New technology to improve emergency evacuations countywide

A new technology launched May 29 that will help streamline the evacuation process during emergencies throughout the region.

Evacuation zones powered by Genasys EVAC technology will help emergency managers and dispatchers send out more precise location-based alerts during an emergency evacuation.

The zones were developed by a coalition of local emergency managers, law enforcement and fire officials, and other safety experts. The team used geo boundaries, like lakes, freeways, mountains and neighborhoods, to create more logical and precise mapping zones.

The updated mapping will provide more spe...