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February 2011 |
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Emergency
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Portable Information Radio
Stations to broadcast Lake Tahoe emergency health
instructions.
When the next health emergency happens in the
communities joined by the necklace of roads adorning
Lake Tahoe, the results are likely to be anything
but charming. Motorists approaching hospitals and
points of vaccine dispensing (PODS) will line up
end-to-end, sandwiched between steep cliffs and the
lakeshore, unable to turn around or exit the line.
“These transmitters would broadcast where the
treatment centers are as well as broadcasting our
local ‘emergency number’ . . . presently operated
out of our county sheriff’s offices, . . . staffed
by the regional PIO team members and citizen
volunteers. The RadioSTATs are an excellent source
when coupled with the electronic changeable signs
that we have, to let the public know where to
receive vaccinations in the event of an outbreak,”
states Chris Stulik, assistant to the North Tahoe
District’s public information officer.
The District has recently included two of the
RadioSTAT transmitters as standard equipment on
their Public Information Trailers, for quick
deployment when and where needed.
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North Plainfield, NJ, utilizes
existing Information Radio Station to get critical clinic
info to the public.
It was the dead of winter
2010 and no one knew how bad the H1N1 event would turn out
to be. The Borough of North Plainfield, New Jersey, a
community in the shadow of New York City, called on the
Information Radio Station that it had installed after
September 11, 2001, to rush
critical information regarding walk-in vaccine clinics to
the public.
The station, whose ten-watt signal covers the local area,
normally broadcasts information regarding public safety for
motorists and helpful directions for visitors. Now, it would
be part of a borough-wide effort to inform the public about
a critical health resource.
Declares borough RMC Rich Phoenix, “...Our Information Radio
Station has played an important role in publicizing the free
county-sponsored clinics. The announcements ran prior to and
during the clinics and were instrumental in getting a good
turnout despite less-than-perfect winter
weather in our town.”
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Kansas medical center preps for next F5
tornado.
The devastation at Greensburg, Kansas, in May 2007
was immense after the ferocious F5 tornado finished with the
town of 1500. In the aftermath, 12 lay dead and Greensburg was
reduced to 5% of its previous size. In the hustle to get
assistance to its citizens, the State of Kansas borrowed
Information Radio stations to inform residents about how to get
assistance and warn visitors about travel restrictions.
Robert Dole VA Medical Center is ready for the next time. Now in
their arsenal: the portable VoiceStar Information Radio
Station and Changeable Message Sign – at the ready to take into
the aftermath of the next twister, or to provide hospital surge
information to incoming patrons.
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Information Radio Product
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RadioSTAT (New)
….is a ready-to-roll radio station in a high impact,
weather-resistant case. Includes a quick-erect antenna
system and portable signs to announce the signal’s presence
to motorists. Quick setup in ten minutes. Public health and
safety officials rely on RadioSTAT as a key means of
disseminating information to citizens during and after
health emergencies, natural disasters, HAZMAT incidents.
Often used in association with drive-thru points of
dissemination (PODS), decontamination centers, hospital
surge situations and to inform the public of the location of
emergency assistance.
Broadcast live messages, recorded messages. Message
management software and self-training DVD provided.
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VoiceStar (New)
….combines an Information Radio Station with a Portable
Changeable Message Sign (PCMS) to create a powerful
communication tool for health emergencies.
This solar-powered wireless solution allows administrators
to remotely control display text that correlates with a
remotely programmable radio broadcast message.
The trailer-based platform allows unattended operation in
all seasons.
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ALERT AM
….is the fixed version of the portable solutions above.
ALERT AM covers whole cities with Information Radio that is
there and in place when emergencies happen. Hundreds of
stations have been installed since September 11, 2001, and
are operating coast to coast.
ALERT AM features NOAA weather alerts and warnings that
interrupt the broadcast automatically, when they are issued.
Optional 4-day battery backup, multi-station operation and
computer control round out the roster of robust features.
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