Ready Or Not is a customizable and scalable technology based solution that helps communities better prepare and manage emergencies. The Ready Or Not service allows clients to address the needs of community members, first responders and administrators when it comes to being prepared for an emergency and managing an emergency situation.

The Ready Or Not application contains three integrated components that collectively manage the emergency moment, the Crisis Information Management System (CIMS), the Incident Communication System (i-Comm), and the Public Emergency Preparedness Web Template.

By providing three scalable components, clients are no longer forced to look outside for piece meal solutions to meet emergency preparedness guidelines and requirements. Ready Or Not is a state of the art software solution that is accessible on-demand 24x7 from any PC, Blackberry, i-Phone, or other web enabled device, and requires very little computer knowledge. Even the most basic computer user can navigate the Ready Or Not system with ease.

The Ready-or-Not program usefulness increases when disasters are looming, as people will be looking for at-hand sources of information. This online Ready-Or-Not website service is ideally suited and designed for civic minded organizations with access to citizens in their community.

Teachers and Teacher Associations School Districts and Neighborhood Schools State and Regional Education Associations Parent Teacher Organizations and Associations Disaster prone Municipalities and Counties

Crisis Information Management System (CIMS)

During an emergency, you need to know what to do, and how to do it. It is time for action. With Ready-Or-Not’s Crisis Information Management System (CIMS) you, your staff and first responders will have access to of your pertinient emergency preparedness and response documentation at your fingertips, s you will be able to manage the emergency moment more efficiently and effectively.

The multiuser CIMS software application is a structured central repository for planning, preparing, responding, communicating and recovering from incidents. Multiple personnel from multiple agencies have concurrent real time access to the vital information they require using any web enabled devices, PDA, Blackberry, iPhone, laptop, and desktop computer.

The Crisis Information Management System allows users to access:

	Emergency & Incident Action Plans
	Building and Sites Plans & Pictures
	Emergency Contact Lists & Details
	Communication Thread/Message Boards
	Other highly valuable customizable resources for emergency responders

Incident Communication System (i-Comm)

i-Comm is a web-based communications system that is designed for internal and external alerting. Clients and users can issue and receive online and offline alerts and notifications for active incidents. I-Comm pushes out internal and external incident related instructions to targeted audiences through any web enabled computer on the desktop of a client’s PC or personal website.

Public Emergency Preparedness Web Template

This public facing emergency preparedness portal publishes in one succinct, easy to view location valuable and useful information to multiple viewers to plan for an recover from most any situation. Clietns are provided with the tools and technology to dynamically publish and communicate information to their greater geographic community regarding local and neighboring resources, as well as, real time information that is relevant to the needs of that community before, during, and after a crisis.

Ready-or-Not brings you objective and impartial information and resources that are completely provided from outside experts with the know how and ability to help you and your community become better prepared for emergencies, disasters and acts of terrorism.

A Word About “Default” Links and Changing Them: Client-Administrators of the Ready-or-Not service are afforded on-demand opportunity to change any of the “default” links to Ready-or-Not resources. So for example, the Administrator of a Ready-or-Not site may elect to link users in their community to their local hospital for the First Aid Guide button instead of accepting our “default” link to MayoClinic.com.

Ready-or-Not.org Content Resources
	U.S. Department of Homeland Security
	Federal Emergency Management Agency
	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
	50 State and Local Governments
	International Red Cross
	American Red Cross
	American Heart Association
	National Next of Kin Registry
	Humane Society of the US
	MayoClinic.com

 

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