have an all-page feature capable of broadcasting a voice message through intercoms or the speakers at the base of each phone. With the right setup, you can also page individual zones of your building for localized messages to specific floors or wings.

Activating a mass notification isn’t limited to human action. You can also set up sensing devices – including heat detectors, smoke alarms, water sprinkler activation, or the discharge of fire extinguishing equipment – to trigger a message launch. You know a mass alert system is the right type of messaging system for your needs if you require strictly one-way communication to convey a message to the affected parties.