A little history

Why FirstSiren™? After Katrina, I was horrified to see the lack of communication available to the public: starting with the evacuation notices all the way to families not having a central place to communicate after the devastation.

During an evacuation it is not always easy to get the word out. People panic, everywhere you go, there is another do-gooder telling you information that is not always correct. Local law enforcement, try as they may, find it hard to reach every household so, the need for a service was born, that would allow the trusted word of the local law enforcement agency to be delivered directly to the panic stricken citizens. With the help of Henry and Ruben, we developed FirstSiren™ to fill that need.

But the problems of disaster don’t stop at the notification stage. There is also a lack of post disaster communication. Certainly there were many people and organizations that rose to the occasion and provided centralized hubs in the aftermath. To them, we are all thankful. It occurred to us that every person in every community should have a familiar place to connect after disaster hits. Similar to the way most families have a designated place to congregate in case they have to flee their house when fire strikes.

So not only did we build an alert system, we also provide a place for communities to connect on a daily basis, before, during and after a disaster. Please take some time to familiarize yourself and your family with our forum sections – think of them as your safety net. Tell family members from out of town about this service too. They don’t have to live in an area covered by FirstSiren™ to sign up for the service. They can have peace of mind knowing that there is place they can come knowing they can find you there.

I hope you find this service as helpful as it was intended to be – remember it’s always wise to be prepared.

Chris