Start and end a drill

Hamzah Ahmad
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You can start a drill to help employees or visitors practice what to do during an emergency.

Who can use this feature?

  • Users with the Account Administrator, Site Administrator, or Security Officer role or with permission to manage Active Evacuations
  • Available on all tiers

Start a drill

You can start a drill from the EmergencyOS platform, the EmergencyOS app, or your onsite iPad.

EmergencyOS platform

  1. From the left sidebar in EmergencyOS, click Dashboard.
  2. In the top-right corner, click Run Drill.
    Screenshot showing the Run Drill button highlighted.
  3. From the Site drop-down menu, select the site where the drill is occurring.
  4. From the Select Profile drop-down menu, select the emergency profile that matches the drill.
  5. The emergency profile includes participants who can receive drill notifications. To notify them, make sure Send Notifications is turned on.
  6. (Optional) To include extra details about the drill, enter a message in Add Start Message Email. 
  7. Click Run Drill.

EmergencyOS app

To use the EmergencyOS app, you must be on the Corporate tier.

  1. Open the EmergencyOS app, and tap Run Drill.
    run_drill_app.png
  2. From the Site drop-down menu, select the site where the drill is occurring.
  3. From the Select Profile drop-down menu, select the emergency profile that matches the drill.
  4. The emergency profile includes participants who can receive drill notifications. To notify them, make sure Send Notifications is turned on.
  5. (Optional) To include extra details specific to the drill, add a message in Add Start Message Email.
  6. Tap Run Drill.

Onsite iPad

Make sure the option to start emergencies from your onsite iPad is turned on. For more information, see Allow emergency triggers from your iPad.

  1. On the iPad, tap and hold the VisitorOS text in the bottom-left or bottom-right corner of the Welcome screen.
    Screenshot showing the VisitorOS text highlighted on the welcome screen.
  2. Enter the emergency PIN code. 
  3. Tap Drill.
  4. From the Emergency Profile drop-down menu, select the emergency profile that matches the drill.
  5. (Optional) To include extra details specific to the emergency, add a message in Add Start Message Email.
  6. Tap Start.

End a drill

You can end a drill from the EmergencyOS platform, the EmergencyOS app, or your onsite iPad.

EmergencyOS platform

  1. From the left sidebar in EmergencyOS, click Dashboard.
  2. In the Active Incidents panel, next to the drill you want to end, click the Finish Emergency flag_icon.png icon.
  3. In the confirmation modal, click Confirm.

EmergencyOS app

  1. Open the EmergencyOS app, tap the arrow icon at the bottom of the screen, and then tap End Active Incident.
    Screenshot showing the End Active Incident option highlighted.
  2. On the confirmation modal, tap Confirm.

Onsite iPad

  1. On the iPad, tap Finish Evacuation.
  2. Enter the 4-digit PIN.
  3. On the confirmation modal, tap Confirm.
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