Emergency Water Bag Distribution for Water Utilities

Utility Emergency Response with Isaac Alatorre

Kevin Sofen of the W.S. Darley & Company joins us today to explain this exciting solution for emergency water distribution using water bags for the public. We also chatted about how San Jose Water Company did a test exercise on this solution.

In this episode:

• Utilizing artificial intelligence and new technologies in public safety
• SMART firefighting
• The plastic bag solution

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About Kevin:

Kevin Sofen is the Director of Strategic Innovation in the New Technology Division at W.S. Darley & Company, overseeing product development, market strategy, and emerging technology. During the last ten years, Kevin successfully commercialized a range of products that include truck integrated water purification, packaged water in a box, virtual reality training and autonomous drone solutions. In 2017 Kevin launched the SmartFireFighting.com community which highlights thought leadership around technology & innovation adoption in the fire service.

About Isaac:

Chairman & Emergency Pipeline Advisor for Water, Wastewater, and Flood Management.

A UC Irvine graduate and beginning his career in safety and emergency supplies. Isaac was trained by David Jackson on all things related to PPS. With the help of his predecessor, he has updated PPS in regard to technology and processes. He believes that PPS has just started to make an impact.

PPS has usually been a west coast company, but now Isaac believes that PPS can help utilities across the globe with PPS many applications. Not only with pipelines but with emergency response awareness as a whole. He enjoys sports, whiskey, and food.

About Portable Pipeline Systems:

We value preparation, trust, and integrity with our clients. We provide systems and solutions, not price-only products. We encourage our clients to prepare in advance for the worst, be it an earthquake, floods, fires, or just an aging infrastructure.

At PPS we do not claim to have every solution for every disaster, we encourage clients to be open about their solutions and include all possible vendors. When in a disaster situation, a city, county, state, or government must consider all options.