"Command Responder is a robust IT system that will bolster our ability to coordinate an immediate response to emergencies and disasters. Confirmed through three successful trials, this system gives our State emergency operating center and staff an added advantage during any emergency."

Major General Robert G. F. Lee
Hawaii's Adjutant General & Director of State Civil Defence

Command Responder (CR) is an information and management tool that greatly improves the effectiveness and speed with which managers and operators respond to emergency incidents, whether those incidents are military, civil, or forces of nature. CR facilitates the rapid sharing of time-sensitive information through a sophisticated software system that continuously monitors and analyzes information from a wide array of sources. As a “web-based consequence management tool”, CR can be remotely accessed by key management and government officials who are able to monitor, assess and direct activities regardless of their geographic locations.

Tried, Tested and In Use

Originally developed for the Hawaiian State Civil Defense, under US Army sponsorship, Command Responder is a robust product that has undergone extensive field testing and operational use.

• Technology was designed, refined and strengthened using an iterative development process involving several live large multiagency exercises.
• Operated by the Hawai’i State Civil Defense for use in their command center for effective incident mitigation.

Operational Benefits
Command Responder is a flexible, expandable emergency planning and response tool designed for use on the national, regional and local levels.

• Receives and incorporates online satellite imagery for graphic display of current and forecasted impacted areas.
• Provides a collaborative Common Operating Picture (COP) for a unified understanding of incident status including asset location and deployment.
• Automated, user-defined alerts efficiently initiate & coordinate prescribed responses.
• Serves as a dynamic planning tool to initiate responses before, during, and after an emergency event.
• Integrates live data feeds with existing internal & external databases for comprehensive, up-to-date predictions.
• Net-centric design permits collaboration vertically (local-regional-national) and horizontally (across and among agencies).
• Electronic Checklist for Consequence Management

System Features

As a modular, customized system Command Responder is built with the understanding that no two Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs) have the same needs or infrastructure.

• Web-based system allows access from any internet connection.
• Expandable Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to permit unlimited number of users.
• National Incident Management System (NIMS) compliant capable.
• Open architecture to allow inclusion of 3rd party tools such as GoogleEarth visualization.
• Automated 3-D graphic and digital visualization of structured and unstructured data sources for enhanced situational awareness and rapid response.

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