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ARF- 3041

2. B.

Work Session

Meeting Date:	03/10/2015
Submitted For:	Michael O'Driscoll
Submitted By:	Josh Beck, PHEP Manager, Health & Emergency Services Division
Department:	Health & Emergency Management	Division:	Health Services
Fiscal Year:	FY2014-FY2015	Budgeted?:	No
Contract Dates Begin & End:	FY2014-FY2015	Grant?:	No
Matching Requirement?:	Yes	Fund?:	New

Information

Request/Subject

Everbridge Mass Communication Mass Notification Suite Potential Purchase

Background Information

Everbridge Mass Notification enables organizations to send notifications via 25+ contact paths to individuals or groups using lists, locations, and visual intelligence. This comprehensive notification solution keeps your contacts informed before, during and after all events operational incidents, and emergencies. Everbridge Mass Notification features robust analytics, GIS capabilities, and flexible contact management. In addition, customers with global contacts can leverage a single access point to notify contacts and manage contact data across multiple distributed data stores — a unique “globally local” approach.

When an incident happens, whether it’s a natural disaster or an IT outage, Everbridge automates communications to ensure that the right messages get to the right people, at the right time. Because the platform is cloud-based, it requires no hardware, installation, or maintenance.

Evaluation

In the event of an unexpected disaster or emergency, the Everbridge Mass Communications Suite has the ability to assist Gila County in saving countless lives. The County intends to apply for grant funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) Program, which requires a 50/50 cash match. If the grant is awarded through the EMPG Program, Gila County can purchase this product at a yearly cost of ~$9000. As city, county, and state government organizations continue to face lawsuits for not being properly prepared to respond to emergencies, this product gives the counties community communication abilities a much needed boost.

Conclusion

This product will allow County Emergency Services personnel to continue focusing on improving disaster outcomes by implementing quality mass communication practices. This product will also allow Emergency Services to improve Gila County internal messaging by placing the data in the hands of Emergency Services staff to manage and control.

Recommendation

It is the recommendation of the Health and Emergency Services Division Director that the Board of Supervisors consider the potential purchase of a Mass Notification Suite.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion regarding the potential purchase of a Mass Notifications Suite using the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Emergency Management Performance Grants Program 50/50 match funds that will be used by the Health and Emergency Services Division. (Michael O’Driscoll)

Attachments
Mass-Notifications
IPAWS
Smart Weather
Everbridge University
Everbridge Quote
Everbridge Service Agreement
Everbridge Power Point Presentation