Electronic emergency incident notification system

An emergency notification system comprising:

• one or more user interface nodes with internet access;
• an internet-accessible central server having one or more databases;
• and
• one or more receiving nodes located at receiving parties which may need to be notified in case of an emergency incident.

An emergency notification system comprising:

• an internet-accessible webpage which allows subscribers to log onto said emergency notification system and to enter an incident report concerning an emergency incident;
• a GIS database;
• a means for selecting appropriate receiving parties for notification regarding said emergency incident;
• and
• one or more means for notifying any selected appropriate receiving parties.

A method for notifying receiving parties of emergency incidents comprising the steps of:

• receiving an incident report from a subscriber site regarding an emergency incident;
• determining the appropriate receiving parties which should be notified of said emergency incident based upon the location and affected area of said emergency incident and the jurisdictional boundaries of said receiving parties;
• and
• transmitting a notification signal to said appropriate receiving parties.

A method for reporting an emergency incident comprising the steps of:

• submitting an incident report with spatial and non-spatial data regarding an emergency incident at a subscriber site;
• mapping said spatial data onto a GIS database having information concerning the jurisdictional boundaries of agencies;
• selecting appropriate agencies for notification by determining which agencies' jurisdictional boundaries intersect said spatial data;
• transmitting a notification signal to said appropriate agencies.