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A New Generation of Emergency Response and Incident Management

Forward-thinking public safety agencies like police, fire, and emergency-response, are deploying Cisco solutions to increase inter-agency collaboration and productivity while cutting costs.

• Unified incident command system and collaboration tools
• Inter- and intra-agency information sharing
• Critical voice, data and video on one converged, interoperable communications network
• Mobility-anytime, anywhere
• Scalable, open-standard solutions that maximize existing investments

Solution Overview

Cisco solutions integrate multiple components to create a comprehensive, collaborative network with planned and unplanned mission partners.

• Cisco Mobile Networks for Public Safety At-A-Glance (PDF - 192 KB)
• Rapidly Deployable Communications for State and Local Government Solution Overview (PDF - 101 KB)
• Connecting Communities with Cisco Unified Communication (PDF - 521 KB)
• Simple, Scalable, and Comprehensive Communications Interoperability
• Public-Safety Agencies Use Converged Networks to Do More with Less
• Public Safety Communications Interoperability (Video - 5:39 min)
• Cisco Connected Government (Video - 4:52 min)

Case Studies

Making the right information available, to the right agency at the right time. If you can't communicate, you can't coordinate.

• Boulder Country Uses Cisco IPICS to Improve Service Effectiveness and Incident Response (PDF - 200 KB)
• City of Austin Improves Emergency Response Time, Effectiveness, and Mobility (PDF - 1.79 MB)
• Georgia Forestry Commission Develops Interoperable Statewide Radio Network (PDF - 260 KB)
• Emergency Responders Rely on Advanced Technologies to Help Victims Quickly, Safely

Network Blueprints

Explore network architectures, blueprints, and design guides.

• Cisco IPICS Operational Views
• Enterprise Mobility Design Guide
• Wireless Security Design Guide
• Unified Communications for Government

Solution Partners

Enhance your capabilities with solutions from leading application technology partners.

• Berbee
  Informacast enables urgent communications and alerts over your Cisco Unified Communications network.
• AAC Inc.
  PhoneTop Application Alerts take advantage of existing citizen networks (for example, amber and weather alerts).
• LiteScape Technologies
  Phone panic button activates a digital video camera.

Relevant Solution Products

IP-enabled command and control enable integrated voice communications, inter- and intra- agency information sharing, mobility and collaboration for improved decision making and emergency response.

Interoperability Systems
Keep existing radio infrastructure and allow emergency first responders to quickly exchange incident information including voice, data, and video on demand by enabling communications across multiple devices and frequencies.

• Cisco IP Interoperability and Communications System (IPICS)

Collaboration Tools
Cisco offers a complete portfolio of multimedia conferencing solutions that fully integrate voice, video, and Web conferencing capabilities to connect across the miles.

• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace
• Cisco TelePresence

Unified Communications
Cisco provides a rich portfolio of voice, video, mobility, and IP communications solutions designed to facilitate efficient and effective interaction, while providing the foundation for a collaborative workforce.

• Cisco Unified Communications
• Cisco Emergency Responder

Mobility
Communicate anywhere with secure wireless solutions designed for today's constantly changing critical communication and intelligent information sharing.

• Cisco 3200 Series Wireless and Mobile Routers
• Wireless Mesh Networking Overview
• Mobility Solutions