Send Word Now Used to Support Fight Against Wildfires Across Several States
(firmenpresse) - NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 07/27/11 -- Send Word Now, the leading worldwide provider of and , announced today that the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the nation's support center for wildland firefighting , selected Send Word Now to provide to its subdivisions, which include state and federal agencies, to help public information officers quickly disseminate information to key individuals who were actively trying to manage the wildfires.
Send Word Now's platform was used by the Southwest Area Type One Incident Management Team: North Command to fight the Wallow Fires in Arizona, the Georgia Department of Forestry for fire support in the Southeast (Georgia and Florida), and by several other Incident Management Teams to fight fires across several states.
After evaluating several solutions, NIFC chose Send Word Now based on its ease of use, functionality, and ability to support the interagency nature of wildfire cooperation. Wildfire managers work closely with the general public, government officials, and many other organizations and it needed a solution that supported the ability to inform all involved parties with up to date information concerning the status of wildfires.
"We are extremely proud to be able to offer our services to NIFC and all those involved in managing and fighting the wildfires," said Tony Schmitz, President and CEO of Send Word Now. "Organizations such as this one are extremely important to public safety and we are thrilled that we can lend a helping hand. Send Word Now is well suited to support this initiative based on its experience and expertise in supporting the communications needs of state and federal agencies throughout the United States."
Send Word Now is the leading provider of on-demand and incident management services for both routine and . The easy-to-use, is used by government agencies, municipalities, universities, non-profit organizations and businesses, including many Fortune 500 companies, to ensure fast, effective, two-way communication in real-time. Send Word Now's Alert Tracer® provides a full audit trail of messages sent and received for after-action reporting and follow-up. Designed to reach anyone, anywhere, anytime, with any device over any type of connection, Send Word Now's is capable of transmitting hundreds of thousands of voice and text messages in minutes. The company is headquartered in New York City. Visit Send Word Now on the web at or email us at . Follow Send Word Now on Twitter at and check out our new blog for industry news and insights at .
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