September 15, 2026
RapidSOS and the PulsePoint Foundation Partner to Connect 911 Directly to the Nation's Registry of Life-Saving Emergency Resources
New Integration Gives 911 Telecommunicators Real-Time Access to Registered AEDs, Naloxone, Epinephrine, and Bleeding-Control Kits
RapidSOS, the leading public safety AI company, today announced a new integration with the PulsePoint Foundation, which hosts and administers the National Emergency AED + Resource (NEAR) Registry. The integration connects RapidSOS directly to the NEAR Registry's database of AEDs, naloxone (Narcan), epinephrine, and bleeding-control kits, giving 911 telecommunicators immediate access to public-safety vetted life-saving resources during an emergency. Telecommunicators can use this information to direct callers to the appropriate resources—without leaving their existing workflow.
The integration is live today across RapidSOS, including its free tier, and is available to any Emergency Communications Center (ECC) nationwide at no additional cost. Georgia is the latest state to deploy it at scale, driven by the Mason Sells AED Coordination Act (SB399), which requires 911 to have access to an AED registry. The NEAR Registry is the national standard meeting that requirement.
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December 4, 2025
PulsePoint and ZOLL Accelerate Growth of National Emergency AED Registry, Helping More Communities Locate and Use Devices When Seconds Count
‘Anyone Can Register’ mobilizes volunteers and AED stakeholders to add community devices nationwide, building a comprehensive, validated registry
The PulsePoint Foundation and ZOLL®, an Asahi Kasei company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, including automated external defibrillators (AEDs), announces a new initiative, Anyone Can Register.
The program will rally volunteers, AED owners, and AED manufacturers to expand NEAR so AED locations nationwide are known and recommended during cardiac emergencies. Launching in February 2026 during American Heart Month, the initiative is part of ZOLL’s national Anything Can Happen. Anyone Can Help.™ campaign, which works to close the gap between CPR awareness and action by showing that AEDs do more than deliver a shock. They guide bystanders with step-by-step CPR instructions and can help improve outcomes for cardiac arrest patients.
Filed Under: Press Release, Highlights | Tagged With: ZOLL, National Emergency AED Registry, NEAR, AED Registration, AED Map, 911 AED, 911 AED Registry, Anyone Can Register, Asahi Kasei, AED Management, American Heart Month, Anything Can Happen. Anyone Can Help., CPR Awareness, AED Awareness, cardiac arrest, Nearest AED, Elijah White, National AED registry, 911 Telecommunicators, T-AED, Telecommunicator AED, AED Response, aed.new, PulsePoint AED, AED Emergency Response, Marcia Gray
December 1, 2025
Data-Driven AED Optimization Pilot Through CARES + NEAR Collaboration
Unified platform enables emergency response teams, public health agencies, and community partners to view OHCA incidents alongside AED availability.
Communities need clear, actionable insight to determine where Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) will have the greatest impact. To support this, the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) and the National Emergency AED Registry (NEAR) are launching a pilot that integrates real-world cardiac arrest data with verified AED location data. This effort will help agencies identify coverage gaps and optimize AED deployment.
The unified platform will enable emergency response teams, public health agencies, and community partners to view OHCA incidence alongside AED availability, helping direct devices where they can have the greatest impact and enhance the chain of survival.
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November 24, 2025
Anchorage, Alaska Wins 2025 PulsePoint AED Contest
Anchorage Fire Department receives five ZOLL® AED 3 Defibrillators and a SaveStation Cabinet to place in the community.
The PulsePoint Foundation, a public non-profit 501(c)(3), announced that the Anchorage Fire Department has won the 2025 PulsePoint AED Contest, winning five ZOLL® AED 3 defibrillators and a SaveStation outdoor cabinet providing the first 24/7-accessible ZOLL AED placed in the community.
The contest took place during the month of October, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, and was eligible to any community using PulsePoint AED to locate and register AEDs. The Anchorage Fire Department collectively registered 132 at locations throughout the greater Anchorage area.
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