Patent ID: 8843105

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, at a centralized rescue network system, a first emergency alert communication from a first mobile device, the first emergency alert communication comprising an incident location; obtaining, at the centralized rescue network system, historical data representing emergency incidents that have occurred proximate to the incident location; determining, at the centralized rescue network system, a type of emergency response resource based on the historical data; determining, at the centralized rescue network system, a first emergency response services provider based on the type of emergency response resource; transmitting, from the centralized rescue network system, a first request for a first emergency response resource to the first emergency services provider, wherein the first emergency response resource is of a same type as the type of emergency response resource determined based on the historical data; receiving a second emergency alert communication from the first mobile device; determining a second emergency response services provider based on the first emergency alert communication, the second emergency alert communication, and the historical data; and transmitting a second request for a second emergency response resource to the second emergency services provider, wherein the second emergency response resource is of the same type as the type of emergency response resource determined based on the historical data.