With School Shootings on the Rise, Hundreds of Schools in 33 States Adopt 'First Alert' System to Protect Students

Could a text message alert have saved lives in DeKalb? Founder of First
Alert doesn't think so, but in Virginia Tech-type massacres most certainly.

As another student from Northern Illinois University died last week as a result of yet another shooting rampage, schools in 33 states (and counting) have adopted a new
emergency alert system called FAST to protect students and faculty from crazed gunmen, tornadoes and other disasters.

First Alert System Text (FAST), a text message system which alerts users about emergencies, has announced that all schools and municipalities will receive this emergency notification system for free. As a result, hundreds of schools including leading universities like the University of Alabama, University of Miami, and the University of Nebraska have adopted the system.

"Many of the students being killed or wounded in our schools could be alerted in sufficient time to save them from harm," said Robert Craddock, CEO of First Alert System Text. "Could an alert have saved lives in DeKalb? Probably not, but most certainly in a Virginia Tech-type of massacre."