Franklin County Emergency Management

What Franklin County Emergency Management does

Franklin County Emergency Management is a county government agency founded in 1985 and headquartered in Apalachicola, Florida, operating under the governance of the Franklin County Florida Government. Its statutory mission is to minimize loss of life, personal injury, damage to property, and environmental damage caused by natural, technological, and human-caused disasters affecting Franklin County residents. The agency serves the roughly 12,000 residents of Franklin County on the Florida Panhandle, a Gulf Coast region with significant hurricane, tropical storm, and severe weather exposure.

The agency's core service portfolio comprises seven interconnected programs: Alert Franklin (a mass notification system that delivers watches, warnings, advisories, and evacuation orders to phones and email in coordination with the National Weather Service), the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteer program, Special Needs Sheltering for medically vulnerable residents, Evacuation Transportation for residents without transport during mandatory evacuations, a Local Mitigation Strategy, the Build Your Disaster Bucket public preparedness education initiative, and a daily Beach Flags System. The technology backbone is a WordPress-based digital platform paired with the Alert Franklin mass notification system; no proprietary software, app, or AI-driven systems are disclosed.

The business model is that of a public-sector government agency: services are provided to residents at no direct charge, with funding sourced from county government budgets, federal and state emergency management grants, and occasional private foundation support (e.g., a $10,000 Duke Energy Foundation grant in December 2021). There is no commercial pricing, no revenue from residents, and no equity ownership. The customer base is defined entirely by geography — all Franklin County residents, with dedicated sub-programs for special needs individuals and CERT volunteer community members.

Name

Franklin County Emergency Management

Legal name

Franklin County Emergency Management

Website

https://franklinemergencymanagement.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Franklin County Emergency Management is a county government agency in Apalachicola, Florida that delivers emergency preparedness, mass notification, sheltering, and evacuation services to roughly 12,000 Franklin County residents in coordination with the National Weather Service and state emergency management authorities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Management Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Fire Protection (922160)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Management & Disaster Response (EOC, Civil Defense) (BPAIAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), Crisis Management & Communications Support (Mass Notification) (BPABANAF), Natural Disaster Preparedness & Recovery (Storm/Flood/Wildfire) (BPABANAI), Evacuation, Shelter, Mass Care & Family Reunification (HLAJAGAG)

Keywords

• Emergency management services
• Disaster preparedness
• Mass notification systems
• Emergency evacuation services
• Community emergency response

Headquarters

HQ city

Apalachicola

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Government Services: Government-funded emergency management services provided to Franklin County residents at no direct charge. Funded through county government budgets and potentially federal emergency management grants.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Franklin County Emergency Management is a county government agency that provides emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation services to Franklin County, Florida residents. Core offerings include the Alert Franklin mass notification system, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteer program, Special Needs Sheltering, evacuation transportation, local mitigation strategy planning, and disaster preparedness education.

Product overview

Franklin County Emergency Management operates as a government emergency management agency providing a portfolio of interconnected emergency preparedness and response services for Franklin County, Florida. The core offerings include Alert Franklin (mass notification system for emergency alerts), Franklin County CERT (volunteer emergency response team), Special Needs Sheltering (medical support sheltering), Evacuation Transportation (transport during mandatory evacuations), Local Mitigation Strategy (disaster risk reduction planning), Build Your Disaster Bucket (public preparedness education), and Beach Flags System (beach safety monitoring). The agency uses a WordPress-based digital platform to deliver information and coordinate services with partner agencies including the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and Tourist Development Council.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alert Franklin
• Franklin County CERT
• Special Needs Sheltering
• Evacuation Transportation
• Local Mitigation Strategy
• Build Your Disaster Bucket
• Beach Flags System

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered primary, core and supporting.

• Franklin County Florida GovernmentprimaryOthersParent government entity that oversees and funds the emergency management agency. Coordinates overall county emergency response operations.
• Franklin County Sheriff's OfficecoreOthersLaw enforcement partner for emergency response coordination, evacuation support, and public safety during disasters.
• Franklin County Tourist Development CouncilsupportingOthersTourism development council that works with emergency management on beach safety, visitor notifications, and coastal emergency preparedness.
• National Weather ServicecoreTechnology or IntegrationFederal weather service agency that provides watches, warnings, and weather advisories through the Alert Franklin notification system.
• Florida Division of Emergency ManagementcoreOthersState-level emergency management agency providing resources, coordination, and support for county-level emergency operations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bay County Emergency Management: Neighboring Florida Panhandle county emergency management agency with a comparable coastal hurricane-response mandate, mass notification capabilities, and CERT-style volunteer programs serving a similar population profile.
• Gulf County Emergency Management: Adjacent small coastal Florida county emergency management agency serving a rural population with comparable hurricane exposure, evacuation transportation, and special-needs sheltering responsibilities.
• Wakulla County Emergency Management: Neighboring Florida Panhandle county agency operating comparable emergency preparedness, alert notification, and volunteer response programs within the same coastal-storm risk profile.
• Walton County Emergency Management: Florida Panhandle county emergency management agency serving a coastal population with similar hurricane evacuation, mass notification, and tourist-area emergency coordination responsibilities.
• Leon County Emergency Management: Florida county-level emergency management agency operating comparable alert, sheltering, and CERT programs in the same state emergency management framework as Franklin County.

Broad incumbents

• Florida Division of Emergency Management: State-level umbrella agency that funds, coordinates, and oversees Franklin County and other Florida county emergency management offices; offers overlapping mission, broader resources, and statewide incident management authority.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Federal agency with overlapping emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation mission; provides funding and coordination frameworks that county-level agencies like Franklin County operate within.

Others

• OnSolve (CodeRED): Commercial mass-notification and critical-event management vendor whose CodeRED platform is widely used by county and municipal emergency management agencies as an alternative or complement to in-house systems like Alert Franklin.
• Everbridge: Commercial mass notification and public warning platform vendor serving government emergency management agencies globally; comparable technology stack to Alert Franklin and a potential vendor or replacement alternative.
• Rave Mobile Safety (Motorola Solutions): Provider of Rave Alert mass notification and 911 communications platforms widely deployed by county emergency management agencies; directly comparable in product category to the Alert Franklin system.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FranklinEOC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/franklin-county-emergency-management

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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