Purvis to launch emergency notification at T.F. Green

MIDDLETOWN – Purvis Systems Inc., an information technology systems and service provider for public safety, emergency management and defense industries, announced April 30 that its Emergency Notification System (Purvis ENS) has been selected for implementation by the R.I. Airport Corporation Police at T.F. Green International Airport.

Using Purvis ENS, airport police are able to establish clear and immediate contact with officers, first responders and outside units nationwide in the event of emergencies or breeches in security.

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Purvis ENS is a secure, Web-based system that enables officers, first responders and emergency personnel to send and receive mass notification of an emergency within minutes. Should an emergency or a critical breech in security take place, airport police are able to create an alert and deliver it to multiple people with the push of a single button. Recipients will receive the message in the manner of their choosing, with the option of responding immediately, ensuring that no vital connections are missed.

“The communicative capacity of Purvis ENS made it an obvious choice for us,” said David Hayden, police chief at T.F. Green. “Since our work at T.F. Green presents a myriad of security issues, we required a communications system that would allow us to extend our reach beyond the members of our own unit, while enabling us to inform key officials in other airports nationwide.”

The R.I. Airport Police are a fully authorized, duly sworn, full service law-enforcement agency of the state of Rhode Island. Its mission is protecting life and property by enforcing local, state and federal laws, and representing T.F. Green Airport, the state’s only commercial air-carrier airport, as front-line ambassadors in providing “world class service” to airport tenants, airport corporation employees and the public.

PURVIS ENS is designed to allow officials to easily send simultaneous message alerts through an intuitive web or telephone interface. Notifications are received in mere minutes via landline telephones, cell phones, emails, faxes, pagers, TTY, text messages, AOL Instant Messenger or RSS newsfeeds, as the intended receiver prefers. This immediate and comprehensive capability guarantees that there are no gaps in communication, no matter what information needs to be conveyed.

“It is exciting to have Purvis ENS put to such instrumental use in improving airport security,” said Don Dupuis, director of public safety at Purvis Systems. “Travel safety remains a top-of-mind issue among officials, employees and travelers alike, and the need to communicate effectively is a critical element in providing that security. Purvis ENS has been designed precisely to accommodate this form of communication, and we look forward to working with the Rhode Island Airport Police as they put the system to use.”

Purvis Systems’ clients include the New York City Fire Department, American Red Cross, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, the Surface Warfare Development Group and other municipal and commercial emergency and public safety organizations.

The R.I. Airport Corporation (RIAC) is a quasi-public organization, based at T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) in Warwick, that oversees Green and the state’s five general aviation airports. Additional information is available at www.pvdairport.com.

Purvis Systems Inc., a privately held provider of engineering and management services, has more than 140 employees in Middletown, Queens, N.Y., Virginia Beach, Va., and Phoenix, Ariz. Additional information is available at www.purvis.com.