Emergency Communications stories
Dutch company one2many has been chosen by the Ministry of Civil Defence - Emergency Management as its provider of a national Wireless Emergency Alert System.
The upgrade gives airport staff faster, more reliable links to co-ordinate passengers safely as annual throughput heads towards 8.5 million by 2025.
Thirteen finalists have been shortlisted for national recognition after a record number of entries to the 2018 Site Safe awards.
Fast alerts via text and social media can protect customers and reputation when emergencies strike, experts say.
The ECLI service provides emergency services with the probable location of a caller when they dial 111 from a mobile phone.
Technology can help educators meet standard operating procedures swiftly and effectively, cutting down response times.
The Panic Button feature is able to override the official internal publishing process in the case of an emergency.
An emergency 111 smartphone app is being developed in a joint venture between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the NZ Police.