Lockdown apparatus for initiation of lockdown procedures at a facility during an emergency including a lockdown procedure communication

A lockdown apparatus for facilitating initiation and implementation of lockdown procedures at a facility that is configured for occupation by facility occupants and that includes a fire alarm, the fire alarm including a fire alarm actuator and a fire alarm communicator configured to produce a fire alarm communication for communicating actuation of the fire alarm actuator, the lockdown apparatus comprising:

• a lockdown actuator disposed at the facility and configured to transmit a lockdown initiation signal upon being actuated, the lockdown actuator being configured to be recognizably distinguishable from the fire alarm actuator;
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• a lockdown communicator configured to produce a lockdown initiation communication for communicating initiation of lockdown procedures to the facility occupants and individuals not disposed proximate the facility upon transmission of the lockdown initiation signal, the lockdown initiation communication being recognizably distinguishable from the fire alarm communication, the lockdown communicator also being configured to produce a lockdown procedure communication, which is different from the lockdown initiation communication, for communicating to the facility occupants a predetermined lockdown procedure for adoption by the facility occupants subsequent to the initiation of the lockdown procedures, the lockdown communicator including:
• an annunciator that communicates an audible lockdown initiation annunciation to facility occupants upon transmission of the lockdown initiation signal so as to inform the facility occupants of the initiation of the lockdown procedures, and
• a visual indicator that communicates a visual indication to facility occupants upon transmission of the lockdown initiation signal so as to inform the facility occupants of the initiation of the lockdown procedures.