In moments of crisis, seconds matter—especially when it comes to protecting students and staff in our schools. That’s why RapidDeploy has partnered with CENTEGIX to integrate their CrisisAlert™ system directly into RapidDeploy’s Radius Mapping and Lightning technology. This powerful integration ensures that critical panic alert signals are delivered immediately to 911 Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs), helping public safety teams act faster and more effectively during school emergencies.
The CENTEGIX-RapidDeploy integration represents a shared commitment to modernizing emergency communications by eliminating delays and enhancing situational awareness. With this integration, campus-wide alerts, triggered for lockdown situations, are transformed into rich, actionable data delivered directly to 911 telecommunicators and first responders within seconds.
CENTEGIX CrisisAlert is a wearable, discreet panic button solution designed to enable instant communication in emergencies. With a single button, a staff member can initiate a campus-wide alert that is immediately transmitted to ECCs via RapidDeploy’s Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) API.
Upon activation, detailed incident data is instantly made available in the Radius platform. This includes:
This data populates within a single, unified Radius user interface, eliminating the need for phone calls or manual relays of information, which can cost valuable seconds in an emergency.
This partnership provides a number of high-value capabilities that directly enhance response times and outcomes:
Radius triggers an audio and visual notification as soon as a panic alert is received—even when devices are set to silent or “do not disturb.” This ensures telecommunicators never miss a signal during high-stress incidents.
Dynamic maps update in real-time to show the precise location of the alert, the type of emergency, and relevant school-specific data, enabling more accurate and confident dispatching of resources and responding units.
With alert data appearing in seconds, telecommunicators gain immediate situational awareness, which helps accelerate coordination and shortens response times.
Because CrisisAlert runs on a private managed network, it does not rely on Wi-Fi or cellular signals to send an alert, providring full coverage throughout school campuses, including in basements or dead zones.
The unfortunate rise in school shootings and other emergencies has accelerated demand for smarter, faster solutions that bridge the gap between on-campus alerts and emergency responders. CENTEGIX and RapidDeploy’s integration is purpose-built to meet this need head-on.
For example, consider the following real-world scenarios enabled by the integration:
CENTEGIX joins a growing list of safety technology providers supported through RapidDeploy’s CAP-based API framework. This integration requires no additional cost to RapidDeploy customers, and schools or ECCs do not need to purchase new hardware—the data simply flows into the systems they already use.
This integration offers a reliable, fast, and scalable solution that makes a measurable impact on school safety today.
This solution is ideal for:
Whether it’s a severe weather emergency or an active assailant, our partnership helps agencies coordinate faster, act with precision, and ultimately, help to save lives.
The RapidDeploy and CENTEGIX partnership is a step toward the future of public safety: smarter systems, seamless integrations, and real-time intelligence that transforms how emergencies are handled.
We are proud to empower safer schools through technology that brings critical information to the people, students, teachers, and staff who need it most.
