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Cover the County with Broadcasts
Fort Bend County, Texas, acquires the largest synchronized multi-station ALERT AM System in the USA, purchased primarily through FEMA HMGP funding. See a case study.

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Tell Residents When to Evacuate
"Every time someone smelled smoke, our 911 and emergency call center lines were swamped," says Los Alamos County, NM, Emergency Director Phil Taylor. With only two roads in and out of the area, residents wanted to know when to evacuate. Now dual ALERT AM stations communicate directly to all motorists in the County. See the story.

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Reach Campus Motorists 24/7
The State University of New York at Buffalo uses an Information Station for emergencies to communicate with on-campus travelers about daily and event-driven traffic. See an article.

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Gear Up for Hurricanes
Florida hurricane readiness trend has produced many emergency advisory radio stations since 2005. A few include Oakland Park, Boca Raton, O rlando, Orlando International Airport and Delray Beach. These stations are positioned to inform the public 24/7.

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Warn When Wildfires Threaten
Wildfires continue to be a problem in California as evidenced by the recent Zaca incident near Santa Barbara. So the San Marcos Pass Volunteer Fire Department and Wildland Residents Association use their ALERT AM station (SMPERS 1040 AM) to assist in communication efforts associated with evacuations. See an indepth case study.


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Broadcast Campus Alerts Fast
Congress has approved a bill requiring "colleges and universities to issue public warnings within 30 minutes of an emergency or threat." Emergency Advisory Radio and/or Flashing ALERT Signs help reach people within a 3-5-mile radius of campus. See more about the bill and grants to fund equipment.

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Broadcast Public Health Alerts
Built for speed and ease, the new RadioSTAT Portable Advisory Radio Station allows public health officials to communicate directly with motorists about evacuations, points of distribution, surge operations, decontaminations and more. See the webpage.

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Buy Emergency Advisory Radio Systems & Signs with Grant Money
The DHS's 2008 grant program offers high-risk, heavily populated areas funding for emergency alerting systems, such as ALERT AM and Flashing ALERT Signs. Get a clear/concise 2008 DHS funding guide. Similarly, the WARN Act assures funding of these same technologies for remote areas (private sector, academia, tribal communities, etc.) underserved by commercial/mobile services. See ISS' "Emergency Funding Resources" webpage.

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Collaborate to Broadcast across Entire Counties
Northrop Grumman and ISS during late 2007 and early 2008 produced and installed some of the largest ALERT AM systems to date in 3 counties surrounding Richmond, Virginia. Chesterfield and Hanover Counties, each with 7 stations, use Wireless Audio Links to synchronize broadcasts. Goochland County uses a sideband signal generator at 7 locations. All 3 counties use Workstation Audio Control PCs to produce/send broadcasts. Customers say they are pleased with how “smooth and clean” the installations went. The real proof? Already the systems have been used to broadcast notices of brush fires, a 911 outage and ice storms that caused power outages. And the counties are ordering more ISS products.