Christopher Jamison of Alertus shares a real customer example where an active shooter alert was delivered to thousands of students and staff in under 20 seconds. He explains how fast, reliable mass notification empowers individuals to take immediate action and make life-saving decisions during critical incidents.
Associate Vice President of Operations Gabriel Valencia-Martinez, Manager of Campus Security Seth Miller, and Director of Security David Sevesind at Western University of Health Sciences describe how SafeZone delivered immediate value by consolidating emergency notifications and safety tools into a single platform. They explain how replacing multiple systems with one unified solution improved communication and made the decision to move forward clear.
Mike Johnson, Chief of Police at Texas A&M University, and Kary Shaffer, Assistant Chief at Texas A&M University, describe the challenges of managing staffing, communication, and response accuracy during large events. They explain how SafeZone enhanced visibility into officer locations and improved response efficiency when plans didn’t match real-world conditions.
Richie Miller, Lieutenant at UNT Health Fort Worth, describes how collaboration between campus police, emergency management, senior leadership, and SafeZone ensured a successful implementation. He highlights strong training, responsive support, and early campus interest as key factors in the rollout’s success.
Jon Barefoot, Vice President of Security, Safety, and Disaster Preparedness at Indiana University Health, explains how executive buy-in was achieved by demonstrating SafeZone’s value firsthand. He describes how leadership alignment, innovative funding models, and clear risk-reduction data helped justify the investment.
Joe Monroe, Chief of Police at the University of Kentucky, explains why early stakeholder engagement was critical to SafeZone’s success. He highlights the importance of aligning IT, student groups, administration, and the healthcare enterprise to ensure institution-wide adoption.
Garrey Martinez, Director of Emergency Management at CU Anschutz, explains how SafeZone helps create a strong sense of safety across campus. He shares how active monitoring and support from first responders and key stakeholders give students, faculty, and staff confidence that help is always available when needed.
Daran Dodd, Chief of Police at UNC Asheville, explains how SafeZone provided command and control during extreme weather conditions. He describes how geofencing, mapping, and resource visibility helped manage responders and maintain situational awareness when traditional communications failed.
Clint Jones, Project Manager at Tarleton State University, shares how engaging stakeholders early was critical to SafeZone’s successful implementation. He explains how involving wellness, police, housing, travel, and student affairs teams helped drive adoption and create a unified safety approach across the university.
Christopher Jamison of Alertus explains how strong integration between safety platforms improves communication and expands institutional capabilities. He shares why Alertus partnered with CriticalArc to strengthen messaging, enhance mass notification, and deliver greater value to higher education customers.