Blount County & the Cities of Alcoa and Maryville are now using the Everbridge system for Citizen Alerts to communicate with thousands of businesses and residents in minutes in the event of an emergency. Everbridge is an industry-leading interactive communication and mass notification solutions provider that helps organizations save lives, manage critical activities and improve the efficiency of daily operations.
With the Everbridge system, Blount County/City of Maryville/City of Alcoa will be able to alert residents about severe weather, fires, floods, toxic environmental issues and in process violent crimes. Messages can be sent to individuals using a variety of contact mechanisms– cell phone, landline, email, text messaging, fax, pager, and more – ensuring that residents receive life-saving emergency information and important public service announcements in minutes.
“We have a commitment to protect our citizens from any danger that threatens our community. The ability to reach all residents quickly during an emergency in order to warn them and provide guidance is critical to upholding that commitment, which is why the Everbridge system was selected,” said Blount County Mayor Ed Mitchell. “The Everbridge mass notification and interactive communication system ensures that we will be able to react quickly and efficiently to reach each individual in the case of an emergency. This system is used by other cities and governments across the nation, including Boston, MA, immediately following the marathon bombings, where they were able to get critical information out to the public.”
Jaime Ellertson, CEO of Everbridge, commented, “A robust emergency notification system is a strategic system for communities that need to notify thousands of residents and businesses rapidly and efficiently during an emergency. Everbridge is proud to have been chosen by Blount County/City of Alcoa/City of Maryville as a critical component of its emergency response plan.”
To sign up for emergency alerts, please visit www.alertblountcounty.com.
About Everbridge, Inc.
Everbridge provides industry-leading interactive communication and mass notification solutions to organizations in all major industries and government sectors. Everbridge solutions increase connectivity to key audiences, automate communication processes, and integrate recipient feedback, data feeds, and social media in a single communications console. Ultimately, these solutions provide the insight and infrastructure that help clients save lives, manage critical activities and improve the efficiency of daily operations.