In 1996, the E811 team developed IRIS, the first true web-browser application for emergency management. Since then, E811 has been committed to developing and refining software and communications systems that allow contingency managers to control chaos and minimize the response and recovery periods following a disaster.

Since then, the base IRIS system has been expanded to include almost a dozen modules that provide special functionality for emergency response teams at the state and local level, as well as integration with key business sectors (like power utilities) that form an important component of emergency response. Unlike most GIS-based client-server emergency management systems, IRIS is easy to learn and use. Over five years of real field experience has shown that most users require less than thirty minutes of training to become agile IRIS users.

E811 continues to develop special-purpose modules that extend functionality, allowing emergency managers to form instant and functional response networks that extend over broad geographic areas. E811 provides software products that manage most key operations areas associated with emergency response and recovery.

The goal of E811 emergency management systems is to provide a seamless information and resource management network that is directly targeted towards mitigating the impact of disasters and speeding the recovery process.

Product Solutions:

IRIS: Internet Routed Information System