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NYC schools will be first in nation to have direct 911 access in active shooter threats

The pilot program will equip 51 schools with direct 911 alert buttons to reduce emergency response time to under 10 seconds during weapon-related threats, officials said.

  • New York City has unveiled a new pilot program that would directly integrate some public schools with 911 services for rapid response in case of an active shooter situation.
  • The new Emergency Alert System is scheduled to be rolled out to 25 school buildings across the five boroughs during the 2025-2026 school year.
  • When a panic button is pressed, a dispatcher will notify emergency responders with information on the school, and visual/audible indicators will notify students and faculty of a hard lockdown.
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SOS Technologies Partners with New York City to Deploy Historic "Direct-to-First Responder" Emergency Alert System for NYC Public Schools - reducing first responder notification times from minutes to under 10 seconds

Link to New York City Mayor Eric Adams press conference at the Spring Creek school campus in Brooklyn.

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NY1 broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, October 27, 2025.
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