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“People should be able to reach emergency services quickly from large phone systems in places like hotels, schools, offices, and hospitals.”
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“Each protected federal building or covered agency space should have a named Facility Security Committee official responsible for putting emergency communication plans into practice, and the Federal Protective Service should confirm those officials are in place.”
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“GSA and the Federal Protective Service should tell security committees at certain federal buildings how to warn tenants about threats and what safety steps people should follow when the building or people inside may be in danger.”
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“Emergency warning procedures for certain federal buildings should start when first responders are sent, including police, fire crews, rescue workers, or disaster response experts.”
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“The Federal Protective Service should make sure federal tenants in protected buildings can respond during crises that need law enforcement, and should run periodic tests or drills to prepare buildings and tenants for those events.”
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“The Federal Protective Service and Homeland Security should have one year to create and put in place a shared emergency communication plan for federal tenants in buildings protected by the Federal Protective Service.”
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“The FCC Inspector General should report within 180 days on how the FCC enforces direct 911 dialing rules for multi-line phone systems used in places such as offices, hotels, and campuses, including company compliance, barriers to compliance, and possible enforcement or legislative fixes.”
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“Emergency communication, tenant readiness, and testing steps for protected federal buildings should be triggered by any event that requires a law enforcement response.”
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“Each covered federal building should have a designated facility security committee official responsible for putting the emergency warning guidance into practice at that building.”
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“Federal tenants in protected buildings should get quick warnings about violent threats inside the building or about 150 feet away, and should get clear instructions on what to do during immediate danger or a heightened risk.”
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