Patent ID: 8138940

Claim:
A municipal operations alert system comprising: a web server comprising: a database; at least one front end configuration file; and a web portal; a device monitoring software logic engine; at least one device sensor attached to at least one configured external device; and at least one mobile wireless communications device, the device monitoring software logic engine monitors the status of the at least one configured external device based upon Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) packet data received from the at least one sensor attached to the at least one configured external device; the Simple Network Management Protocol (SMNP) packet data received from the at least one sensor attached to the at least one configured external device is stored in the database; under a pre-configured alarming condition, the device monitoring software logic engine generates at least one alert when a status change occurs based on the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) packet data received from the at least one sensor attached to the at least one configured external device; the alert generated by the device monitoring software logic engine is sent to the at least one mobile wireless communications device; wherein the user selects an department category on a first display screen of the at least one mobile wireless communications device, selects a criticality subcategory on a second display screen, accesses at least one alert item on a third display screen, and wherein the user further selects a method of communication selected from broadcast, forward, text, or push to talk.