Patent ID: 7406507

Claim:
A method for situation tracking comprising: receiving an alert at a server associated with a public safety subscriber; comparing the alert to criteria; determining whether to modify the alert based on the criteria; determining whether to communicate the alert to a clearing house based on the criteria; receiving the alert at the clearing house; determining a public safety event based on the alert, the public safety event having a first set of accessible information associated with a first access level and a second set of accessible information associated with a second access level distinct from the first access level; selecting a first portion of the public safety event based on a first subscriber profile associated with a first subscriber and the first access level associated with the public safety event, wherein the first portion includes the first set of accessible information and wherein the first access level is associated with the first subscriber profile; generating a first notification including the first portion in response to the first subscriber profile and the public safety event; determining a first destination for the first notification based on a first notify criteria of the subscriber profile and at least one element of the first portion; selecting a second portion of the public safety event based on a second subscriber profile associated with a second subscriber and the second access level associated with the public safety event, the second access level is associated with the second subscriber profile and wherein the second portion includes the second set of accessible information; generating a second notification including the second portion in response to the second subscriber profile and the public safety event; and determining a second destination for the second notification based on a second notify criteria of the subscriber profile and at least one element of the second portion.