In the case of an emergency, District Admins, Building Admins and Staff Users can activate an alarm from Visitor Management for the Alarm to be managed in Emergency Management:

1. Log into Visitor Management as a District Admin, Building Admin or Staff User
2. Upon logging in, users will see an alarm icon on the bottom of the left navigation menu
3. User can click on the alarm icon to see the Activate Alarm modal
4. To activate an alarm, follow the below steps:
   1. Select Mode - Select the needed alarm mode: 
      1. Alarm Mode 
         1.  For real emergencies. Will send notifications to staff
      2. Practice - Drill Mode 
         1. Will send notifications to staff, but with a note that this is a drill
      3. Practice - Training Mode
         1. Will send no notifications to staff
   2. Type - Select the needed alarm type
      1. These types are set in Emergency Management. Any alarms added or created in Emergency Management will show in priority order in the Activate Alarm modal.
      2. To learn more about how to create alarm types in Emergency Management, click here.