New School Security Technology to be Installed in San Juan Unified School District

Prepared Response, Inc. Selected to Provide Security Software Enabling School Districts to Pre-Plan Emergency Response with Local Police and Fire Agencies

SEATTLE, Wash., April 25, 2005  (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Seattle-based Prepared Response, Inc. (PRI) today announced that it has signed a contract with the San Juan Unified School District in Sacramento County, Calif. to improve security and safety in its school facilities.

The San Juan Unified project will be funded by a $929,000 grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education in May 2004. The San Juan Unified School District selected PRI to digitally catalogue 78 school sites, including 700 buildings in its district, using PRI's Rapid ResponderTM - a software program that gives police and fire units quick access to key data such as aerial photos, floor plans, building photos, evacuation routes, and emergency plans, allowing them to act quickly, decisively, and safely during emergency incidents.

"Tragedies such as the recent Red Lake High School shooting are certainly a wakeup call and reminder that schools need to continuously reevaluate all areas of school safety," said Don Myers, director, maintenance and operations for San Juan Unified School District. "Prepared Response's program is an invaluable tool that will allow our fire, police and school personnel to work as a team to efficiently prepare for any emergency scenario, whether it is a weapon on school grounds, a medical emergency or a natural disaster."

To implement the Rapid Responder program, PRI will first meet with school district officials and local police and fire for an orientation session explaining the program and how to coordinate each department's emergency response plans. Next the PRI team will digitally catalogue over 300 critical data points for each venue. In fall 2005, emergency responders and school personnel will be trained and given direct access to the Rapid Responder program, which will securely store critical tactical information such as police and fire pre-plans, site maps, utility control locations, hazardous material locations, and key personnel and outside resource contact information.

Rapid Responder has already proven invaluable during a 2003 shooting incident at Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, Washington, when a student gunman was contained after only 12 minutes and more than 2,000 students were safely evacuated in just 20 minutes using the Rapid Responder technology.