Omnilert has announced that Sarasota County Schools in Florida is deploying its Omnilert Gun Detect system to monitor over 4,800 security cameras throughout the entire school district.
Omnilert Gun Detect is a complete AI visual gun detection system – providing 24/7 monitoring with a near-instant response at the first sight of a gun with automation capabilities that can lock doors, notify police and trigger alarms in the event of an active shooter incident.
Once a gun is detected, it sends an alert to a designated person at either Omnilert monitoring centers or the customer’s security operations center to verify detections.
When a threat is confirmed, Omnilert Gun Detect triggers a series of alerts that sets security systems into motion and police into action to protect those in harm’s way.
Sarasota County Schools has already completed a successful deployment in one of its high schools, which received overwhelmingly positive results and response from parents and staff.
It is now in the process of deploying the gun detection system with the entire district’s camera network.
“Maintaining a safe learning environment is paramount for our school district,” said Terry Connor, Superintendent of Schools for Sarasota County.
“Our district is fortunate to have a safety conscious School Board and community who understands this need and invests in solutions that will make for safer schools.
“As a leader in the arena of school safety, it is critical for Sarasota County Schools to have additional layers of technology, such as Omnilert Gun Detect, working behind the scenes to ensure the safety of our students and staff every day of the school year.”
“Omnilert Gun Detect clearly fit our requirements for flexible detection verification and response escalation with the ability to activate our existing infrastructure of safety systems,” said Sean O’Keefe, Director of Security at Sarasota County Schools.
“Accurate gun detections and fast verifications are only the beginning of a response.
“It is critical for us to share the intelligence from Omnilert with our safety systems immediately to ensure we maximize as many seconds or minutes as possible for our police and security teams to respond to a potential situation and to protect lives.”
“Sarasota’s comprehensive safety program to enhance school security is a model for school districts across the nation as it combines early detection with an activation of safety systems that speeds response and removes the potential for human error,” commented Dave Fraser, CEO of Omnilert.
“We make it a priority to ensure our technology integrates with other safety systems so security teams can capitalize on their existing investments and utilize a full range of capabilities to protect their people.”