Emergency Alerts Enhancement & New Provider

Strengthen Your Emergency Response with ScreenCloud’s Updated Emergency Alerts App

When an emergency strikes, every second matters. That’s why having a reliable way to broadcast critical information across your organization is essential.

In conjunction with other warning systems such as text messages and email, you can also use digital signage to deliver urgent updates instantly to everyone on site, ensuring no one misses crucial instructions.

Our Emergency Alerts app makes this process even more powerful, flexible, and aligned with your emergency response protocols.

Why use Digital Signage to display emergency alerts?

Your screens are one of the most visible and immediate communication channels you have. In a crisis, they cut through the noise—delivering clear, real-time instructions that reach everyone, even those without access to mobile devices or email.

• Reach all corners of your deskless workforce - Make sure everyone gets the message and knows what to do. Screens are particularly useful for targeting ‘digitally detached’ individuals.
• Automation you can rely on There’s no requirement to manually access ScreenCloud and cast alerts – these are automatically triggered by a third party alerts platform.
• Get the right message to the right people - Organize your alerts by spaces to ensure only individuals in affected areas are notified.

How it works

Emergency Alerts is an app within ScreenCloud that acts as an extension of an existing Mass Alert Platform such as Singlewire, RAVE and Omnilert. When an event is triggered, we receive a message via common alert protocol (CAP) and override what is displayed on the screens. It will remain on screen until you decide to remove it.

When an emergency alert instance has been set up there is no need to schedule this within a playlist or channel. The instance will simply sit in the background listening for an alert and when triggered, will automatically cast to all screens within that space.

Custom Provider Support

You can now connect any CAP-supported emergency alert provider—no waiting, no back-and-forth. Just drop in your feed URL, username, and password, and you’re set. This means you can test providers yourself, confirm compatibility, and choose the option that works best for your organization’s emergency response plan.

Or use one of our existing integrations

• Raptor Technologies
• Singlewire
• Omnilert
• Alertus

Use Cases

Emergency alerts on digital signage displays are often used in locations where you want to be able to launch detailed information in the event of an incident. Typical examples are:

• Factories, logistics and industrial facilities
• Construction sites
• Hospitals and healthcare facilities
• Public spaces such as transport hubs or airports
• Schools and colleges

How to use Emergency Alerts App

Want to try the Emergency Alerts app. Log in to your screenCloud account here and follow this app guide here