System and method for generating protective obscuring haze

A method of providing a protective cover to occupants of a room, the method comprising:

• detecting a threatening event with a protection system deployed in the room, the threatening event comprising:
• detecting an occurrence of gunfire with the protection system;
• receiving a transmitted command of the threatening event by the protection system;
• or
• a combination thereof;
• and
• emitting an obscuring haze into the room from a haze generator of the protection system in response to the detected threatening event to obscure line of sight contact between an access point of the room and the occupants in the room.

A method of providing a protective cover to occupants of a plurality of rooms, the method comprising:

• deploying at least one protection system in each of the plurality of rooms, wherein each protection system comprises a haze generator;
• managing an operating state of each protection system in response to occupant presence in the room in which the protection system is deployed such that the protection system is maintained in a ready state when occupants are in the room in which the protection system is deployed;
• transmitting a command of a threatening event to at least a portion of the protection systems;
• generating an obscuring haze from the haze generator of each protection system that receives the transmitted command;
• and
• emitting the generated obscuring haze into the room in which the protection system is deployed.