5 Reasons Mobile Phone Messaging Apps Aren’t Suitable for Managing Emergencies

01. If a Warden’s phone goes flat during the emergency, it’s near impossible for them to re-join the messaging app from another device, as it’s locked to a mobile number.

02. Communicating with evacuees/occupants is either not possible or ensuring evacuee messages are read and actioned by Wardens isn’t supported.

03. Group communications and 1-on-1 threads aren’t supported with no easy way to communicate with warden groups based on warden role, building or specific floors.

04. Maintaining the messaging app group list(s) of all rostered wardens is extremely time consuming.

05. Wardens can’t use the messaging app. to update the status of their evacuation tasks or lockdown status, and the app can’t inform you of which wardens are actually on-site performing their role.

The solution? A purpose-built emergency event management app.

There is no doubt the idea of using a messaging app appears at first glance a great idea for use during emergency events, but in reality, they introduce complexity and fall short of improving safety.
By contrast, Fire EMT can implement the leading purpose-built Emergency Event Management app. to improve communication and coordination of your warden team, alleviating all of the above issues, and offering:

• Advanced communications.

• Real-time updates of floor and building evacuation status.

• Update PEEP’s safety status.

• Provide wardens access to PEEP action plans.

• Communicate with warden groups: by Warden Role, Building, Floor, On Duty status.

• Occupant SMS broadcasting for en masse safety communications and lock-downs updates.

• Occupant SMS broadcasting for en masse safety communications and lock downs updates.

• Occupant DANGER / HELP request handling.

• Track the safety status of all occupants & staff.

• … and more.