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The event monitor gives all the agencies instant access to any event to local police, fire officials, the FBI and dozens of law enforcement representatives working with utility providers. "Public safety officials from our carriers -- Verizon, Nextel, AT&T, NSTAR, Keyspan," said Perro.
There's a related article in this morning's Boston Globe that talks about the role of some private businesses. Here are the first few paragraphs... State firms form groups for disaster response http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2004/07/24/state_firms_form_gr... If disaster strikes at next week's Democratic National Convention, Boston-area businesses will have an unprecedented new seat at the emergency response command center -- and tens of millions of dollars in material and services lined up to help respond... After months of discussions, the imminent arrival of 35,000 delegates, journalists, and politicos has spurred more than 20 area corporations to form a new Massachusetts Business Response Network. It inventories everything from warehouse space and hazardous-materials suits to excavators and portable generators -- and executives with skills suitable for crisis response -- that businesses are prepared to make available to public safety officials in the event of a terrorist strike or other disaster. The network, whose backers include EMC Corp., Genzyme Corp., Partners HealthCare, Raytheon Co., and Shawmut Design and Construction Inc., is modeled on a similar New Jersey effort completed last year. That sought to avoid, in the case of a disaster, a repeat of the logistical snarls as hundreds of businesses volunteered people, equipment, and goods to respond to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The Democratic convention is also driving another unprecedented example of coordination between area businesses and public safety. As state emergency management officials open a command center in an underground bunker in Framingham, representatives from a business group called the New England Disaster Recovery Information Exchange will for the first time have a designated seat alongside agencies like the State Police, Massachusetts National Guard, US Coast Guard, and the state Department of Public Health. ...