TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — When the facility goes out, Beacon stays on.
Florida’s Division of Emergency Administration launched a brand new synthetic intelligence alert system forward of the subsequent hurricane season. As many Floridians know, communication is essential earlier than, throughout, and after storms hit.
Now, the state of Florida has rolled out a first-of-its-kind alert system that goals to speak with the general public, even when the lights and energy exit.
AI has not solely labored its manner into the office and the classroom however now will play a task in catastrophe preparedness and response.
“We wish to use this as a preparedness instrument as we prepare to enter extreme climate season,” stated Kevin Guthrie, Emergency Administration Director.
Guthrie has teamed up with the College of Florida for “Undertaking Beacon.” The system will ship actual time alerts in each English and Spanish to Floridians throughout the state, concentrating on particular counties and offering them with particular wants and knowledge.
“The entire data that we’re receiving is definitely vetted on the native stage or the state stage or the federal stage. It is coming from the storm climate prediction middle. It is coming from native nationwide climate service,” Guthrie stated.
“Hurricane Andrew struck in 1992. The survivors of that storm that dwell south of 122nd St. described it this manner. All they knew was, so far as they might stroll and so far as they might see, there was no data coming in,” Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate stated.
So why radio? As a result of radio survives even the harshest storms, Fugate stated.
“We went again to what will likely be there on the worst day when individuals want details about the place to get assist,” he stated.
Floridians do not have to attend till the subsequent hurricane season to take a look at the brand new system.
Beacon will be downloaded now on sensible telephones.
