On May 8, 2023, San Benito County began its contract with Perimeter, an all-risk evacuation management platform that supports information sharing and collaboration across disciplines,… Read More »San Benito County begins contract with Perimeter
On May 30, 2023, Douglas County began a contract with Perimeter, an all-risk evacuation management platform that supports information sharing and collaboration across disciplines, jurisdictional… Read More »Douglas County begins contract with Perimeter
On March 23, 2023, San Joaquin County began a contract with Perimeter, an all-risk evacuation management platform that supports information sharing and collaboration across disciplines,… Read More »San Joaquin County begins contract with Perimeter
Perimeter is an all-risk platform that utilizes geospatial information system (GIS) mapping for real-time incident and evacuation management — but this system has many uses… Read More »How to use Perimeter in non-emergency settings
On January 2, 2023, Merced County entered into a partnership with Perimeter, an all-risk evacuation management platform that supports information sharing and collaboration across disciplines,… Read More »Merced County begins contract with Perimeter
On May 22, 2023, Washoe County began its contract with Perimeter, an all-risk evacuation management platform that supports information sharing and collaboration across disciplines, jurisdictional… Read More »Washoe County begins contract with Perimeter
As we covered in our last piece, current emergency management tactics reflect an approach to community engagement and information management that is fundamentally flawed. Updated… Read More »Beyond silos: How to increase collaboration in incident response
An article published by the Guardian last week featured Perimeter’s partnership with the Palo Alto Office of Emergency Services, highlighting the importance of new incident response technologies as fires continue to spread across California.
Emergency management strategies have been hindered by silos since long before the recent focus on big data. In order to better contextualize the effects of information silos on public safety efforts, we’ll explore the harms that silos pose to each of the four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
The storage of information across distinct information silos, also known as data silos, has resulted in barriers to data-sharing and collaboration between public safety agencies. Breaking down these barriers is key to bringing situational intelligence to public safety.