Public Warning Systems for Cities, Counties, and States

The world has changed dramatically in recent years.  We have witnessed disasters unlike anything seen before – the terrorist attacks of 9/11; the devastating tsunamis in South Asia in 2004; and the unprecedented 23 storms in 2005, including the deadliest storm in history, Hurricane Katrina. 

Is your city prepared?
In today’s world being prepared to rapidly disseminate accurate emergency information to the affected public before, during and after a disaster is critical in protecting life and mitigating casualties. Whereas detection of the threat is necessary in order to generate timely alerts, detection is insufficient, by itself, to save lives and minimize chaos.  It is the actual warning to people in the affected areas, and the take-action instructions provided to them in a timely and coordinated manner that is significant in an overall effective mitigation response. 

“During Katrina, the problem was not the lack of interoperable communications, but the lack of operable communications.”
Peter Verga, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense, U.S. Department of Defense

• Command and Control (C2). WAVES provides the user a sophisticated, but easy-to-use C2 augmentation capability, allowing emergency managers to rapidly alert the public of imminent danger and efficiently control their response before, during and after a man-made or natural disaster.
• Indoor and Outdoor Alerting.  WAVES offers both indoor (Individual Building MNS) and outdoor alerting, (Giant Voice) as well as County-Wide MNS.  
• Regional Control Capability.  WAVES can integrate multiple sites into a broader regional control system. WAVES Regional Alerting System provides remote access and control of numerous WAVES from a primary location such as a County Emergency Operations Center.
• Secure/Robust Communications. WAVES offers a variety of communications capabilities, both wired and wireless to deliver the necessary voice and data information. Our ‘flagship’ communication network is based on its digital Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) technology with superb anti-jamming capabilities and high immunity to interference, eavesdropping and spoofing as well as protecting the network in the event of a disaster.  Other communication solutions include UHF, VHF, POTS, and Ethernet.
• WAVES is  modular, scaleable, and mobile
  • Easy to expand systems and capabilities in response to growing needs.
  • Relocation of installed WAVES systems can be accomplished with ease.
• Integration Capability. WAVES has the capability to integrate with Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and other designated C2 systems for improved system management and situation awareness.  It can also be integrated with sensor and detection systems, including systems such as weather systems, chemical sensors, intrusion detection, access control and fire alarm panels. 
• Portable Field Units. TACWAVES, containing low and high power mobile speaker systems, offer portable field notification units for operations within disaster areas or temporary events. 
• WAVES can be programmed to display its graphic user interface in any language desired.
• Remote Activation. Users can remotely access the WAVES base station and activate critical mass notification functions via telephone (including cellular) or a networked computer, as well as local wired/or wireless activators. 
• Zones and Subzones. WAVES sends specific alerting message to the affected areas (zones) as well as notifying the appropriate personnel, whether onsite or offsite.  Different messages can be sent to different zones (speakers).
• CAP. WAVES mass notification systems can communicate with the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), an XML-based data format for exchanging public warnings and emergencies between alerting technologies. CAP allows a warning message to be consistently disseminated simultaneously over many warning systems to many applications.
• Compliant with ADA, OSHA, FEMA and NFPA standards and codes.
• ISO 9001:2000 Certification - MadahCom holds the most-advanced certification, representing a strict quality system that meets the requirements of the International Quality Management Standards.

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