Has Rapid Responder been used to resolve a real school emergency event?
Rapid Responder has been used to successfully mitigate a school shooting, as well as many other emergency incidents. In September 2003, a student brought a handgun to Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, WA, threatened students and teachers and fired a shot during lunch hour. Lewis and Clark High School officials were involved in the Spokane School District Collaborative Pre-Incident Planning meetings with Prepared Response, and the school was digitally mapped before the incident occurred. Because of this planning, more than 2,000 students were evacuated in less than 12 minutes. The entire incident was resolved in less than an hour, with the only injury being to the gunman himself. The incident was resolved quickly because the school safety team and local first responders had instant access to critical facility information through Rapid Responder. School officials were immediately able to relay building information to police dispatchers while officers were still en-route to the scho
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