Veteran-founded group enhancing school emergency response [Video]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A veteran-founded organization is leveraging mapping technology to help first responders during crises in Tennessee. The Critical Response Group (CRG) aims to enhance emergency response systems in schools across the state.

The CRG, founded by veterans, started with a straightforward goal: ensuring accurate maps of schools for public safety and law enforcement use during emergencies. Veteran Alex Carney is the Chief Strategy Officer at CRG.

Drawing from their battlefield experience, Carney said the group adapted military mapping and communication techniques for public safety application.

“What we did is we took how we map and plan and communicate in that [military] environment, and we applied the same philosophy or the same techniques to help public safety could map in big complicated buildings, like a high school that they’re not familiar with,” Carney said.

These maps transform standard floor plans into actionable tools for police and fire departments, …