PHILADELPHIA and AUSTIN, Texas — Artificial intelligence-based gun detection video analytics platform ZeroEyes and public safety cloud-native solution provider RapidDeploy recently announced a strategic industry partnership.
The companies will collaborate to provide emergency communication centers (ECCs) and field responders with “enriched, real-time critical information to enable faster, more effective emergency responses during gun-related incidents at K-12 schools,” according to the joint announcement.
RapidDeploy’s Radius Mapping technology and Lightning mobile solution serve as the foundation of a connected ecosystem that enables “seamless communication and data exchange between 911 agencies and first responders,” the announcement says.
With Next Generation 911 (NG911) solutions deployed statewide in 11 states and across 1,500 ECCs, RapidDeploy provides a platform for agencies to integrate their indoor floor plans, panic buttons, and emergency event data to create a unified operating picture for safety.
Why ZeroEyes Teamed with RapidDeploy
ZeroEyes’ AI gun detection and intelligent situational awareness software layers onto an organization’s existing digital security cameras. If a gun is identified, images are instantly shared with the ZeroEyes Operations Center (ZOC), the industry’s only U.S.-based, fully in-house operation center, which is staffed 24/7/365 by military and law enforcement veterans.
If these experts determine that the threat is valid, they dispatch alerts and actionable intelligence — including visual description, gun type, and last known location — to first responders and school staff as quickly as 3 to 5 seconds from detection.
The seamless integration of ZeroEyes with RapidDeploy’s solutions will enable key features including real-time suspect location tracking on the Radius map, direct access to human-validated images of the suspect and weapon, and panic proximity alerts for field responders via the Lightning app.
Proximity alerts can be configured to inform responders nearby before the 911 call even reaches the dispatch center, ensuring they are equipped with essential information ahead of time. Thus, when the 911 call is received, telecommunicators are already aware that it’s a panic button event, giving them the context they need for swift, accurate triage.
This early insight accelerates decision-making, optimizes response efficiency, and strengthens public safety by enabling faster, more informed emergency actions.
“Our partnership with ZeroEyes marks an important leap forward in response capabilities,” says Steve Raucher, CEO and co-founder of RapidDeploy, in the joint announcement. “When lives are at stake and every second counts, first responders face critical blind spots that hinder threat assessment.
“The integration of our technologies improves situational awareness, allowing responders to act swiftly and accurately,” he says.
“Integrating ZeroEyes’ AI gun detection technology with RapidDeploy’s solutions marks a major advancement in safety for both our K-12 customers and first responders,” says Mike Lahiff, CEO and co-founder of ZeroEyes, in the joint announcement. “This partnership will help deliver critical, life-saving intelligence directly to those on the front lines of community protection.”
