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Stronger, Faster Emergency Communications: Orah + Informacast

Paul Organ

December 16, 2025

In an emergency, speed, clarity, and reach are everything. Schools and organizations need to not only detect and manage incidents quickly, but also ensure the right people receive the right message immediately.

That is why Orah is building a powerful new integration with Informacast by Singlewire.

This integration will allow emergencies initiated in Orah to automatically trigger alerts and communications through Informacast, bringing together incident management and mass notification in one seamless workflow.

From Incident to Action Without Friction

Orah is designed to help schools identify, manage, and coordinate emergency situations in real time. Informacast is trusted globally to deliver reliable, multi-channel emergency communications.

Together, we create a closed-loop safety workflow:

  1. An emergency is initiated in Orah
    Staff quickly escalate an incident, such as a lockdown, medical emergency, or critical safety event, directly within Orah.
  2. Orah triggers Informacast automatically
    The integration sends the emergency signal to Informacast instantly, without manual steps or delays.
  3. Informacast delivers alerts at scale
    Notifications can be broadcast across speakers, phones, desktops, signage, email, SMS, and more, ensuring rapid awareness across campus.

The result is faster response times, clearer communication, and reduced cognitive load during high-stress moments.

Why This Integration Matters

1. Fewer Delays When Seconds Matter

Manual handoffs between systems slow teams down. Automating the trigger from Orah to Informacast removes friction at the most critical moment, when every second counts.

2. A Single Source of Truth for Emergencies

Staff initiate and manage incidents in Orah, while Informacast ensures consistent and coordinated messaging. There is no confusion about which system to use or when.

3. Scalable, Multi-Channel Communication

From classrooms to campuses, Informacast ensures alerts reach people wherever they are, on the devices they rely on most.

4. Confidence for School Leadership

Administrators gain confidence knowing that once an emergency is declared, communications are handled instantly and reliably, without relying on memory, training recall, or manual processes.

Built for Real-World School Safety

Schools do not experience emergencies in perfect conditions. Stress is high. Information is incomplete. Decisions must be made quickly.

By connecting Orah’s real-time emergency coordination with Informacast’s best-in-class alerting, this integration supports how schools actually operate, under pressure, at scale, and with diverse stakeholders.

Coming Soon to the Informacast Marketplace

The Orah and Informacast integration is coming soon and will be available via the Informacast marketplace.

If you are already using Orah and Informacast, or evaluating either platform, this integration represents a major step forward in creating a connected, end-to-end safety ecosystem.

Interested in learning more or being among the first to enable it?
Reach out to the Orah team to stay updated as we prepare for launch.

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Paul Organ

I live in Auckland, New Zealand. I enjoy exercise, sauna's and cold plunges, video games and design. Prior to Orah (10 years ago now!) I was a University Student studying my Masters of Architecture. There are two important things that keep me enthused at work - Using creativity to solve complex problems and working with good people.

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