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“Hurricane Lane has already dumped over a foot of rain on the
Prior to
“When a critical event such as a hurricane or wildfire strikes,
communication between emergency managers, emergency responders, search
and rescue teams, security professionals and the general population is
vital to saving lives,” said
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Last year’s hurricane season, for example, broke numerous records for rainfall, cost, and number of powerful storms. Click here to watch a webinar on lessons learned, response plan improvements, and technological advancements for 2018 and beyond. The Everbridge Customer Success team has also released the following critical event management and emergency messaging recommendations, guidelines and tips that organizations should incorporate into their hurricane readiness and preparedness plans:
- Confirm System Access: Make sure that all users can log into your critical communications system, and that they have the right access to send notifications. Also, ensure that former employees are removed from your system and that access for users on leave is disabled.
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Message Construction : In an emergency, messages should be clear and concise. It is recommended that you adhere to the3-3-30 guideline (a message should contain no more than 3 main points, in 3 short sentences, using fewer than 30 words). - Contact Data Quality: The start of hurricane season is the right time to remind citizens to sign up for your community messages. When a resident subscribes, it supports a more complete and accurate profile of that person, including home phone, mobile phone, SMS, email, and locations that are important to them.
- Perform Testing and Training: To support adoption for recipients and ease of access for message senders, you will want to send test messages to maintain familiarity with the system and to practice message building. Use a severe weather event as an opportunity to provide your contacts (residents and/or employees, customers, and other stakeholders) with preparedness information, similar to information found at https://ready.gov.
- FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS): During a severe weather emergency, it’s extremely helpful to have access to IPAWS, so if infrastructure fails and land lines are not an option, you know you can at least get a one-way message to residents’ mobile devices, or anyone near the event.
- Share the URL for the Local Emergency Alert Opt-in Page: Use the news, radio, social media and printed materials to actively promote your system to the public.
- Tracking the Safety of Care-Dependent Residents: During a hurricane, your care-dependent citizens are at an elevated risk. They may not be able to evacuate and may need to stay close to treatment. Coordinate regularly with your health department to understand where your at-risk population is located, how they can be reached and what their special needs may be.
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Everbridge
Jeff Young, 781-859-4116
jeff.young@everbridge.com
or
Jim
Gatta, 215-290-3799
jim.gatta@everbridge.com