Amcom Software has announced that Gustavus Adolphus College has completed the implementation of its Amcom enhanced 911 (E911) solution, raising the level of safety across its 340-acre campus for students, visitors, faculty, and staff.

 

Laura McCabe, telecommunications manager at Gustavus Adolphus College, said that the Amcom E911 system enables the college to ensure a new level of safety and visibility across campus that meets the high standards of today’s security-minded parents and students.

 

The St. Peter, Minn. based college selected the Amcom E911 system due to its ability to provide the precise location of a 911 caller on campus—down to the building, floor, and room number—and also its capacity to integrate with existing telecommunications infrastructure.

 

In addition to 2,900 phone numbers throughout all residence halls, offices, and athletic buildings, the Amcom system also encompasses the college’s 12 outdoor blue light emergency phones.

 

The Gustavus Adolphus College Campus Safety Office, and also the local public safety answering point (PSAP), now have the latest technology to speed response based on access to precise caller location information, said company officials.

 

Thanks to the deployment, campus safety officers can also monitor calls in progress, thus providing PSAP with additional assistance in tandem with the local police department’s efforts.

 

Additionally, the system also integrates seamlessly with the application used to process phone number moves, adds, and changes to ensure all locations are properly identified as staff change offices, particularly at the beginning of a school year.

 

The school said that it tests the Amcom E911 software weekly to ensure that the locations for campus emergency phones are properly identified.

 

Chris Heim, CEO at Amcom Software, noted that Enhanced 911 software is critical to help safety officials provide life-saving communication for colleges and universities as they span hundreds of acres and have many multi-story buildings.

 

Progressive educational institutions such as Gustavus Adolphus College are looking to E911 solutions to keep all on their premises safe, he said, adding “We commend their efforts and believe all colleges and universities should keep safety at the forefront by truly understanding what happens when someone dials 911.”