Lafayette-based company lands USGS ShakeAlert license for earthquake alert

By Harlan Kirgan on Friday, April 30, 2021
System to provide warnings for all types of pending disasters
  • ALERT FM
    ALERT FM
  • The ALERT FM portable device runs on one AA battery. The device provides weather, earthquake and other disaster alert. The device is available at www.alertfm.com/store. (Photo courtesy of ALERT FM)
    The ALERT FM portable device runs on one AA battery. The device provides weather, earthquake and other disaster alert. The device is available at www.alertfm.com/store. (Photo courtesy of ALERT FM)
    A Lafayette-based company’s radio broadcast technology has earned a U.S. Geological Survey license for earthquake alerts delivered within 5 seconds.  The ALERT FM system uses FM radio technology to send emergency alerts for pending disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and fires.  The system developed by Global Security Systems LLC, of Lafayette, was born out the 911 a...

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