System and method for responding to an active shooter

1. A method for notifying first responders in an active shooter emergency at a site comprising:

receiving a notification of an activation of a panic button at the site on a tablet located at a law enforcement office or a dispatch center, wherein the notification of the activation comprises a location of the site; and

in response to receiving the notification of the activation of the panic button at the site, executing dispatch software on the tablet; and

generating a visual alarm and an auditory alarm on the tablet, wherein the visual alarm comprises a notification of an active shooter emergency at the site and the location of the site,

wherein the tablet is configured to be used only for notifying first responders in an active shooter emergency.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving video images from the site and displaying the video images on the tablet.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification further comprises information from one or more sensors at the site and displaying information from the one or more sensors on the tablet.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the auditory alarm comprises a sound having a decibel level sufficient to alert an individual about the alarm.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the visual alarm comprises changing a background of a display of the tablet between red and blue.

6. A system for notifying first responders to an active shooter emergency at a site comprising:

a plurality of panic buttons at a plurality of sites, wherein the plurality of panic buttons are configured to be activated, wherein the plurality of panic buttons are configured to generate a notification that comprises a location in the site corresponding to a location of the activated panic button in the site when it is activated;

a dispatch and monitor station configured to receive the notification regarding the active shooter emergency from an activated one of the plurality of panic buttons, wherein the notification comprises alarm event data including at least a location of the site and a location of the activated one of the plurality of panic buttons in the site; and

a tablet at a law enforcement office in cellular communication with the dispatch and monitor station, wherein the tablet is configured to receive alarm event data from the dispatch and monitor station and generate an alarm based on the received alarm event data, and wherein the tablet is configured to be used only for notifying first responders in an active shooter emergency.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of panic buttons each comprise a fixed panic button or a portable panic button.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the dispatch and monitor station further sends information regarding the active shooter emergency to a plurality of first responders.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the alarm event data further comprises information identifying the alarm as an active shooter emergency.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the tablet comprises a speaker, and wherein the tablet outputs an auditory alarm.

11. The system of claim 6 , wherein the tablet comprises a display that is configured to alternate a background color between red and blue in response to receiving the alarm event data.

12. The system of claim 6 , wherein the tablet comprises a display that is configured to display text comprising information describing the alarm event data.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising verifying the notification is received from an approved source.

14. The system of claim 6 , wherein the tablet is further configured to verify the notification is received from an approved source.