RapidSOS, Inc. News

RapidSOS, the intelligent safety company, announced enhancements to its platform in early 2025 to simplify workflows for 911 telecommunicators by further unifying emergency intelligence for one AI-powered, interoperable, end-to-end platform.  Amid a growing 911 staffing shortage, with an 82 percent of 911 centres reporting they’re critically understaffed, RapidSOS enables telecommunicators to work seamlessly in one system with streamlined communication, bridging the gap between 911 a...

They are excited to announce that RapidSOS is officially integrated with Apple Emergency SOS Live Video, now available with the release of iOS 18! Emergency SOS Live Video allows those in need to share streaming video and recorded media during emergency calls. During an emergency call, participating emergency dispatchers can send a request to share live video or photos over a secure connection, making it quicker and easier to provide urgent assistance. Emergency SOS Live Video ECC telecommuni...

Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division and RapidSOS announced a Digital Alerts solution for enabling firefighters to respond to commercial building fires and emergencies faster and with more accurate data. El Paso County 911 District in Texas is the first to deploy the new solution, bringing more efficient and informed emergency response to their community.   Digital Alerts With Digital Alerts, emergency communication centres (ECCs) receive fire dispatch in...

Vismo, a specialist in employee tracking, monitoring and safety solutions, has announced a partnership with RapidSOS, the intelligent safety platform that securely links life-saving data from 500 million connected devices, apps, and sensors to RapidSOS Safety Agents, 911 telecommunicators, and first responders. The partnership provides United States-based lone workers in healthcare with more immediate access to first responders whenever and wherever they feel unsafe or are in an emergency. Vi...

The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) 2021 Virtual Experience, presented by the Electronic Security Association (ESA), wrapped up on June 17, delivering a wide breadth of educational content, product innovations and networking opportunities. Security professionals from all corners of the industry attended ESX to hear from thought leaders and industry experts on business strategies and best practices. The Main Stage delivered thoughtful strategies for security dealers, integrators, and monitoring c...

The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) Virtual Experience, presented by the Electronic Security Association (ESA), has announced the lineup for OpenXchange – The Changing Competitive Landscape. ESX Virtual Experience 2021 This main stage presentation, to be held during the ESX Virtual Experience 2021, on Tuesday, June 15, will be an interactive panel discussion on unique go-to-market strategies and the opportunities, and challenges likely to impact dealers, integrators, and monitoring compan...

UK emergency control rooms are to benefit from a ground-breaking partnership between the world’s first emergency response data platform, RapidSOS, and location technology company what3words. Through the RapidSOS Platform, emergency call handlers in the UK will be able to gather critical health data from callers as well as their accurate what3words location. This will provide police, ambulance, and fire services with the information needed to quickly dispatch the appropriate resources to t...