TheBritish
Red Cross Societyis streamlining its response
times to emergency services and local authorities during major
incidents using a wireless system from PageOne.
The British Red Cross in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and
the Channel Islands is using the new wireless messaging system.
With PageOne's paging system, the British Red Cross is able to
respond to emergencies instantly and more effectively.
Traditionally, the British Red Cross would have undertaken a
phone-round to see which volunteers were available to offer
emergency support, and then another phone-round to deploy
volunteers, which can lead to delays.
John Blake, emergency response assistant at British Red Cross,
said, "The paging system was extremely well received from both
staff and volunteers, who saw it as an enabler and invaluable tool
in allowing them to respond immediately and effectively."
PageOne's technology was used to alert additional first aiders
following heavy rains at the recent Glastonbury festival, and
during the summer flooding in Gloucestershire, where teams were
mobilised to aid evacuations and distribute food and water.
PageOne owns and operates a UK-wide paging network and provides
business SMS messaging solutions via its PageOne Paging and PageOne
Connect platforms.