<p>The present invention provides systems and methods for a distributed safety apparatus which provides location tracking for assets. Assets are associated with asset tags which transmit data to receiver/transmitter units and which are tracked by a processing center. Communications for location tracking as well as wireless communications are provided through vertical shafts of multi-story buildings. Locations of assets may be depicted in two or three-dimensional models of the surroundings of the tracked assets. Devices used within the tracking systems may incorporate other emergency or event response materials.</p>
