Emergency alert systems you use in your homes, like the national warning system set up by the government, must have a regular testing schedule. It is very crucial for any warning system that they should be tested for efficiency and defects. It is important that every alert systems owner must run the diagnostics in at least a regular weekly schedule.
What could be possibly the worst case scenario if you haven’t run a test run of your emergency alert system? If one day you had an emergency at home, and there’s nobody else with you to help, you opt to use your emergency alert system, but for some reason it does not respond, then you might be at a greater risk. Therefore, the most logical reason for having a frequent emergency alert system is preparedness. As we all know, emergencies usually come during least expected – that’s why it is called emergency, not urgency.
Take the Emergency Alert System of the government as the best example. They run weekly tests, which they call the required weekly tests (RWT), as well as required monthly tests (RMT) to ensure their efficient service for the whole town or the whole nation. The government’s emergency alert system is very much effective in times when natural disasters strike, like tornados and earthquakes, at the least expected. This way, the government and volunteer non-government organizations can extend help immediately to affected areas and individuals.
On the personal level, as owners of home based emergency alert system, it is also important to do our part of our RWT, or at least an RMT. It does help that we also know emergency numbers, but the main reason why we own an emergency alert systems installed in our homes is to have more effective and immediate response from emergency and rescue teams.
However, as a responsible owner of a personal emergency alert system, it is wise to have a set-up scheduled diagnostics between you and your emergency response provider. Remember the story of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”? We would not want that to happen to us. If your emergency response provider is not aware that you are just taking a diagnostics run of your equipment, chances are, when it is time that a real emergency happens, they may not take it seriously. As recommended, make a settlement of scheduled diagnostics of your emergency equipment – either you or they should run the tests.
Anyway, there are some more advanced personal emergency alert systems which run tests automatically. Some of these automatic emergency tests run are done daily and are very brief. At their expense, your personal emergency response provider will check the equipment, your phone line and their emergency alert response center – which are very crucial for your emergency needs.
It is also important to know your equipment and its functions. There are three basic parts of your personal emergency alert system: the panic button; the emergency alert base unit; and the emergency alert response center. The panic button usually looks like a pendant which you can wear as a necklace or bracelet. The panic button will activate the emergency alert base unit, which is usually plugged into the telephone jack. The base unit is the one who will immediately contact the response center. If one of these functions is defective or inefficient, contact your emergency response provider immediately.
What could be possibly the worst case scenario if you haven’t run a test run of your emergency alert system? If one day you had an emergency at home, and there’s nobody else with you to help, you opt to use your emergency alert system, but for some reason it does not respond, then you might be at a greater risk. Therefore, the most logical reason for having a frequent emergency alert system is preparedness. As we all know, emergencies usually come during least expected – that’s why it is called emergency, not urgency.
Take the Emergency Alert System of the government as the best example. They run weekly tests, which they call the required weekly tests (RWT), as well as required monthly tests (RMT) to ensure their efficient service for the whole town or the whole nation. The government’s emergency alert system is very much effective in times when natural disasters strike, like tornados and earthquakes, at the least expected. This way, the government and volunteer non-government organizations can extend help immediately to affected areas and individuals.
On the personal level, as owners of home based emergency alert system, it is also important to do our part of our RWT, or at least an RMT. It does help that we also know emergency numbers, but the main reason why we own an emergency alert systems installed in our homes is to have more effective and immediate response from emergency and rescue teams.
However, as a responsible owner of a personal emergency alert system, it is wise to have a set-up scheduled diagnostics between you and your emergency response provider. Remember the story of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”? We would not want that to happen to us. If your emergency response provider is not aware that you are just taking a diagnostics run of your equipment, chances are, when it is time that a real emergency happens, they may not take it seriously. As recommended, make a settlement of scheduled diagnostics of your emergency equipment – either you or they should run the tests.
Anyway, there are some more advanced personal emergency alert systems which run tests automatically. Some of these automatic emergency tests run are done daily and are very brief. At their expense, your personal emergency response provider will check the equipment, your phone line and their emergency alert response center – which are very crucial for your emergency needs.
It is also important to know your equipment and its functions. There are three basic parts of your personal emergency alert system: the panic button; the emergency alert base unit; and the emergency alert response center. The panic button usually looks like a pendant which you can wear as a necklace or bracelet. The panic button will activate the emergency alert base unit, which is usually plugged into the telephone jack. The base unit is the one who will immediately contact the response center. If one of these functions is defective or inefficient, contact your emergency response provider immediately.
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