Can Teams send emergency broadcast messages? #M365AMA

In this episode, the #M365AMA panel discusses the following community question:

“We are new to Teams; using our old system we had a way to communicate active shooter and other emergancy via a broadcast page. Is there a way to communicate a “911” type situation with in teams that would command attention? (Teams is installed in a manufacturing facility)”

Check out the discussion here:

 

Participating in this discussion were:

• Christian Buckley @buckleyplanet 
• Norm Young @stormin_30
• Kirsty McGrath @kirstymcgrath13
• Hal Hostetler @tvwizard

Some relevant notes/links shared by the team:

• Mark a message as important or urgent in Teams [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/mark-a-message-as-important-or-urgent-in-teams-ea99d5b6-1317-4550-8d75-86ff14cd4462]
• Cross-post a channel conversation in Teams [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/cross-post-a-channel-conversation-in-teams-9c1252a3-67ef-498e-a7c1-dd7147b3d295]
• Not exactly the solution asked for, but for those leveraging Teams telephony features, you might be interested: Manage emergency calling policies in Microsoft Teams [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/manage-emergency-calling-policies]