Press Releases

August 27, 2008
Washington State Protecting K-12 and College Campuses with Emergency Preparedness Technology
September is National Preparedness Month and One State is Taking Steps to Protect Students Using a Proven Emergency Preparedness Solution

August 26, 2008
Santa Ana Unified School District to Install Rapid Responder Crisis Management System to Protect Students and Staff
Award-winning emergency preparedness solution will provide school security and first responders with instant access to critical campus information during emergencies

July 1, 2008
Rapid Responder Receives First Endorsement for a Crisis Management System from the National Sheriffs’ Association
Rapid Responder is the first emergency preparedness and crisis management solution to receive such endorsement

June 5, 2008
W-JCC First in Virginia to Install Rapid Responder Digital Mapping System to Help Protect Schools
US DHS certified system provides school officials and first responders with key information to increase security for students and staff

Feb 13, 2008
New Version 5.0 of Rapid Responder Crisis Management System Creates Quicker and Easier Access to Critical Emergency Information For First Responders
Recent Shootings Across the Country Highlight Need for Solutions that Provide Enhanced Situational Awareness to Protect School Campuses and Critical Infrastructure

Jan 9, 2008
Schools Safer Today Because of New Technology
Prepared Response Inc. Reaches Milestone with more than 2,000 School Campuses Nationwide Now Being Protected by the Rapid Responder Crisis Management System

Oct 23, 2007
Prepared Response Inc. Recognized as One of Washington State’s Fastest Growing Private Companies.
Campus Safety Boosts Crisis Management Company’s Revenue.

Sept 11, 2007
Washington State Crisis Management System Receives Homeland Security Award from Harvard University and Noblis. Statewide Program Utilizes Prepared Response's Rapid Responder Solution.
The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) has won the 2007 Noblis Innovations Award in Homeland Security.

July 31, 2007
Meridian School District Installs Rapid Responder Crisis Management System
Prepared Response, Inc. announced today that the Meridian Joint School District (Joint School District No. 2) in Meridian, Idaho, has installed the Rapid Responder® Crisis Management System to protect 50 school sites in the district.

July 9, 2007
Kershaw County School District Installs Crisis Management System
When Kershaw County schools open on August 20, one of the new features welcoming students and staff will be a state-of-the art crisis management system that allows instant computer access to key facility and resource information.

June 5, 2007
Security and Intelligence Expert Joins Advisory Board at Prepared Response, Inc.
Federal Law Enforcement Veteran Douglas Callen to provide expertise to fast growing crisis management company

May 31, 2007
New Crisis Training Program Helps San Juan USD Protect Students and Staff
District Using Federal Grant Money for Crisis Management Training Classes

May 15, 2007
T.J. Miller Joins Prepared Response, Inc. as Vice President of Federal Sales
Miller will be responsible for the company’s growth strategies in the U.S. government market.

April 24, 2007
Rapid Responder Crisis Management System to Enhance Student Safety in more than 1,000 Schools Nationwide
Prepared Response, Inc. Recently Awarded $7 Million for Student Safety

February 13 , 2007
New GuideSafe Product Gives Building Owners and Tenants Instant Access to Emergency Information
GuideSafe helps property managers demonstrate due diligence in life safety

January 30, 2007
Enumclaw Insurance Group is the First Insurance Company to use the Rapid Responder Crisis Management System to Protect its Headquarters and Staff
System provides critical information to first responders for more effective responses during emergencies

January 25, 2007
Jim Tarte Named Chief Financial Officer at Prepared Response, Inc.

January 9, 2007
Castleberry ISD is the First School District in Texas to Install the Rapid Responder Crisis Management System
New System Provides School, Police, and Fire with Key Information to Help Protect Students and Staff

November 30, 2006
The Huntington is First Cultural Organization in U.S. to Use the Rapid Responder Crisis Management System to Aid in Protecting its Visitors, Staff, Collections and Property
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens has installed the Rapid Responder® crisis management system (CMS) to aid in protecting its collections-based research and educational institution.

October 4, 2006
Seattle's Prepared Response, Inc. Receives Focus on Innovation Award from National Homeland Defense Foundation
PRI was selected from more than 100 companies for its pioneering work in the area of statewide crisis management planning and response systems

October 2, 2006
Prepared Response Inc. CEO Jim Finnell to Discuss New Technologies for Crisis Planning and Management at the Homeland Defense Symposium
Washington First State to Implement Statewide critical infrastructure information system for first responders.

September 29, 2006
Media Advisory
Washington First State to Implement Statewide Digital Mapping for School Safety

August 31, 2006
Media Advisory
Following 9/11 and Katrina, Many Cities Still Not Prepared.

August 9, 2006
DHS SAFETY Act Certification for Prepared Response’s Crisis Management System Provides Significant Benefits for Customers
Company’s Rapid Responder Product Now Certified as Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology

July 17, 2006
Prepared Response Inc. CEO Jim Finnell to Discuss Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Disasters at Americas’ Fire & Security Expo
The State of Washington is the first state in nation to implement a statewide critical infrastructure information system for first responders.

June 21 , 2006
Cal Expo becomes the First Exposition Center in the Nation to Install Rapid Responder Crisis Management System
The California Exposition & State Fair (Cal Expo) announced today that it is the first exposition center in the nation to install the Rapid Responder® crisis management system at its facility.

May 23, 2006
Security, Terrorism, and Emergency Experts Join New Advisory Board at Prepared Response, Inc.
Frank Cilluffo, Paul Maniscalco, Peter Lucarelli, and Donald Gilberg provide expertise to fast growing crisis management company

November 17, 2003
Prepared Response Closes First Preferred Round of Venture Capital Financing with Benaroya Capital

September 24, 2003
New Statewide Emergency Preparedness Program Unveiled