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Emergency Preparedness and Response with Nixle: Demo Webinar August 2015

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Agenda

+ Nixle used during the Rocky Fire Evacuations + Use Case: Missing Autistic Boy Located

+ Preparing for Hurricane Guillermo with Nixle

+ Maximizing your Nixle System with Keywords

+ Exploring the Nixle Platform

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Housekeeping

Use the Q&A function to submit your questions.

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We’ll send out a recording after the event

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Introduction

Brian Yim Senior Product Specialist Nixle

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The Rocky Fire

+ The fire began July 29, 2015 and lasted 16 days + 69,438 acres were burned destroying 43 residences

and 53 outbuildings

+ Cause of the fire is still under investigation

+ Over 20 public safety agencies worked together during the fire to communicate information to residents

History of the Fire

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The Rocky Fire

+ Throughout the fire, Nixle alerts were sent from local fire departments and the Lake County Sheriff

+ Most messages included evacuation updates and safety reminders

+ Updates also sent out about road closures due to the fire

Lake County Sheriff

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Use Case: Missing Autistic Boy Located

+ A Nixle Alert was sent out to residents with information about the missing child

+  Message details included description of missing boy and last known location

Anchorage Police Department

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Use Case: Missing Autistic Boy Located

Anchorage Police Department

“ The efforts by [the citizen] to act immediately upon the [Nixle] release were paramount in the safe recovery of the child and in all likelihood saved the child’s life”

-Sergeant Patzke Anchorage Police Department

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Preparing for Hurricane Guillermo

+ Honolulu DEM sent out an advisory message to residents and how to be prepared for Hurricane Guillermo

+  Tips included keeping emergency supplies stocked, maintaining a high level of awareness and creating a disaster supply kit

+ Residents urged to sign up for Nixle to receive emergency messages and updates

Honolulu Department of Emergency Management

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Utilizing Keywords

+ Maximizing your Nixle system using KEYWORDS

+ Residents will only receive messages from your agency

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Q&A

Use the Q&A function to submit your questions.

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Note: Presentation slides will be available on our blog at blog.everbridge.com

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