http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=960&32=8717&7=529507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Falerts Emergency Management Blog: Alerts & Notifications en-us Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:15:02 GMT 2010-03-09T08:15:02Z en-us http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=529487&44=86922882&32=8717&7=529507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Falerts%2FSocial-Considerations-for-Successful.html The following is another in our series of excerpts from the Galain Solutions, Inc. white paper, "Notification, Alerts, and Warnings: The Next Generation". (Copy available Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:15:02 GMT 67cfc29a1c6925096cf1813c3cd57b74 2010-03-09T08:15:02Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=529487&44=86618327&32=8717&7=529507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Falerts%2FState-of-New-York.html I must confess to being skeptical. When I heard the State of New York claim the emergency notification system it built had real throttling to Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:15:01 GMT 7d0db5c9ce719f087e2fdb2529ac5e81 2010-03-06T16:15:01Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=529487&44=85844377&32=8717&7=529507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Falerts%2FManaging-a-System-of-Systems-emergency.html Every day, more people are realizing that the best approach to a solid notification and alerting plan is the "system-of-systems" route. Not one single system, Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:15:02 GMT 49304ac2ab3aa3ac04090504df136fae 2010-03-02T20:15:02Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=529487&44=85484327&32=8717&7=529507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Falerts%2FDigital-Signage-as-A.html When considering options for mass notification, emergency managers are generally accustomed to sending alerts through telephones, mobile devices and email. Yet, an interesting (perhaps controversial) Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:15:02 GMT f505915ecfc64f64b5d3b386c9dd657c 2010-02-27T13:15:02Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=529487&44=85215262&32=8717&7=529507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Falerts%2FAnother-State-Attempts-Statewide.html Legislation has been introduced in Tennessee that would create a pilot for a statewide notification program. In bills introduced by Senator Eric Stewart and Representative Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:15:02 GMT 2b2fb293f3f79f05d86e5ee58937a82b 2010-02-25T16:15:02Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=529487&44=84597737&32=8717&7=529507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Falerts%2FEnd-of-an-Era.html Today marked the end of an era of sorts in emergency notification. PlantCML ® announced it will no longer be using the Dialogic Communications Corporation or Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:25:53 GMT c08ab0e5d960a58979e4a0f2ef5f112f 2010-02-19T22:25:53Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=529487&44=84120567&32=8717&7=529507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Falerts%2FFEMA-Shows-Off-its.html Yesterday, FEMA illustrated its G eo-Targeted Alerting System (GTAS) project, a prototype application of plume modeling and high resolution weather models that may eventually be Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:15:01 GMT 79cbe4184c73fca2467133f95624e2bd 2010-02-12T14:15:01Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=529487&44=83773672&32=8717&7=529507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Falerts%2FSolving-the-Mystery-of.html As we travel around the country, we keep hearing public safety officials talk about Nixle. It's a notification solution, similar to others. A public safety Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:15:02 GMT 6c5032cc68a47fac7f6235009250ce2b 2010-02-09T01:15:02Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=529487&44=83405347&32=8717&7=529507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Falerts%2FAn-Offer-You-Cant.html In a follow up to our recent post on providing incentives for citizens to register their mobile phones for alerts, it appears San Diego County Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:15:01 GMT cc5e0db80bb8a04c81e66428ea6db80e 2010-02-03T23:15:01Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=529487&44=82117707&32=8717&7=529507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Falerts%2FFinancial-Incentive-for-Signing.html Many communities offer some type of sign-up mechanism for residents to register to receive automated notifications. Good idea. However, there's usually a struggle to get Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:15:01 GMT cd2782b99b6af83ed50bd363ffb8683e 2010-02-02T07:15:01Z