Information Station Specialists, Inc.

United States

During public health and safety emergencies, take a RadioSTAT Portable Emergency Advisory Radio Station into critical areas and speak directly to citizens via standard radio receivers. RadioSTAT can be a lifesaver, allowing the broadcast of critical instructions and information regarding, for example... DisastersEvacuations. Medical Emergencies (hospital surge, points of distribution field information, quarantine isolation, decontamination). TerroristShooter Incidents. HAZMAT and Traffic Information. Critical Public Safety Instructions. Road ConstructionInfrastructure Failures. AMBER Alerts. Built for speed and portability, RadioSTAT electronics are housed in high-impact, weather-resistant cases. The quick-erect antenna system folds up, allowing the entire station to be set up in 10 minutes by one person. RadioSTAT is FCC-licensed. The signal is typically announced to the public by FASTrack (pictured right) or other portable signs, positioned at the periphery of the coverage area. Motorists receive broadcasts on standard vehicle radios, over 25-75 square miles. The stations are priced affordably so multiple units can be deployed simultaneously at different locations during an emergency as required.Portability becomes an instant asset during emergencies, allowing re-establishment of the signal from a new location quickly. Portability also makes RadioSTAT especially useful at large public gatherings for broadcasting key information, i.e., schedules, traffic, parking, safety and critical instructions for patrons approaching or exiting. Programming may be controlled using flash drives through a USB port and may also be uploaded via Ethernet from a network or a laptop computer. If you operate RadioSTAT at a fixed location, when it is not required in the field, the network capability makes this asset all the more valuable. During non-emergency times, officials often operate from a fixed location via the patented VP9000 Vertical Profile Antenna (see Options below). This helps familiarize citizens with the frequency. Regular FCC-allowed messages may be broadcast during those times.

Hundreds of communities across America operate ALERT AM Emergency Advisory Radio Stations to tell citizens what to do during incidents that threaten life and property. No power? No internet? No problem. With the ALERT AM system, listeners receive up-to-the-minute reports and instructions across a 3-5 mile radius (25-75 square-mile area) with a level of detail that makes the broadcasts invaluable. During non-emergency times, officials use the stations to inform motorists of street repairs, traffic constraints, travel advisories, city history and visitor information. The below capabilities establish the ALERT AM system as a unique communication tool that produces effective public response and appreciation, 247.

Customs & Border Protection Deploys 1st National Network of Info Stations Customs & Border Protection Entry Point CBP installed Information Stations, at key land border ports of entry, providing information to approaching motorists with the intention of expediting their passage across the border, i.e., El Paso, Laredo, TX; San Luis, AZ; and Calexico (East), CA. Additional sites are planned. The stations broadcast time-sensitive messages developed at the local ports of entry, in addition to messages developed at the national level by CBP Headquarters. Project manager Daniel Piscopo states that the broadcast messages include “how to use high-tech travel cards, information about CBP's Trusted Traveler Programs, basic border crossing rules and regulations, emergency travel information and updates, and border wait times.” CBP will be able to communicate directly to travelers about how to expedite their border crossing, for example, by broadcasting information about CBP programs such as the Ready Lane — an expedited travel lane for people with radio frequency identification technology enabled cards -- and Trusted Traveler lanes for pre-approved, low-risk travelers. Radio broadcasts can be heard for several miles around the port