When we think about Emergency Notification Systems, it’s often based on an end users request for assistance that triggers the emergency response. That means that an individual in need of medical assistance can press a button on a medical alert pendant, triggering a set of events that would then communicate with a central Call Center, and eventually forwarded to Medical Emergency Personnel. This is a tried and true method of getting medical assistance to those who need it, as fast as possible.

Another approach to providing assistance to customers in need uses a network centric approach that attempts to curtail medical emergencies before they happen. For example, firefighters who are  battling a forest fire would benefit from information provided by a central monitoring station that could assist the firefighters at every stage of the emergency. Monitoring weather conditions, movement of blaze, heat, location of firefighters and aircraft, as well as constant monitoring of medical conditions using biometric suits and sensors located on firefighters that would provide insight into the firefighters medical condition as well as conditions around the firefighter. Central Emergency Notification Systems can be used to provide information over large distances, and can even include rerouting of firefighting aircraft and personnel within a large radius or over national boundaries.

The information can be sent to the firefighters using a number of communication devices as well as providing feedback to aircraft, trucks and engineers via cellphones, Internet etc.

Network Centric Emergency Notification Systems are just one of the ways in which medical and emergency alert scenarios can unfold with the key target of offering emergency personnel on the field assistance and guidance when needed.