Audible notification mode of operation for video camera device

A system comprising:

• a sensor configured to output a building collapse signal, wherein the building collapse signal is indicative of an emergency incident at a location;
• a first responder device configured to generate a rescue signal indicating a presence of a rescuer at the location;
• and
• a camera comprising a processor, wherein the camera is communicatively coupled to the sensor and the first responder device and wherein the processor is configured to:
• switch, based on the building collapse signal, a mode of the camera to a notification mode;
• determine that a person is within a vicinity of the location;
• determine, based on audible feedback sensed by the camera, a status of the person, wherein the audible feedback is associated with the emergency incident;
• determine, based on the audible feedback and the rescue signal, whether the person is trapped at the location and the rescuer is within a threshold distance of the person;
• and
• generate an output indicative of the status and whether the person is trapped.

A camera comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the camera to perform a set of operations comprising:
• detecting an emergency incident at a location;
• switching, based on the emergency incident, a mode of the camera to a notification mode;
• determining that a person is within a vicinity of the location;
• determining, based on audio or video information sensed by the camera, a status of the person, wherein the audio or video information is associated with the emergency incident and the status indicates that the person is trapped at the location and within a threshold distance of a rescuer corresponding to a rescue signal;
• and
• generating, by the camera in the notification mode, an output indicative of the status.