A live paging system including a plurality of fire control panels and a mobile device, wherein one fire control panel of the plurality of fire control panels has paging capabilities and comprises: a processor in signal communication with a memory and configured to execute a plurality of instructions of a control panel application stored in the memory and in response to an emergency event; wherein upon receiving an alert indicative of the emergency event, the processor, under the control of the control panel application, is configured to: generate a message identifying the emergency event; transmit the message to the mobile device; receive a reply message, via the mobile device, in response to the message; determine whether the reply message identifies an audio file corresponding to the emergency; and broadcast (1242, 1250), via one or more notification devices (268, 300) operably connected to the fire control panel, an audio signal in response to determining whether the reply message identifies the audio file; wherein the mobile device includes a position sensor for determining the current position of the mobile device and the mobile device providing the current position to the fire control panel; and wherein the mobile device further comprises a screen depicting various fields, the fields including a serial number and location field displaying the fire control panels within the system and where they are physically located, a status field identifying whether or not the respective fire control panel is online, offline, or undergoing any maintenance, a paging source field identifying whether the mobile device or the respective fire control panel is in control of the paging capabilities, and a change source field including one or more selectable icons corresponding to executable instructions operable to change the paging source upon selection of the icon such that upon selection of the icon, control of the paging capabilities is switched from the respective fire control panel to the mobile device or vice versa, wherein the mobile device is configured to send the reply message if the control of the paging capabilities is switched from the respective control panel to the mobile device upon selection of the one or more selectable icons. a processor in signal communication with a memory and configured to execute a plurality of instructions of a control panel application stored in the memory and in response to an emergency event; wherein upon receiving an alert indicative of the emergency event, the processor, under the control of the control panel application, is configured to: generate a message identifying the emergency event; transmit the message to the mobile device; receive a reply message, via the mobile device, in response to the message; determine whether the reply message identifies an audio file corresponding to the emergency; and broadcast (1242, 1250), via one or more notification devices (268, 300) operably connected to the fire control panel, an audio signal in response to determining whether the reply message identifies the audio file; wherein generate a message identifying the emergency event; transmit the message to the mobile device; receive a reply message, via the mobile device, in response to the message; determine whether the reply message identifies an audio file corresponding to the emergency; and broadcast (1242, 1250), via one or more notification devices (268, 300) operably connected to the fire control panel, an audio signal in response to determining whether the reply message identifies the audio file; wherein the mobile device includes a position sensor for determining the current position of the mobile device and the mobile device providing the current position to the fire control panel; and wherein the mobile device further comprises a screen depicting various fields, the fields including a serial number and location field displaying the fire control panels within the system and where they are physically located, a status field identifying whether or not the respective fire control panel is online, offline, or undergoing any maintenance, a paging source field identifying whether the mobile device or the respective fire control panel is in control of the paging capabilities, and a change source field including one or more selectable icons corresponding to executable instructions operable to change the paging source upon selection of the icon such that upon selection of the icon, control of the paging capabilities is switched from the respective fire control panel to the mobile device or vice versa, wherein the mobile device is configured to send the reply message if the control of the paging capabilities is switched from the respective control panel to the mobile device upon selection of the one or more selectable icons.