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U.S. Department of Defense Deploys Everbridge to Keep Attendees Safe During the 124th Army-Navy Game

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231205765350/en/
    U.S. Department of Defense Deploys Everbridge to Keep Attendees Safe During the 124th Army-Navy Game.
  • “Over the years we have heavily relied on the utilization of JARVISS and its team from Everbridge for our annual Army-Navy football game.
  • The game has been frequently attended by sitting U.S. presidents and has been nationally televised each year since 1945.
  • Everbridge and its public safety solutions make it easy for attendees, visitors, and residents to receive important safety and event information before, during, and after large gatherings.

Genasys Inc. Evacuation Management and Critical Communications Keeping California Residents Safe During Year-Round Fire Season

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

SAN DIEGO, May 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genasys Inc. (NASDAQ: GNSS), the global leader in critical communications systems and solutions that help protect and keep people safe, today announced that the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services, and the City of Walnut Creek conducted a successful evacuation exercise in the Walnut Creek community of Rossmoor last week.

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  • The exercise was designed to evaluate and improve evacuation procedures for residents of the Rossmoor community and test Contra Costa Countys Zonehaven digital evacuation system.
  • Contra Costa is one of 19 California counties employing Zonehaven evacuation management software services.
  • "Genasys software and hardware systems now protect nearly 30% of California residents," Mr. Danforth said.
  • Genasys is a global provider of critical communications systems and solutions that help protect and keep people safe.

Atmospheric River Storm Delivers Expected Wind and Rain Wallop; PG&E Responds with Hundreds of Electric and Tree Crews and Thousands of Employees and Contractors to Restore Power Safely and as Quickly as Possible

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 25, 2021

Since the storm arrived in the early hours of Sunday morning, approximately 380,000 customers have lost power.

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  • Since the storm arrived in the early hours of Sunday morning, approximately 380,000 customers have lost power.
  • Hundreds more employees are staffing the storm centers, performing safety duties, delivering needed equipment to PG&E yards and more.
  • Those crews were pre-positioned to be in place where PG&Es in-house meteorology team had forecasted that storm impacts would be most severe.
  • Additionally, PG&E has requested mutual assistance from nearby utilities to ensure that customers are restored safely and as quickly as possible.

High Winds, Drought Conditions Mean PG&E May Need to Proactively Turn Off Power for Safety Tuesday through Wednesday Afternoon in Small Parts of 18 Counties

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, August 17, 2021

PG&Es in-house meteorologists, its Wildfire Safety Operations Center and its Emergency Operations Center continue to monitor conditions closely.

Key Points: 
  • PG&Es in-house meteorologists, its Wildfire Safety Operations Center and its Emergency Operations Center continue to monitor conditions closely.
  • Customers can look up their address at www.pge.com/pspsupdates to see if PG&E is monitoring their location for the potential safety shutoff.
  • While a PSPS is an important wildfire safety tool, PG&E understands that losing power disrupts lives.
  • Every wildfire season is different, and the ongoing drought and the conditions will determine the number of times we will need to shut off power, without compromising safety.