California Uses Motorola Solutions' Rave Prepare for Enhanced Alerting to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness

Last week, Motorola Solutions announced that the state of California has improved its capacity for disaster preparedness and response by using Rave Prepare to gather more opt-in data.

Last week, Motorola Solutions announced that the state of California has improved its capacity for disaster preparedness and response by using Rave Prepare to gather more opt-in data. This will enable emergency managers, public safety officials, and public health officials to more precisely target important messages through the state's Enhanced Alerting program.

According to Todd Piett, corporate vice president of command center technologies at Motorola Solutions,

the state of California has taken significant steps to address the emergency preparedness needs of those who may require alternative safety strategies through its NG 9-1-1 initiative." "Community engagement has been given top priority by state leaders, who collaborated with our team to create a tailored solution that empowers state and local agencies to provide comprehensive assistance to residents during natural disasters such as heat waves, flooding, and earthquakes.

By moving beyond pen and paper access and functional needs (AFN) registries, enhanced alerting aids in the evolution of disaster preparedness models and promotes real relationships between emergency management organizations and the community. Under California's new program, citizens can proactively share information about special considerations, language preferences, and transportation needs with others who might require more time or resources to prepare for severe weather or other crisis occurrences. Through the Rave Prepare interface, public safety personnel can compile this demographic data, highlight regions that might need extra warning, and send out inclusive, multilingual emergency notifications, including audio phone messages for visually impaired people or SMS texts for hearing-impaired people.

California has declared around 300 disasters since 2000. Residents can assist emergency management services in better meeting the community's safety needs by submitting profile information such as communication methods, emergency access instructions, mobility concerns, and power-dependent equipment needs.