Enumclaw Insurance Group is the First Insurance Company to use the Rapid Responder Crisis Management System to Protect its Headquarters and Staff

System provides critical information to first responders for more effective responses during emergencies

SEATTLE, WA -- January 30, 2007 -- Prepared Response, Inc., a leading developer of crisis management planning and response systems, today announced that Enumclaw Insurance Group has installed the Rapid Responder® crisis management system (CMS) to protect its main office and warehouse in Enumclaw, WA. Rapid Responder gives facility managers and security teams instant access to more than 300 facility data points, including floor plans, satellite and geospatial (GIS) information, interior and exterior photos, emergency plans, hazardous materials locations, utility shut-offs, and evacuation routes to ensure a fast and effective response during emergencies. Enumclaw Insurance Group is the first insurance company nationwide to protect its headquarters with the Rapid Responder system.

“Enumclaw Insurance Group has very robust security measures in place to protect our client’s and broker’s important policy information and the staff at our facilities,” said Rich Hundven, vice president, security at Enumclaw Insurance Group. “The Rapid Responder system will add an extra measure of safety and security in the event of an incident at our facilities.”

“Companies everywhere are at risk of business disruption during severe storms, power outages, fires, floods, and other emergencies, and Enumclaw Insurance Group plays a key role in helping these businesses get back on their feet,” said Jim Finnell, president and CEO of Prepared Response. “Now, Enumclaw Insurance Group has set an example for all companies in the value of preplanning for emergencies by implementing a crisis management system that can help speed emergency response and mitigation following a disaster.”   

Rapid Responder is the only crisis management system to have been “Certified” as a “Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology” through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s SAFETY Act. In addition, Prepared Response was recently honored with the 2006 Focus on Innovations award by the National Homeland Defense Foundation in Colorado Springs.