Leading all-risk solution for dangers faced by Emergency
Managers and First Responders inks agreement to operate in
Ingham County, MI
BERKELEY, Calif., June 20,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Perimeter, the all-hazards
collaboration and communication platform built for public safety,
announced today that it has executed an agreement to add
Ingham County in Michigan to utilize its innovative emergency
management platform, which currently operates in California, Nevada and Florida.
Michigan
contends with many types of emergencies and natural disasters such
as severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding. We anticipate that
Ingham County will benefit
enormously from Perimeter's lifesaving features and are eager to
expand further into the rest of the State
of Michigan.
Perimeter, an intuitive map-based system, empowers first
responders to address the most important aspect of disaster
response and recovery, life safety.
The app started as a research project out of UC Berkeley, where
its creators first became aware of the need for new communication
tools in public safety. Three years later, a team led by
Berkeley graduates is continuing
to do everything possible to help responders keep themselves and
their communities safe.
"We are overjoyed to be expanding the groundbreaking technology
we have developed with Perimeter into Michigan," said Van
Riviere, Chief Operating Officer, Perimeter Platform.
"Michigan contends with many types
of emergencies and natural disasters such as severe storms,
tornadoes, and flooding. We anticipate that Ingham County will benefit enormously from
Perimeter's lifesaving features and are eager to expand further
into the rest of the State of
Michigan."
Lieutenant Robert Boerkoel,
Director of Ingham County Office of Emergency Management, said:
"Perimeter's quick deploy features, ease of use and diverse
applicability are the qualities that attracted us to joining the
Perimeter platform. "It's critical to know as accurately and
quickly as possible about road closures, for example, during an
emergency, and especially in large scale events such as football
game days at Michigan State University
and other events of this type. The Perimeter platform is the best
way to get critical information to the masses."
The Perimeter Platform aids public safety by making critical
information like evacuation notices, road closures, and shelter
locations available on its user-friendly county map. The platform's
evacuation management system allows public safety personnel, news
agencies, and residents to easily share the most up-to-date
information.
With no sign-up or opt-in required, individuals can visit
Perimeter's public map to see if they are in an impacted area
during an emergency incident and how best to act.
About Perimeter
Perimeter improves the coordination and roll out of safety measures
for first responders and the public for any event.
The maps used in Perimeter are real-time and first responders
are able to make important decisions regarding evacuation and
safety zones and where its most critical to deploy help at any
point during the disaster. Perimeter takes geospatial information,
like weather reports, and makes it come alive via detailed,
interactive maps readily available to anyone during the incident
who has a mobile phone. Perimeter has revolutionized the emergency
communications system by providing an all-risk solution that
enables efficient evacuation management, information sharing, and
collaboration across different disciplines and jurisdictions.
It equips every person who has to make a life-or-death decision
in a hazardous situation with lifesaving easy-to-use tools that
convey critical information in real time. The Perimeter brand
emphasizes safety in every communication and at all costs.
The Perimeter solution has been tried and tested many times.
Most notably shortly after inception amid the catastrophic flooding
in Merced County. Perimeter
enabled the constant flow of information that aided with evacuation
and the saving of lives.
After every incident, Perimeter conducts after action analysis
which features all players reporting on what worked and what could
have been done better. Perimeter also works within each county's
alert system and provides links to the systems that present maps
pointing out important locations in the respective counties.
Sheriff offices in each locale have instant access to critical
information thanks to the Perimeter app and use it to respond to
public needs accordingly.
CEO and Co-Founder Bailey Farren
and team currently have plans to expand the reach of Perimeter
beyond the west to include the southeastern and northeastern U.S.
and to have it utilized for special events that have the potential
for hazards.
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