This is Not a Test, So Who Needs to be Involved?
Often, mass notification system conversations
begin with an organization’s public safety officers or facilities managers. These stakeholders are critical to the success of a system implementation, as are a host of other officials:
IT Department
to ensure the organization's infrastructure can support the system implementation, and to manage or oversee system operations, whether the system is on site or hosted at a vendor location.
Local Government City Managers
to promote government employee and citizen participation, and often, to manage system implementation and management with the IT department.
Emergency Managers, Police, Fire and
Emergency Services Personnel
to ensure that local government and educational institutions' mass notification systems connect to public safety information systems.
K-12 District Superintendents, School Boards and Principals
to ensure community support and secure funding.
Higher Education Presidents and Academic Officers
to promote community participation and secure funding.
Elected Local Government officials
to ensure government and community support and promote participation, and, for local government implementations, to secure funding.
Human Resources Department
to identify community groups that need to receive emergency alerts and to help promote sign ups throughout the internal organization.
Public Affairs Officers
to integrate notifications into the emergency communications protocols and to help promote sign ups throughout the community.
Click here to explore some of the technical aspects of a mass notification system.
begin with an organization’s public safety officers or facilities managers. These stakeholders are critical to the success of a system implementation, as are a host of other officials:
IT Department
to ensure the organization's infrastructure can support the system implementation, and to manage or oversee system operations, whether the system is on site or hosted at a vendor location.
Local Government City Managers
to promote government employee and citizen participation, and often, to manage system implementation and management with the IT department.
Emergency Managers, Police, Fire and Emergency Services Personnel
to ensure that local government and educational institutions' mass notification systems connect to public safety information systems.
K-12 District Superintendents, School Boards and Principals
to ensure community support and secure funding.
Higher Education Presidents and Academic Officers
to promote community participation and secure funding.
Elected Local Government officials
to ensure government and community support and promote participation, and, for local government implementations, to secure funding.
Human Resources Department
to identify community groups that need to receive emergency alerts and to help promote sign ups throughout the internal organization.
Public Affairs Officers
to integrate notifications into the emergency communications protocols and to help promote sign ups throughout the community.
Click here to explore some of the technical aspects of a mass notification system.