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How is my phone a preparedness item?

Given its versatility and portability, your phone is the best place to store disaster planning information. Your phone’s emergency functions can include:

Storing emergency contacts
Planning and sharing evacuation routes
Wildfire and storm tracking
Earthquake early warning
Storing critical medical information
Housing a home inventory for insurance purposes
Accessing critical documents you may need in an emergency
Illumination and emergency sirens
Mass notification of your status to friends and loved ones
Probably much more.

What is the Wireless Emergency Alert system and how do I set it up on my phone?

Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) are short emergency messages from authorized federal, state, local, tribal and territorial public alerting authorities. It is likely already set up on your phone. If you go to the safety and emergency settings in your phone, you can ensure that it’s switched on.

What if my phone dies when I need it?

This is a preventable problem with the right equipment. Given the importance of your phone, it’s highly recommended that you purchase a portable charging device that can be crank or solar powered so that you can continue to use your phone even when utilities are out.

Recommended Preparedness Apps

Medical ID

During a medical emergency, your phone may be your best advocate. If you were unconscious, what would you want responders to know?
Android | IOS

Red Cross Emergency App

Receive location-specific emergency updates, monitor people and locations of concern to you, send out Safe and Well notifications and more.

Red Cross First Aid App

Do you know what to do during a choking, respiratory, severe bleeding or cardiac emergency? This app will show you how to save a life – perhaps your own.

Google Maps

This is an app that you likely have and use already. You can program and share pre-identified family reunification spots in Maps, and its Wildfire layer is second to none.

Do It Later

While in the midst of an emergency, your want to respond to concerned texts from loved ones, but you need to focus on the task at hand. Auto-text replies can help.

AccuWeather

Receive hyper-local updates on weather conditions in your very neighborhood. Great for tracking major storm activity, and for monitoring your evacuation route.

All My Stuff

In the aftermath of a disaster, you may find yourself making insurance claims to cover your losses. Creating a visual inventory of your possessions is a must.

AAA

Not every disaster impacts thousands of people. Some events – like car trouble, can occur specifically to you. This app can get you the help you need at the moment you need it.

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