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Campaign: Resource Distribution
Good Communication. Deaf Ears?
Once again our nations ability (or rather the lack there of) to communicate with survivors of catastrophe was crystal clear in the wake of Sandy. Efforts to communicate better integrated systems, hardened structure caches, deployable assets, and such with REAL promise for REAL emergency PREPAREDNESS continue to fall on deaf ears. Response is NOT enough; never has been and never will be - we must be prepared. Why ...more »
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Campaign: Communications
Good Communication. Deaf Ears?
Once again our nations ability (or rather the lack there of) to communicate with survivors of catastrophe was crystal clear in the wake of Sandy. Efforts to communicate better integrated systems, hardened structure caches, deployable assets, and such with REAL promise for REAL emergency PREPAREDNESS continue to fall on deaf ears. Response is NOT enough; never has been and never will be - we must be prepared. Why ...more »
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Campaign: Essential Capabilities
Good Communication. Deaf Ears?
Once again our nations ability (or rather the lack there of) to communicate with survivors of catastrophe was crystal clear in the wake of Sandy. Efforts to communicate better integrated systems, hardened structure caches, deployable assets, and such with REAL promise for REAL emergency PREPAREDNESS continue to fall on deaf ears. Response is NOT enough; never has been and never will be - we must be prepared. Why ...more »
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Campaign: Presidential Policy Directive 8
Good Communication. Deaf Ears?
Once again our nations ability (or rather the lack there of) to communicate with survivors of catastrophe was crystal clear in the wake of Sandy. Efforts to communicate better integrated systems, hardened structure caches, deployable assets, and such with REAL promise for REAL emergency PREPAREDNESS continue to fall on deaf ears. Response is NOT enough; never has been and never will be - we must be prepared. Why ...more »
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Campaign: Proposed FY2013 National Preparedness Grant Program
Good Communication. Deaf Ears?
Once again our nations ability (or rather the lack there of) to communicate with survivors of catastrophe was crystal clear in the wake of Sandy. Efforts to communicate better integrated systems, hardened structure caches, deployable assets, and such with REAL promise for REAL emergency PREPAREDNESS continue to fall on deaf ears. Response is NOT enough; never has been and never will be - we must be prepared. Why ...more »
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Campaign: FEMA Think Tank
Emergency Communication
We were at the Border Security Expo last week in Phoenix, AZ and met a number of experts in tactical communications and perimeter security. One company and one product stood out however. Alex Solomon - Solomon Technology Solutions has an amazing mobile communications command center that is smaller than a briefcase known as "STACS" - Smart Tactical Advanced Communications System. We are excited to have met Alex and ...more »
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Campaign: Communications
Meta Scenario - Communications
Implement the mobilization of numerous HyperSpike MA-Series mass notification deployable assets. http://www.perpetualsolutionsgroup.com/index.html#MASeries Unlike typical transducer technologies one of these devices can effectively notify miles of area with intelligible voice messages prerecorded or in real-time. Mobile deployable assets are great however having a hardened infrastructure already in place is best. ...more »
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Campaign: Strategic Foresight Initiative
Strategic Foresight Initiative
Great document! It looks more and more like FEMA and other Federal emergency management entities and members are in fact trying to seek out, identify, and marshal the capabilities of private and public sectors. This is essential if we are to improve, enhance, and reinforce our EAS . Even as recent as only months ago we had some grave concerns regarding the state of Federal, state, and local agency's capability to take ...more »
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Campaign: Dynamic Partnerships
Working Together for Synergistic Effects
We are ready to meet with any and all emergency management organizations big or small near or far to uncover, develop, and implement better methods and technologies that will carry us handsomely into the next 25 years and beyond.
We are excited for the future of emergency management at home and abroad.
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Campaign: FEMA Think Tank
Executive Order 13407 and Presidential Policy Directive 8
Two documents drafted by our leaders in the last 6 years that clearly define not only their intent but their obligation to perform; "It is the policy of the United States to have an effective, reliable, integrated, flexible, and comprehensive system to alert and warn the American people in situations of war, terrorist attack, natural disaster, or other hazards to public safety and well-being (public alert and warning ...more »
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Campaign: Mitigation Framework: Guiding Principles
Wide Area Rapid Notification
I think our question on the conference call today was either not clearly stated on our behalf or misunderstood by members on the call; We POSSESS technology NOW that can broadcast an EMS message to millions of people simultaneously from one source or a number of sources REGARDLESS of whether anyone has a working TV, radio, cell phone or not. There is much discussion about gathering information and likewise how to communicate ...more »
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Campaign: FEMA Think Tank
EAS/ IPAWS Enhancement
Greetings, My name is Gavin Washburn; I am the Director of Market Development for Perpetual Solutions Group - Phoenix, AZ. We possess the most powerful, efficient, and intelligible wide area siren/ voice communication technology on Earth. Our products have an astounding range of coverage measured in miles not in feet or meters. Our systems can eliminate the need or reliance on a working cell phone, TV, radio, computer, ...more »