Community-based response system

A medical equipment management system comprising a server-implemented notification system that is separate from a dispatch center, the notification system being configured to:

• post a sign-up software application that is Internet accessible;
• receive enrollment information for a responder prior to an emergency event from a mobile computing device associated with the responder, the mobile computing device configured to provide a user interface of the sign-up software application;
• associate the responder with an account for sending information to the mobile computing device associated with the responder;
• receive, from the dispatch center, emergency event information comprising an emergency event location;
• receive, from the mobile computing device associated with the responder, a current location of the mobile computing device associated with the responder;
• receive equipment locations for registered medical equipment;
• and
• based on the emergency event location, the equipment locations, and the current location of the mobile computing device associated with the responder, provide to the mobile computing device, via the user interface of the sign-up software application, an automatic notification that includes the emergency event information and mapping information, the mapping information being indicative of
• a) a location of at least one item of registered medical equipment that is located near the current location of the mobile computing device, and
• b) the current location of the mobile computing device relative to the emergency event location and relative to the location of the at least one item of registered medical equipment.