Electronic emergency response management system
First Claim
1. A computerized method for identifying matches between emergency response units and a response event comprising:
- identifying a group of emergency response units (ERU), each said emergency response unit having particular physical attributes;
installing an ERU beacon on each said ERU, said ERU beacon emitting a unique identifiable ERU signal;
maintaining a database identifying each ERU, their corresponding physical attributes, and a location based on said unique identifiable ERU signal; and
accessing said database to determine area response capabilities for a particular type of response event needing physical attributes provided by said group of ERUs.
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Abstract
A computerized method and related system (10) for associating particular transportation events with increased risks of weapons of mass destruction threats or accidents to carriers of hazardous materials and identifying matches between emergency response units (ERU) and stationary response units (SRU) includes identifying a group of emergency response units, wherein each emergency and stationary response unit has particular physical attributes. A beacon (20, 36) is installed on each emergency response unit in the group and emits a unique identifiable signal. A database (DB) is maintained for identifying each stationary and emergency response unit, their corresponding physical attributes; and a location based on the unique identifiable signal. The database can then be accessed via a call center (12) to determine area response capabilities for a particular type of calamity needing physical attributes provided by the group of emergency response units. The database may also monitor critical assets (CA) such as hazardous material to ensure that they are not diverted, and if so what response units need to respond.
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1. A computerized method for identifying matches between emergency response units and a response event comprising:
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identifying a group of emergency response units (ERU), each said emergency response unit having particular physical attributes;
installing an ERU beacon on each said ERU, said ERU beacon emitting a unique identifiable ERU signal;
maintaining a database identifying each ERU, their corresponding physical attributes, and a location based on said unique identifiable ERU signal; and
accessing said database to determine area response capabilities for a particular type of response event needing physical attributes provided by said group of ERUs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for identifying emergency response capabilities in a geographical area, comprising:
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a database component operative to maintain an ERU database identifying emergency response units, their physical attributes and their physical location;
a communications component for observing physical locations of said emergency response units; and
a processor programmed to;
periodically update said ERU database component with data supplied by said communications component; and
process queries to determine response capabilities of the emergency response units in the geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for predicting potential threats, comprising:
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a database component operative to maintain a CA database identifying critical assets, their physical attributes and their physical location;
a communications component for observing physical characteristics of said critical assets; and
a processor programmed to;
periodically update said CA database component with data supplied by said communications component; and
perform automated process queries to determine whether any one of said critical assets has a physical characteristic outside of a predetermined norm. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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