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 Rocket
Telecom and Design & Construction
completed an Emergency Phone Upgrade
Project. This projects focus was to upgrade
all on campus emergency telephones to the
newest Code Blue phones.
There are over 125
emergency telephones located along walkways,
in parking lots, parking ramps (garages),
elevators, and other common space areas, as
well as major pedestrian routes, on both the
Bancroft and Scott Park campuses.
There are a variety of
phones, primarily push-button activated
intercom units, in use on campus. The
current model of emergency phone is made by
Code Blue, a company based in Holland,
Michigan. All of these phones ring in on a
Dterm in the Communication Center, which is
designated specifically for the monitoring
of emergency phones only.
When activated, an
emergency phone provides a direct, almost
instantaneous link to the Police
Communication Center. Because of the
technology currently in use, the dispatcher
immediately knows the caller’s location when
the phone starts ringing.
Between dusk and dawn,
police respond to the activation of
emergency telephones even if no words are
spoken. Despite their name, Emergency Phones
are not just for emergencies. They are the
campus community’s direct link to the police
dispatcher, and can be used to:
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Request an escort
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Report a suspicious
person or circumstance
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Obtain access to a
building or room
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Request motorist
assistance
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Report an elevator
entrapment
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