Emergency notification system
An emergency notification system is a mechanism that facilitates the one-way distribution or broadcast of messages to one or more groups of individuals, warning them to an impending or present emergency. These messages may be sent to one or all of these groups of people. In the early 1980s, Dialogic Communication Corporation (DCC) developed what would later become known as the Emergency Notification System (ENS). In 2018, Motorola Solutions completed the acquisition of Airbus DS Communications, which included the purchase of DCC along with its patent portfolio.
One click notification is a mechanism for initiating the dissemination of a message inside a mobile app or emergency notification platform by pressing a single button. This button may be located anywhere within the app. One example of a multimodal notice that may be sent with only one click is an emergency notification system. The sending of messages via pre-saved settings such as selected contact groups, specified delivery methods, and other options may be triggered with a single click by organisations using a one-click notification service.
Systems that provide one-way and two-way communications, between emergency communications staff, first responders, and impacted individuals, are included in the category of emergency communication systems, of which emergency notification systems are a subset that falls under the broader term emergency communication systems. Emergency notification systems include things like mass automated dialling services like Reverse 9-1-1 and typical town siren systems. These are designed to warn people of things like tornadoes, tsunamis, air raids, and other potentially dangerous situations.
In the case of an emergency, several local governments and organisations that host major public events have begun implementing the use of emergency notification systems in order to be able to alert huge numbers of people. For instance, in 2013, the Dallas YMCA held its annual Thanksgiving "turkey trot" event, which attracted over 40,000 participants, and included a notification system known as RedFlag.
In order to promote the efficient use of one-way emergency alerts, the majority of the major telecoms providers provide Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) access to the subscriber data that is stored on their systems (in the regions that are covered by the PSAP).