2020-09-18

RapidDeploy brings in new partners to transform U.S. Emergency Response Systems

Source: RapidDeploy
Curated by: Gert Jan Wolf - Editor-in Chief for The Critical Communications Review

RapidDeploy recently announced that the company will directly integrate supplemental emergency data from some of the largest and most influential companies in technology and public safety. Google, OnStar, ADT, Priority Dispatch® and Rave Mobile Safety are the most recent additions to RapidDeploy’s Unified Critical Response (UCR) ecosystem, which already has partnerships with AT&T, Microsoft, AT&T FirstNet, and Esri, among others.

Steven Raucher, CEO and Co-Founder of RapidDeploy mentioned in a press release that in order for their industry to thrive and evolve, they need to establish and grow an open and collaborative partner ecosystem. By joining forces with these tech and innovation power houses, they are one step closer to unifying the end-to-end public safety workflow. This ecosystem is pivotal to transforming voice-centric 9-1-1 centers into data-driven organizations.

With 240 million 9-1-1 calls every year, RapidDeploy is arming 9-1-1 telecommunicators and first responders with more real-time information and situational awareness so they can reduce overall response times and save more lives. The company’s cloud-native platform for 9-1-1 will democratize public safety so that every 9-1-1 agency, regardless of geography or budget, can access the most innovative technology solutions. As part of RapidDeploy’s strategy to build and facilitate an open ecosystem working together to advance public safety, the company never charges technology partners or customers to integrate their data.