BROOKLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Command Center
DOUG FORMON
Director of Security, Brookland
Schools
29 Years with Jonesboro Police Dept.
(Ret.)
Mayor of Jonesboro (Ret.)
Responded to the Westside Shooting
1998
ROOKLAND
Northeast Arkansas
Suburb of Jonesboro
3,200+ Students
One of the Fastest Growing Districts in
Arkansas
200 New Students per Year
WHY DO WE NEED A
COMMAND CENTER?
MONITOR ALL CAMERAS
Command
Center
Monitor Student Activities
Monitor Doors and Gates
Listen to Police, Fire, and EMS Radio Traffic
Report Any Suspicious Activity to SRO’s,
Principals, and Law Enforcement
WEATHER WARNINGS
Natural Disasters
Man-Made
Disasters
Active Shooter Situations
Getting the Community and Students
Involved
1. Students
2. Parents and
Grandparents
3. School Board Members &
Community Leaders
Tours of the Center
Senators and Congressman and
Their Staff Members
Law Enforcement, Fire Dept.,
EMS, E911…etc.
Parents, Grandparents,
Other School Districts
Students!
JEFF PRESLEY
Command Center Coordinator,
Brookland Schools
14 Years E911 Director, Craighead
County (Ret.)
15 Years E911 Director of Training
Jonesboro & Craighead County
Dispatching during the Westside
Shooting 1998
Let’s Get Technical
Continuity of Operations Plan
(COOP) FEMA Approved
Emergency Operations Plan
(EOP)
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3D Mapping (ESRI) Interfacing With Command Center Operating System –
Developed by Students at Brookland’s E.A.S.T. Lab
AWINS Radio System – Brookland Police Department
Live Video Sent from the Command Center to
“Real Time Crime Center” Located at the Jonesboro Police
Department
File Data Sharing With Other Departments: Arkansas State
Police, Craighead County Sheriff’s Office, Brookland Police,
Jonesboro Police, Game and Fish…ect.
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A. I. Camera Technology
Live GPS Tracking and Analytics of School Buses
(Samsara Fleet Tracking)
-Route Location
-Driver’s Name
-Fuel Level
-Tire Pressure
-Water temperature
-Brake Air Pressure
National Weather Service Certified (NWS)
-Blogs with Meteorologist LIVE Around the State
-Radar Updates from NWS
-Weather Warning predictions
-Live Weather Stations and Cameras from all over the U.S.
Live Traffic Updates (AWINS)
Special Events Monitored from the
Center
-Football Games
-Basketball
-Baseball/Softball
-Soccer
-Track and Field
-Concerts
-Performances in the Auditorium
-Graduations
Training
Annual On-Site Training for Local Law
Enforcement
Staff and Volunteer Training
How we Assess Volunteers
Questions?
