A student at La Center High School collapsed in the parking lot Wednesday morning, but luckily a firefighter was already at the school and ran to help. The girl had a medical incident and was found unconscious and was not breathing in the parking lot just before 10 a.m. Wednesday, prompting an emergency response.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2017 12:37:17 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

One person is dead and two more seriously hurt Tuesday afternoon when two cars collided on Highway 221, five miles south of Prosser. The Life Flight Network flew the most critical person to an area hospital, while Benton County Fire District 6 paramedics took another by ambulance, said West Benton Fire Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2017 7:40:27 AM - SOURCE: Mid-Columbia Tri-City Herald

A home for sale in the Highline area south of Seattle has been destroyed in a fire. The fire at the home in the 330 block of South 120th Street was first called in at about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. When firefighters arrived, flames were coming from the back of the home. Crews were able to keep the flames from spreading to adjacent houses.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2017 5:54:35 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

DMI, a global leader in end-to-end mobility solutions, announced today the availability of its Endzone Platform, a mobile-centric enterprise platform that increases responsiveness and efficiency in emergency situations. Historically, situational awareness solutions have been command center-centric, where critical field information is relayed to a central command team and then actions shared back out to the field. EndZone flips that model on its head to enable federal agencies, field operating teams, first responders, law enforcement, and security management teams to direct and take action, and work and respond in real-time scenarios all from a mobile device.

“First response and field work is dependent on real-time situational awareness and clear, integrated communication,” said Jay Sunny Bajaj, DMI Founder and CEO. “To address this need in the market, we’ve combined the best of breed in user experience from the commercial markets and lessons learned from our work with federal agencies. EndZone delivers the best of both worlds in a user-friendly format to help those on the front lines stay safe and better perform their jobs, giving teams the eyes, ears, and real-time data they desperately need today to become more agile and secure on the ground.”

EndZone addresses the need for rapid and personal communication for organizations in both public and private sectors. By utilizing the “smart notification” approach, field team members can quickly provide a much clearer picture of their personnel in high intensity situations. These capabilities provide those on the front-line a holistic view of high-risk situations and the ability to better perform their job functions. The platform provides:

●     Unique instruction and engagement through dynamic geo-fencing technology which can move with a person and/or device to manage a particular radius of space around the person or team;

●     Highly secure communications - EndZone is FIPS 140-2 certified and utilizes AES 256-bit encryption;

●     Increased contextual awareness provided from DMI’s patent-pending, real-time video streaming technology and can view up to eight fixed and in-motion cameras including traffic cameras, EndZone mobile devices, security cameras, cameras mounted in police cars, mobile phones, etc; and

●     Increased safety for responders with improved data sharing and communication capabilities, knowing commanders are “with them” in high intensity situations.

“Whether responding to an emergency or operating in enemy territory, first responders are under immense pressure. In high-stakes environments, a positive and simplified user experience is more critical than ever, but too many men and women in the field currently don’t have access to real-time, integrated communication and information,” said Paul Garrett, CTO of the Ashcroft Group. “Having the ability to communicate with each other in the field and at the command center, along with access to critical information in the moment make all the difference in completing a safe and successful mission.”

As an opt-in emergency notification system, EndZone is a scalable, cloud or on-premise solution that provides the capability for networked communications (4G, LTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Coverage on Wheels (COW), and satellite) to align with location-based technology while keeping individuals safe during a crisis. Integrated with leadi