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Breakthrough Innovation to Help Overcome Today’s Public Safety Challenges

everbridge

According to the EM-DAT Emergency Event Database, there were 432 natural hazard-related incidents in 2021, compared to an average of 357 annual catastrophes for the period 2001-2020. Asia suffered 40% of all disaster incidents and accounted for 49% of all deaths and 66% of all people affected. Understand who is affected.

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Winter safety tips for employees in private and public sectors 

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This can include automated alerts, sirens, or mass messaging platforms to reach individuals across different locations. Automate severe weather alerts These alerts are crucial for organizations to ensure timely communication and response during winter storms.

Alert 59
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Solving Business Challenges With Computer Vision: Artificial Intelligence Technologies Will Soon Be Transformative

Security Industry Association

Surveillance can “up the ante” by utilizing the analytic features of AI technologies to deliver insights that can improve operations and reduce risk, while getting the highest return on surveillance investments. Or store security alerted to a theft as it is occurring. Industry-Agnostic Technology.

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SIA New Member Profile: Morningstar Corporation

Security Industry Association

Backed by our reputation for dependability under extreme conditions in demanding applications – and enhanced by our coveted hazardous location certifications (HazLoc) – Morningstar products are standard equipment now in installations ranging from the North Sea to the Sahara Desert.

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Emergency Alert Systems Both Then and Now

Alert Media

The Government’s Take on Alerts. I was surprised to learn that the federal Emergency Alert System (EAS) was only used at the local level until November 9, 2011 at 2 pm eastern. All of the television and radio test sirens you have ever heard were initiated by your local authorities.

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SIA New Member Profile: Swan Island Networks

Security Industry Association

PO : We provide near real-time situational awareness and alerting, giving organizations visibility and reaction time to emerging threats around the world. We focus on all hazards events that are correlated to customer locations and communicate the information through visual dashboards and text/phone alerts.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

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There has also been a rise in geophysical events including earthquakes and tsunamis which have killed more people than any of the other natural hazards under review in this report. This information is considerable, and appropriate technology is key to drill down to only hyper-relevant data that can then be used to make critical decisions.