Emergency communication system

An emergency communication system capable of distributing audible messages to a protected area comprising at least one protected zone, said system comprising:

• a processing element and a memory unit;
• a first speaker assembly associated with said processing element, said first speaker assembly comprising a first speaker circuit and one or more speakers being located within a first protected zone;
• a second speaker assembly associated with said processing element, said second speaker assembly comprising a second speaker circuit and one or more speakers located within a second protected zone;
• and
• at least one peripheral device installed within said each of said first and second protected zones selected from the group consisting of an alarm pull station, a smoke detector, a heat detector, and a gas detector,
• said processing element configured to automatically transmit a pre-recorded voice message from the memory unit to said first protected zone speakers upon the at least one peripheral device alerting the processing element of an emergency situation,
• said processing element operable to preempt said pre-recorded voice message and transmit a first live, spoken message through said first speaker circuit to said first protected zone speakers, store said first live, spoken message in said memory unit as it is being transmitted through said first speaker circuit, and cause said first live, spoken message to be repeated a plurality of times as a first repeated message through said first speaker assembly speakers,
• said processing element operable to transmit a second live, spoken message through said second speaker circuit to said second protected zone, store said second message in said memory unit as it is being transmitted through said second speaker circuit, and cause said second message to be repeated a plurality of times as a second repeated message through said second speaker assembly speakers simultaneously while said first repeated message is repeated through said first speaker assembly.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon for distributing audible messages to an area protected by an emergency communication system, wherein the program instructs a processor to perform the steps of:

• receiving a first live, spoken message;
• transmitting said first message through a first speaker assembly of said emergency communication system comprising one or more speakers located in a first protected zone within said protected area, said emergency communication system comprising at least one peripheral device installed within said first protected zone selected from the group consisting of an alarm pull station, a smoke detector, a heat detector, and a gas detector;
• storing said first message as it is being transmitted through said first speaker assembly;
• and
• automatically repeating said stored first message a plurality of times as a first recorded message through said first protected zone speakers.

A method for distributing audible messages to an area protected by an emergency communication system comprising:

• receiving a first live, spoken message;
• transmitting said first message through a first speaker assembly of said emergency communication system comprising one or more speakers located in a first protected zone within said protected area, said emergency communication system comprising at least one peripheral device installed within said first protected zone selected from the group consisting of an alarm pull station, a smoke detector, a heat detector, and a gas detector;
• storing said first message as it is being transmitted through said first speaker assembly;
• and
• automatically repeating said stored first message a plurality of times as a first recorded message through said first protected zone speakers.