Digital emergency alarms with intelligent evacuation plan

A computing device for generating digital emergency alarms, comprising:

• a computer processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions, when executed, causing the computer processor to:
• retrieve, from a data packet transmitted by an alarm system controller of a building, an alarm type, alarm criticality information, and an incident location of an emergency incident detected in the building, wherein the incident location is a physical location of an alarm device detecting the emergency incident, wherein the data packet is transmitted via a network switch of the network;
• analyze, based on a building and network layout of at least the building, the alarm type and the incident location to generate an evacuation map specific to a user device connected to the network, wherein the building and network layout comprises a physical location and a network address of the user device, wherein the evacuation map specifies the incident location and an evacuation route;
• send, based on the network address of the user device, the evacuation map to the user device, wherein the evacuation map is displayed on the user device to direct a user to evacuate from the emergency incident following the evacuation route;
• determine, based on the alarm criticality information, the emergency incident as an alarm system test triggered by a test button of the alarm device;
• compare, by viewing the displayed evacuation map, the physical location of the alarm device and the incident location displayed on the evacuation map to identify a discrepancy;
• determine, in response to identifying the discrepancy, that the incident location is incorrectly specified in the evacuation map with respect to the physical location of the alarm device, and
• adjust the alarm system controller to align the incident location of the alarm system test and the physical location of the alarm device.

A system for generating digital emergency alarms, the system comprising:

• a plurality of user devices used by respective users working in a building;
• an alarm system controller connected to a plurality of alarm devices disposed throughout the building;
• and
• a computing device connected to the alarm system controller and the plurality of user devices, wherein the computing device is configured to:
• retrieve, from a data packet transmitted by an alarm system controller of a building, an alarm type, alarm criticality information, and an incident location of an emergency incident detected in the building, wherein the incident location is a physical location of an alarm device detecting the emergency incident, wherein the data packet is transmitted via a network switch of the network;
• analyze, based on a building and network layout of at least the building, the alarm type and the incident location to generate an evacuation map specific to a user device connected to the network, wherein the building and network layout comprises a physical location and a network address of the user device, wherein the evacuation map specifies the incident location and an evacuation route;
• send, based on the network address of the user device, the evacuation map to the user device, wherein the evacuation map is displayed on the user device to direct a user to evacuate from the emergency incident following the evacuation route;
• determine, based on the alarm criticality information, the emergency incident as an alarm system test triggered by a test button of the alarm device;
• compare, by viewing the displayed evacuation map, the physical location of the alarm device and the incident location displayed on the evacuation map to identify a discrepancy;
• determine, in response to identifying the discrepancy, that the incident location is incorrectly specified in the evacuation map with respect to the physical location of the alarm device, and
• adjust the alarm system controller to align the incident location of the alarm system test and the physical location of the alarm device.