addEventHandler("onResourceStart", resourceRoot,
function ( )
    backupBeacon = false
end
)

--

function showBeacon ( thePlayer, commandName )
        if exports.players:isLoggedIn( thePlayer ) then
                local pdMember = getElementsByType("player")
                local inPD, factionID, factionName, factionTag = exports.factions:isPlayerInFactionType( pdMember, 1 )
                if inPD and factionTag then
                        if not backupBeacon then
                                local playerx, playery, playerz = getElementPosition( thePlayer )
                                backupBlip = createBlip( playerx, playery, playerz, 0, 3, 255, 0, 0, 255, 0 , 99999.0, pdMember)
                                outputChatBox("A unit is in need of assistance, respond ASAP!", pdMember, 255, 150, 0)
                                attachElements ( backupBlip, thePlayer)
                                backupBeacon = true
                            else
                                destroyElement( backupBlip )
                                backupBeacon = false
                                outputChatBox("The unit no longer requires assistance.", pdMember, 255, 150, 0)
                        end
                end
        end
end
addCommandHandler("backup", showBeacon)