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Multipurpose Safety Wand Megaphone from AmpliVox
Volume 26
Enhances Crowd Control
Augus 2018 Edition
Make Schools Safer with Emergency
Communication Equipment
When public safety is on the line, it is vital that school leadership, security staff, and other first responders have sound equipment
to maintain communication with large groups of people on a moment’s notice.
When public safety is on the line, it
is vital that school leadership, secu-
When emergencies arise in
rity staff, and other first responders
schools and other crowded
have the ability to clearly commu-
areas, the first priority of ad-
nicate with large groups of people
ministrators is to quickly move
on a moment’s notice.
students and staff to places of
safety.
All too often, emergency situa-
By Don Roth, CEO of AmpliVox Sound Systems
Whether the emergency is related to
accidents, natural causes, or violence,
panic and confusion greatly increases
the risk of casualties.
tions create obstacles to commu-
nication – power may be cut off,
access routes may be blocked,
isolated response teams may 16