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How Local Governments Can Improve Emergency Response

Local governments everywhere face the same challenge: communities expect faster, more coordinated emergency response—but budgets, staffing, and infrastructure investments rarely keep pace. New radio systems, command centers, and hardware upgrades are expensive and...

5 Common Failures in Emergency Communications

Emergency communications failures cost lives during disasters. Learn the 5 most common breakdowns in emergency communication—and how to avoid them with smarter, community-driven tools.

How Volunteers Save Lives Before First Responders Arrive

Discover how community volunteers save lives before first responders arrive by reporting incidents, coordinating aid, and providing critical support during emergencies using PubSafe.

Animal Rescue

PubSafe is designed to help rescue people and animals during blue or gray skies. By being more efficient, more rescues can be done, in less time. The PubSafe web portal and mobile app deliver an opportunity for efficiency not previously available to animal rescue groups or animal shelters.

Sherp ATV Pros and Cons

The Sherp ATV is a known search and rescue vehicle. It has been around for almost a decade and was originally designed for operation on the tundra of Siberia. Siberia has a lot of marsh and bog in the summer when the ice and snow melt making it impossible for regular off-road vehicles or even track vehicles. In the colder months, vehicles must be able to travel on thin ice, water or deep snow.

Hurricane Helene Search and Rescue

The urgency of the situation was clear, and the Withlachoochee Regional Search and Rescue team, equipped with the PubSafe Sherp, sprang into action. Leveraging fire rescue, search and rescue, and local knowledge, we navigated the treacherous conditions to reach those in need. This is one story that represents thousands, many far more dangerous, executed by government and volunteer search and rescue personnel.