Drill Mode

Drill Mode is an operational state that allows organizations to simulate emergency incidents while preserving normal system behavior. When Drill mode is active, all panic events generated within the selected security zone and its descendants are treated as drills rather than real emergencies.

Drill Mode enables organizations to conduct realistic emergency preparedness exercises while ensuring activity is clearly identified as part of an official drill. Workflows, ERT, Relays(if enabled), and E911(if enabled) will execute as normal with a default drill prefix message, which can be customized in the Drill Configuration.

Panic Activations during an Active Drill

All panic events during Drill Mode are:

• Marked with Drill badge
• Automatically assigned system-generated notes indicating participation in an official drill
• Displayed with drill identifiers in the Emergency Calls Dashboard and Analytics

Outgoing emergency messages are prefixed a default drill message, which can be customized in the Drill Configurations, ensuring that recipients clearly understand the message is part of a drill activity.

How To Start And End A Drill

Drill Initiation

1. Navigate to https://portal.publicsafetycloud.net

2. Click "Drills and Testing" in the sidebar menu

3. Click the "Start Drill or Test" button

4. Drill Mode is selected by default. Type a drill name into the Name field

5. Enter the duration of the Drill into the Duration field

6. Select the security zone that encompasses the area you wish to test. (This may be a campus zone, a building zone, or if the whole organization is conducting a drill you may select the Top Zone)

7. Click "Start Drill or Test" to initiate the session

8. Panic Activations During an active Drill Can be viewed in "Emergency Calls"

Drill Completion

9. Click "End" and confirm to stop the active drill session