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www.AmericanSecurityToday.com June 2019 - Edition 45 Regroup connects you with the people you care about to keep them safe and informed – anytime, anywhere. It uses mass notification to text alerts to the mobile devices of volunteers during an emergency. It also sends an associated email that includes details about the emergency and how to respond. More than 25,000 residents have been trained by the NERT program to date, learning how to help their neighbors to be self-reliant during and after a major disaster, from earthquakes to wildfires. It adds around 1,000 new volunteers a year in 50 different neighborhoods. The program is city and county-wide, and also includes subgroups divided by distinct neighborhoods. The fact that a single fire depart- 11