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Emergency Preparedness
In the wake of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, U.S. emergency response officials have learned that effective disaster relief requires multi-disciplinary response teams. Police, firefighters, medical professionals, and critical infrastructure personnel are typically needed to support disaster control, rescue, triage, and reconstitution operations.

Incident commanders must be able to reliably identify and manage the available first response personnel. Two major obstacles currently hinder incident commanders in this regard:
  • The lack of a standard strong form of identity for first responders; and
  • The lack of interoperable means for presenting individual emergency response certifications that are coupled to the individuals identity.

    First responder authentication credentials (FRAC) are being considered by many jurisdictions so that emergency workers can be identified and categorized at disaster sites.

    Learn more about the Probaris FRAC solution
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    • Implementation Challenges
    Homeland Security guidelines have been issued to accommodate reliable identification of first responders, including their skill type. Key implementation challenges include:
  • FRAC cards must comply with the new guidelines so that they are interoperable across jurisdictions.
  • The cards must be securely issued and managed to comply with the new guidelines, and to protect the privacy of the card holders.
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    Probaris First Responder ID
    • Probaris’ First Responder ID Solution provides State and Local emergency response organizations with a complete solution for issuance and management of FRAC cards.
    • The solution allows for all jurisdictions to securely access information on the card, even under remote and harsh disaster conditions.
    • Interfaces with trusted certification sources confirm identities and skills response personnel.
    • Our First Responder ID Solution is based on our industry leading product, Probaris ID.
    Probaris ID is the industry leading for identity verification, biometric collection, and lifecycle credential management.