Genasys Protect & LRAD

Dam Failure Protection through Genasys

Reduce the time from incident recognition to community notification with integrated sensors, zone-based planning, and multi-channel communication through apps, messages, media and always-connected acoustic speakers. Use the power of Genasys to keep people safe from a wall of water that rushes downstream with the potential to destroy everything in its path.

Reduce notification times from hours to minutes to keep people safe.

Dam Safety Use Cases

Genasys solutions are deployed across dams in Puerto Rico, California, and the famous Hoover Dam along the Colorado River.

Genasys hardware and software combine to mitigate damage caused by catastrophic dam failure, keep people safe, and provide 24/7 protection. Integrated sensors send automated alerts via multiple channels, including the mobile app and long-range ACOUSTICS speakers, to broadcast clear, intelligible messages to people in harm’s way. Zone-based planning reduces the time it takes to coordinate evacuations, notify people, and get them to safety.

As a licensed operator of ShakeAlert, Genasys can instantly broadcast earthquake early warnings through ACOUSTICS devices across dam infrastructure, alerting onsite personnel and downstream communities within seconds of dangerous seismic activity. These alerts provide critical lead time when every second counts, especially when an earthquake could compromise dam integrity.

Use automated sensors and multi-channel communication to accelerate evacuations and rapidly communicate with partner agencies, the public and the media.

Targeted Communications

Precise-zone based communications help to reach the public, even if they have not opted-in. Ensure the safety of residents, visitors and the unhoused.

Integrated Sensors

Gain 24/7 protection with intelligent, automated sensor integration to Genasys solutions. Notify people at the first sign of potential dam failure, before it’s too late.

Actionable Information

Provide the public with updated information via a mobile app and website to effectively manage both potential evacuation and repopulation efforts.

Common Operating Picture

Align with real-time data and critical information across agencies, federal departments and even military support in a crisis for a collaborative response.

“The EWS is vital to the community’s safety. Through these alarm systems, people will be notified in case of emergencies such as extreme floods, controlled flood releases, or seismic activity, so they can take timely action to reduce disaster risks. Besides helping save lives and property, this will strengthen disaster preparedness and risk reduction in the communities located downstream of each dam.”

José G. Baquero
FEMA Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator

Genasys Software and Hardware for Dam Safety:

Genasys Protect: Protect downstream communities with fast, targeted alerts and clear evacuation instructions when dam risks emerge. External sensor integrations trigger instant automated public warnings during critical failures. Intelligent zones and a common operating picture speed coordination across agencies, while multi-channel delivery ensures no one misses life-saving updates.

ACOUSTICS & LRAD: Broadcast through acoustic devices to distribute long range voice communication of specific, actionable information even when power and/or networks are down. Use these outdoor sirens to make sure voice instructions and warnings are clearly understood.

EVERTEL: Facilitate safe, secure and compliant inter- and intra-agency collaboration. Create day-to-day efficiencies and quickly communicate across teams in a potential dam breach crisis.