SmartCOP is proud to announce the launch of a partnership with ThinkSafe’s Emergency Management Mobile Application (EMMA) System with its implementation in Putnam County Florida. Putnam County Florida has utilized the SmartCOP Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system since 2010 and has recently launched a school safety mobile application and software system called EMMA that is integrated with the Putnam County 911 dispatch communication center and the SmartCOP CAD System. In under a second, a button press on EMMA will provide alert notifications to public safety officials and the CAD software.
EMMA is a mobile and PC-friendly public safety application that allows connected devices of school faculty and staff to send alerts and improve communications. The system also ensures alerts are sent to the 911 dispatch communication center. EMMA has a full offering of prevention, response, and management features for critical emergencies or everyday communications that impact the faculty, staff, and students in Putnam County, Florida’s county-wide school district.
Putnam County 911 Communications Bureau Chief, Captain Kuleski says, “EMMA integrates seamlessly into our 911 public safety communications center for more effective first response and emergency management. EMMA’s integration with our SmartCOP dispatch software improves knowledge and communication with an instant alert. The alert goes not only to our 911 center dispatch software but instantly is pushed to our public safety officers via their in-car mobile CAD terminals (MCT) to improve response times and eliminate or significantly decrease threat impact. We are pleased with how SmartCOP and EMMA worked together to complete our needs.”
With the successful integration of SmartCOP and EMMA, Putnam County is now the most recent school district in Florida to comply with Florida’s Alyssa’s Law, with an alert system. According to recent data, approximately 35% of school districts in Florida have yet to achieve compliance and successful 911 integration with mobile panic alert systems.
With the integration of EMMA and SmartCOP, alerts can now be more targeted. Targeted alerts and responses can occur in a defined geographic area of the school district through the GPS geofencing and mapping feature within EMMA’s unique notification system. Alerts target only those in an impacted area versus a large irrelevant geography. In addition, those receiving alerts can also respond, which is over and above any capability of the US 911 Wireless Emergency Alert Network and current technology of dispatch centers. EMMA provides significant upgrades to public safety officials, over and above the required Alyssa’s Law requirements. This feature ensures proper communication spreads to those that need to act immediately, without cell tower or potential overburdened 911 call system delays.
Michael Snyder, Director of Sales and Marketing for SmartCOP sums up the benefits, “We believe that getting information quickly and efficiently into the hands of public safety responders is critical to resolving issues peacefully. The implementation at Putnam County of EMMA and SmartCOP ensures that first responders have critical, decision-making information as soon as it is available.”
Travis Weaver, Director of Safety at Putnam County School District states, “Putnam County Schools are pleased with our safety and security team plus administrators for their proactive and conscientious effort to provide vital safety updates to our school district. ThinkSafe has been an excellent partner for our school district and SmartCOP has facilitated streamlined and efficient communication county-wide for our improved school district safety and Alyssa’s Law compliance. Both ThinkSafe and SmartCOP have given us one of the top alerting systems in the country and we feel that is critical but also are pleased with the expanded offering that EMMA provides our school district.”
About SmartCOP
SmartCOP, Inc., a privately held Florida corporation, is engaged in system development, implementation, and support services for a fully integrated suite of public safety products including Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Records Management System (RMS), Mobile Computing with Field Based Reporting, and Jail Management System (JMS).
About ThinkSafe, Inc.
EMMA, developed and supported by ThinkSafe, Inc. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is a cross-platform patented software solution with alerting, communication, and management features. ThinkSafe is committed to innovation and technology in the field of emergency readiness and response, owning and continually engaging in the development of patented hardware and software solutions. ThinkSafe products and services improve preparedness, prevention, and emergency response to quickly eliminate or shut down threats or emergencies and improve outcomes. To learn more about ThinkSafe and its products or services, please visit www.think-safe.com, and to find out more about EMMA go to:
For more information contact Michael Snyder, [email protected]
