Following the Apr. 18 false alarm of a possible shooter at Eastern Arizona College Gila Pueblo campus, the EAC enhanced Omnirato Emergency Notification Protocol and disabled a separate localized intercom system . Installed a few years ago.

Dr. Phil McBride, Senior Dean of EAC Gila County Campus, said: “Our intention was to have as many channels of communication available as possible, but we accidentally increased the risk of false alarms. We rely on our state-of-the-art systems to deliver emergency notifications.”

Omnilert is the service the EAC has been using since 2021 to notify students, faculty and staff about safety-related issues on campus. The service delivers alert notifications to your device via SMS text messages and email. Omnilert is available to all students, faculty and employees. Community members can also receive alerts by visiting eac.omnilert.net.

“We apologize for the panic and frustration caused by the false alarm. Our staff will continue to take steps to improve emergency communications and receive training to keep our campuses safe,” McBride said. has said.