Early Warning Earthquake System In Place
New technology is in place that alerts the public of a potential earthquake. ShakeAlert, an earthquake early warning system powered by the U.S. Geological Survey,
uses science and technology to detect significant earthquakes quickly so alerts can reach people before shaking arrives.
“These seconds of advance warning allow people and systems to take actions to protect life and property from destructive shaking,” according to a Oregon Office of Emergency Management news release. “It is already in place along most of the West Coast and operational for key infrastructure systems such as automatic water valve shutoffs and starting back-up generators.”
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Everbridge Adds Another Statewide Win with Selection by Oregon to Power Public Alerts and Warning System for 33 Million Residents and Annual Visitors
February 18, 2021 GMT
Everbridge Adds Another Statewide Win with Selection by Oregon to Power Public Alerts (Photo: Business Wire)
Everbridge Adds Another Statewide Win with Selection by Oregon to Power Public Alerts (Photo: Business Wire)
BURLINGTON, Mass. (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 18, 2021
Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management (CEM), today announced that Oregon selected the company to power its OR-Alert emergency notification system to reach all residents and annual visitors, joining the ranks of other population-wide Everbridge state and territory deployments including California, New York, Florida, Connecticut, Vermont, and Massachusetts, as well as Washington, D.C. and the United States Virgin Isl