function showBeacon ( thePlayer, commandName )
        if exports.players:isLoggedIn( thePlayer ) then
                local pdMember = getElementsByType("player")
                    for k, v in ipairs ( pdMember ) do
                        local inPD, factionID, factionName, factionTag = exports.factions:isPlayerInFactionType( pdMember, 1 )
                    --if inPD and factionTag then
                        outputchatbox(tostring(inPD) ..", "tostring(factionID), v)
                     --else
                            --  outputChatBox(tostring(inPD) .."Error"tostring(factionID), v, 255, 0, 0)
                    --[[    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
end
addCommandHandler("backup", showBeacon)