Rave Panic Button

Rave Panic Button is a smartphone mobile app. With the push of a button, the Rave Panic Button app immediately dials 9-1-1, while simultaneously sending notifications to people on-site of the incident for a faster and more effective emergency response. The staff assist feature allows authorized employees to communicate non-emergency information to specific groups without calling 9-1-1. The app also includes a customized content directory that gives employees quick access to important information like procedures, facility maps, and protocols.  

Yes. App users can grant permission for the app to override Do Not Disturb and Silent modes. 

By using the Rave Panic Button app to contact 9-1-1, your campus administrators, school resource officers and other key staff will be immediately notified that you have activated the system, thereby speeding response. Additionally, the 9-1-1 center will receive a clear indication that the system has been activated and has the ability to deliver additional messages to your campus. The app delivers critical response data, including details about the type of emergency, including location information for a more coordinated response. 

When any one of the emergency buttons is pressed, your phone will dial 9-1-1. At the same time, the Panic Button app determines whether you are on a campus you are associated with. If so, emergency notifications will be automatically generated to campus administrators, school resource officers and other designated officials and employees. In addition to your call, the 9-1-1 call taker is provided with additional information about your campus, such as floor plans and maps, and also given the ability to send additional emergency notifications to key staff or to every authorized employee on campus, depending on the situation. 

Pressing any of the emergency buttons inside of the Rave Panic Button app will always dial 9-1-1, so you will be connected with a 9-1-1 call taker. Based on your location at the time of pressing the button, the system will determine whether emergency notifications need to be delivered to campus administrators and school resource officers. If you are not on campus, then no notifications will be sent, but you will be connected to 9-1-1. 

The Rave Panic Button app uses your location at the time you activate it to determine whether to treat your call as an activation of the system (generating emergency notifications to campus administrators and law enforcement) or as a regular 9-1-1 call (if you are not on campus at the time of your call). The app only accesses your location when you press one of the emergency buttons in the app, or if you use the Test function in the menu. If your location cannot be determined, then your call will be treated as a regular 9-1-1 call.