When a hazmat traffic incident threatens safety. How do you react?
Our technology ecosystem connects public safety and the community to get eyes-on-scene instantly, dispatch right teams to the right locations and ensure the public is informed at every stage.
Safer outcomes require a unified approach
When safety is at stake, people and technologies must come together to detect, respond and resolve incidents.
Detect
Swerving driver causes a hazardous collision
An erratic driver cuts off a truck carrying hazardous materials causing a collision that overturns the trailer. Liquid begins spilling onto the road. Telecommunicators, inundated with calls, quickly pinpoint the location of the incident and receive video and images from callers to support the response. Police, fire, emergency services and hazmat crews are requested.
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Respond
The emergency operations center gets eyes on scene
The emergency response is underway. A hazmat team has been dispatched, and a drone is enroute to the crash location. An analyst in the real-time crime center also joins the incident response. They view live drone and street camera video feeds to assess the situation. A mass notification is sent to nearby residents, based on a geofence, warning of the hazmat situation and advising caution.
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Responders arrive informed, offender taken into custody
First responders en route to the scene receive continuous updates. Upon arrival, mobile license plate recognition cameras confirm the erratic driver’s vehicle that caused the accident was stolen. The hot hit alert is also seen by the telecommunicator and real-time crime center analyst. The officers apprehend the driver while medical treatment is administered to others involved in the collision.
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Perimeter is secured, community is informed
The perimeter is locked down by the police, the offender is apprehended, and emergency medical treatment is administered to those involved in the collision. A distinct message cautions the community to steer clear, permitting the Hazmat squad to tackle the toxic spill.
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Resolve
Situation under control, evidence collected and shared
Hazmat teams decontaminate the spill site, and the community receives the all-clear. Officers have created an incident report and document crime scene photos and video as well as witness statements. The real-time crime center exports video from street cameras and the drone to the case file. All materials are redacted, packaged, and sent to the prosecutors.
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