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RealView Monthly Newsletter
2010/2011 - Newsletter Articles

Honeywell Community Bulletin
November 2011 - Honeywell Company Newsletter
Honeywell Metropolis announces that they have licensed CommandScope for City and County Fire Departments, in addition to donating Mobile Data Computers.

Honeywell-Metropolis Protects Plant With CommandScope
June 2011 - Security Products Online
As seen in Security Products Online, Honeywell-Metropolis chooses the CommandScope Pre-Plan program to aid First Responders in the protection of their plant.

Nationally Accredited Fire Department Adds CommandScope From RealView
June 2011 - Public Safety Communications Magazine
Published by the official magazine of APCO International, INC., the article announces that CommandScope is now being utilized by the Henderson, NV Fire Department to help them protect the citizens and property of their city.

CommandScope Completes FEMA's NIMS STEP Adherence
June 2011 - Public Safety Communications Magazine
Published by the official magazine of APCO International, INC., CommandScope becomes the first pre-plan program to earn accreditation as a NIMS compliant software program.

CABA Elects RealView, LLC President to Board of Directors
June 2011 - Press Release

CommandScope Emergency Pre-Plan Program Protects Three Chicago High-Rise Buildings
December 2010 - Public Safety Communications Magazine
Published by the official magazine of APCO International, INC., the article announces the protection of three historic Chicago buildings with CommandScope, RealView's emergency pre-plan program.

Student Housing Benefits From Fire/Emergency Pre Plans
August 2010 - Student Housing Business

Preparedness Key to Urban School Areas Security planning
April 2010 - Center for Homeland Defense and Security
CommandScope in the news with Park Ridge Homeland Security

Student Housing Baumhart Lobby
April 2010

Making New-Age Plans
March 2010 - Fire Rescue Magazine
The fire service is slowly but surely embracing new technology to expedite fireground operations. One type of technology that can greatly improve overall response: digital pre-plans. Digital pre-plans can be used while en route to the scene and while on the scene. They allow responders to have updated building plans at their fingertips-information that can alert firefighters to pre-existing hazards and save lives.

Electronic Pre-Plans, Improved Protection
February 2010 - Heartland Real Estate Business
In a crisis, emergency personnel need comprehensive information about a building and fast. And although society is decades past the typewriter and rotary phone, the vast majority of fire and emergency pre-plans for buildings are still on paper.

Campus Fires Prevent to Protect
November 2009 - UniversityBusiness.com
Awareness programs, community collaborations, and fire prevention technology can minimize incident numbers and the severity of campus fires.

Loyola University Digitizes Campus Plans for 9-1-1
September 2009 - Public Safety Communications
Loyal University in Chicago recently became the first college in the U.S. to digitize plans of its entire campus in ease of an emergency. According to National Fire Protection Association, more than 3,000 fire occur on college campuses every year making digital access to campus plans a real asset for emergency responders.

News and Information About Public Safety Communications
July 2009 - DISPATCH Magazine Online
With CommandScope, university personnel, fIrefIghters and other fIrst responders will have immediate access to accurate and critical building information at the security desk or on scene of the emergency.

Loyola University First in U.S. to launch Electronic Preplan Program for Fire Emergencies
June 2009 - FireRescue eNews
Loyola University Chicago today announced the launch of its use of CommandScope Electronic Pre-Plan software by RealView, making it the fIrst university in the U.S. to implement a fully electronic pre-plan to help lessen property damage and prevent loss of lives as a result of campus fires.

Lincoln Property Company Installs Electronic Fire/Emergency Pre-Plan Program in Major High Rise
November 2009 - International Facility Management Association
Lincoln Property Company, one of the nation's largest property management firms with offices internationally, announced they have installed RealView's CommandScopeTM Electronic Fire Emergency Pre-Plan program at the new Private Bank Headquarters building located at 120 South LaSalle Street.

Loyola University Launches Fire Emergencies Program
June 2009 - Campus Safety Magazine
Loyola University Chicago has announced the launch of its use of CommandScope Electronic Pre-Plan software by RealView, making it the first university in the U.S. to implement a fully electronic pre-plan to help lessen property damage and prevent loss of lives as a result of campus fires.

$3 Billion in Preparedness Grant Programs
November 2008 - Department of Homeland Security
State and local governments can apply for preparedness grants from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS announced more than $3 billion is available to strengthen our nation's ability to prevent, protect, respond and recover major disasters, terrorist attacks or other emergencies.

Technology Adds to Firefighting Toolbox
November 2008 - Charleston Post & Courier
Alarms sound and firefighters race through the night to a burning building along a crowded commercial strip. Adrenalin runs high. Every minute counts...

Fire preplans save assets and lives in highrise structures
April 2007 - Highrise Technology Report
There are many reasons why fire departments maintain pre-plans for commercial buildings. Firefighter safety, building familiarisation, code compliance, and regulatory requirements are some of the most common reasons pre-plans are completed.

Fire Pre-plans Save Assets and Lives in Highrise Structures
April 2007 - Fire & Rescue
There are many reasons why fire departments maintain pre-plans for commercial buildings. Firefighter safety, building familiarization, code compliance, and...