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Other
ways Governments Can Mobilize 2019
their
Communities
• Police departments can engage with
local neighborhood “watch” groups
• Libraries can partner with local
school districts to maximize libraries
as a critical public resource
• Public human services can use a
technology platform to make sure
they know what resources are avail-
able for homeless people — shelters,
or churches, for instance — in case of
extreme weather
• Cities and towns can warn neigh-
borhoods through their associations
about sporadic natural dangers,
such as extreme weather events,
coyote attacks or dangerous road
conditions
• Municipalities can engage local stu-
dent groups to volunteer for needed
projects
Keeping Communities Safe
and Informed
• Regroup is a Weather-Ready Na-
tion Ambassador for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration, which means the company
works alongside NOAA to strengthen
extreme-weather resilience by pro-
viding timely alerts and resources to
its client base.
• In an increasingly unpredictable
world and extreme climate events,
this bolsters our ability to reach com-
munities when they truly need it
most.
• Early warnings are the key to better
safety during earthquakes.
• Regroup has been involved with
earthquake preparedness and alerts
since 2014.
• The Great Shakeout is an internation-
al event that tests an early-warning
system about earthquakes. Regroup
can provide automated, multilingual
warnings on any device, saving lives
and minimizing damage.
• “Be prepared, not scared” was the
mantra of the U.S. government as it
rolled out its communications strate-
gy for helping communities prepare
in case of any emergency, from power
outages to widespread evacuations.
• We help our government clients
do just that:
• Test, train and teach their communi-
ties to be prepared in case an unex-
pected event happens.
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