Connecting residents with first responders in emergency situations
Lifeline in emergency
Our autonomous emergency network connects you to first responders, even when cellular and power are down.
Imagine:
You live on Upper Cavedale Road, and PG&E shut down the power three days ago. Your WiFi is out, your cell phone battery is dead and you can see smoke approaching from Napa and the Oakville Grade. Due to the ongoing strong windstorm, a tree falls across your entrance and you are trapped, as helicopters circle above.
Wouldn’t you like to have a battery powered digital communicator, where you could press one button to ask for help to be dispatched?
We’ve created this emergency device and called it LoRaLine.
Our Advantage
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Your home console will automatically receive emergency status information; no logins, etc. needed. But should you be in extreme distress, pressing one button will request help be dispatched to your home.
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Messages are handled by a self-configuring and highly redundant mesh network. It does not rely on any other communication systems in order to function reliably.
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Each unit contains a battery which has been designed and tested to operate for at least two weeks after external AC power dies. Outdoor units rely on solar power to top off their batteries.
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Using the color touch screen on the console, users can enter their name, address and local WiFi access information. If needed, this information can also be entered and updated remotely, through the network itself. Each station automatically discovers its neighboring stations, and will continue to operate in an emergency, even if some of the nearby stations are no longer functional.
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The initial deployment of LoRaLine is sponsored and supported by the Mayacamas FireSafe Council. Their encouragement and volunteer engagement has made this system come into being.