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==Case studies== ==Case studies==
The system is used to notify residents in emergency situations, for example:
The system is used to notify residents in emergency situations. During the ], government agencies used the system to notify a large number of Boston-area residents in particular neighborhoods to boil water before drinking.<ref name="NYTBoston" /> During the much more contained ] in ], authorities used Reverse 911 to notify the approximately 1,500 residents of the town to evacuate from the bulldozer's path.<ref name="CNN2004" /> During the ], ] and ], residents were notified by Reverse 911 and sirens to evacuate low-lying areas.<ref name="KGW2011" /> When the ]s in the ], apartment of mass murderer ] were detonated by police, Reverse 911 was used to notify nearby residents of the evacuation order.<ref name="APD Twitter" /> On December 14, 2012, Reverse 911 was used to notify parents in the Sandy Hook community of Newtown, Connecticut, of the ] there.<ref name="USAToday" /> During the manhunt for suspects involved in the ], Reverse 911 was used to notify residents of ], to remain in their homes.<ref name="indep20130419" /> In October 2014, some Dallas, Texas, residents were notified of the city's second ] infection case by a Reverse 911 call.<ref name="cnn20141013"/>

* During the ], government agencies used the system to notify a large number of Boston-area residents in particular neighborhoods to boil water before drinking.<ref name="NYTBoston" />
* During the much more contained ] in ], authorities used Reverse 911 to notify the approximately 1,500 residents of the town to evacuate from the bulldozer's path.<ref name="CNN2004" />
* During the ], ] and ], residents were notified by Reverse 911 and sirens to evacuate low-lying areas.<ref name="KGW2011" />
* When the ]s in the ], apartment of mass murderer ] were detonated by police, Reverse 911 was used to notify nearby residents of the evacuation order.<ref name="APD Twitter" />
* On December 14, 2012, Reverse 911 was used to notify parents in the Sandy Hook community of Newtown, Connecticut, of the ] there.<ref name="USAToday" />
* During the manhunt for suspects involved in the ], Reverse 911 was used to notify residents of ], to remain in their homes.<ref name="indep20130419" />
* In October 2014, some Dallas, Texas, residents were notified of the city's second ] infection case by a Reverse 911 call.<ref name="cnn20141013"/>


==References== ==References==

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Communications system used to communicate with the public

Reverse 9-1-1 is a public safety communications technology used by public safety organizations in Canada and the United States to communicate with groups of people in a defined geographic area. The system uses a database of telephone numbers and associated addresses, which, when tied into geographic information systems (GIS), can be used to deliver recorded emergency notifications to a selected set of telephone service subscribers.

Background

Reverse 9-1-1 was developed by Sigma Micro Corporation, later known as Sigma Communications, in 1993. After a number of corporate acquisitions, Motorola Solutions ultimately gained ownership of the technology and rights developed by Sigma, and Motorola has folded Reverse 9-1-1 into their Vesta suite of public safety systems.

Case studies

The system is used to notify residents in emergency situations, for example:

References

  1. "What is Reverse 911?". Sammamish.wa.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  2. "Welcome to the Reverse 911 Web Site". Sigma Micro Corporation. 1997. Archived from the original on May 26, 1998.
  3. "Motorola Solutions Completes Acquisition of Airbus DS Communications". Motorola Solutions. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  4. Henry, Derrick (May 2, 2010). "Ruptured Pipe Cuts Water in Boston". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 6, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  5. "Bulldozer rampage gunman dead". CNN.com. June 5, 2004. Archived from the original on April 19, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  6. Mungeam, Frank (March 11, 2011). "Tsunami causes evacuations, damage at Ore. coast". KGW.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  7. Aurora Police Department (July 21, 2012). "UPDATE: Peoria Street CLOSED..." Twitter.com. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  8. Stoller, Gary; Strauss, Gary; Stanglin, Doug (December 14, 2012). "Gunman kills mom, 26 others in school shooting spree". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012.
  9. Kumar, Nikhil (April 19, 2013). "Boston Marathon bombing: How critically injured man's memory of 'man in the white cap' gave FBI vital clue". The Independent. Archived from the original on April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  10. Fantz, Ashley; Yan, Holly (October 13, 2014). "Questions remain about how Dallas nurse got Ebola". CNN.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.


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