ARES Participates in DHS Next Generation First Responder Exercises to Evaluate New Technologies

ARES partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate and other technology innovators to integrate and evaluate advanced first responder technologies. Using their industry leading situational awareness platform AVERT C2, the cutting-edge successor of the CommandBridge software, ARES integrated over 100 disparate sensors that included biometric, location, HAZMAT, and environmental data streams. During the exercise, which took place December 4th and 5th at the Port of Houston, AVERT C2 served as the focal point to aggregate, distribute, process and manage information from the first responder’s sensors to improve their safety, response times, and effectiveness. 13 public safety agencies from the Houston area participated in the exercise with the objective of testing leading edge technologies in live HAZMAT, rescue, recovery, and security events.