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REVERSE 911® was originally developed for public safety agencies and emergency management groups, and has grown to include many different types of organizations for a wide variety of circumstances.
Law Enforcement departments can effectively use REVERSE 911® to enhance public awareness, improve relations between community and police for heightened trust. Possible uses include:
- Crime prevention alerts
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- Investigation assistance
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- Check and credit card fraud
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- Abduction and hostage situations
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- Bomb threats
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- Prison escapes
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- Gang activity reports
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- Jury call-offs
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- Arson investigations
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- Sexual offender notices
| Public Safety agencies can improve responsiveness and safety dramatically with REVERSE 911®. Possible situations that would warrant use of the system include:
- Emergency notification
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- Evacuation and return notifications
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- Community policing
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- Natural disasters
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- Hazardous material releases
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- Search and rescue operations
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- Inclement weather
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Utility (nuclear, electric, gas, etc.), Transportation (airlines, railroads) and Chemical Manufacturing industries can benefit from installing REVERSE 911® by improving public relations through better communications, and by reducing liability in the event of a major accident. Possible uses include:
- Emergency notification
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- Service availability announcements
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- Work crew call-in
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- Community surveys
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- Supplier faxing
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- Employee bulletin board
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- Media notification
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Health Care facilities can improve service and response-time with
REVERSE 911®. Possible uses include:
- On-call staff call-in
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- Appointment reminders
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- Special program announcements
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- Out-patient health verification
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- Media relations
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- Emergency blood donation requests
| State and Local Governments can use REVERSE 911® for a multitude of purposes, including:
- Response to industrial accidents
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- Preparation for predicted weather
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- Citizen surveys
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- Business surveys
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- Community event reminders
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- Road closing announcements
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Military and Homeland Defense Operations use REVERSE 911®
to rapidly notify commanders, on- and off-duty personnel and housing areas for:
- Base/battle staff recalls
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- Homeland
security threats
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- Emergency
base announcements
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- Natural
disasters
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- Crisis
action team recalls
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- Special team
mobilizations
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- Weather
advisories
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Accident/emergency medical alerts
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- HAZMAT
response
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REVERSE 911® can deliver messages via many standard communications devices. These include:
land lines
cell phones
alpha and digital pagers
pda's
email
fax
REVERSE 911® also delivers via tty/ttd protocol to alert the hearing impaired.
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