Case Study: Sarasota County achieves timely, cost-saving emergency notifications with OnSolve's CodeRED

Sarasota County Keeps Residents Informed During Hurricane Irma with CodeRED from OnSolve

Sarasota County faced extensive damage and public-safety challenges during Hurricane Irma in September 2017, with downed trees, flooding, impassable roads and utility outages. To keep residents informed and coordinate response, the county relied on the CodeRED notification system from OnSolve.

OnSolve’s CodeRED enabled Sarasota County to send mass alerts about evacuations, flood advisories, utility interruptions, employee closures and to mobilize emergency responders, using features like pre-defined phone lists and GIS mapping. The system produced measurable benefits—significant cost savings by reducing boots-on-the-ground deployments, adoption by other local jurisdictions, and tangible outcomes such as the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Department using CodeRED to locate a missing elderly resident.

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