Genasys to Power Public Safety Alerts for California's Second Most Populous County
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genasys Inc. (NASDAQ: GNSS), the global leader in unified critical communications systems and solutions that help keep people safe, today announced that San Diego County, California has entered into a five-year contract with the Company for Genasys Emergency Management (GEM) software services. GEM is replacing San Diego County's previous regional notification system.
"This is the second county in Southern California to select GEM for emergency management and critical notification services," said Richard Danforth, Chief Executive Officer, Genasys Inc. "Between San Diego County and the previously announced Riverside County contract, GEM will cover more than 5.8 million residents, 2 million housing units, and 130,000 businesses."
Mr. Danforth added, "With this award, emergency management agencies, first responders, and more than 15 million Californians statewide will have access to Genasys' unified critical communications solutions to help prepare for and protect against wildfires, flooding, debris flows, tsunamis, earthquakes, and other life safety hazards. Additional Genasys software and hardware systems contracts from California jurisdictions are expected this year."
GEM delivers targeted emergency alerts, public safety warnings and information to people at risk before, during, and after crisis situations. By adding a powerful and intuitive orchestration and management layer on top of existing physical and digital infrastructure, GEM extends the clarity, reach and range of critical communications. |
