What Reddit Says About Emergency Apps

Also the American Red Cross Emergency app allows you to set up emergency alerts for areas, you can choose what to be alerted for, distance, etc.

I use a free android app called police scanner. I get alerts about fires here in Arizona within minutes of extra listeners tuning in. ... There might be a texting thing from the city/county to sign up for.

Veoci has been the best. WebEOC is nice, but is expensive and slow compared to Veoci if you want to make changes.

Informacast. Works fine in minor emergencies, like local power outages.

An app can’t do off-grid communication if the phone itself doesn’t have the capability. So, if you want to be able to communicate, emergency or otherwise, when in the backcountry with no cellular coverage, then your phone has to have satellite communication technology built in. This is the phone’s j...

I currently have Survival Manual (kinda lame but a few good tidbits in there), FEMA app, First Aid from the Red Cross, Scanner Radio, Radio USA AM/FM, NWS Weather, Hurricane, The Weather Channel and Food Recall.

something that would be useful offline and when you're in an emergency like a disaster or major civil unrest and the government cut off your access to internet · I found something like Kiwix to store Wikipedia articles offline · I also remember someone recommending an app that can download a wh...

The most useful I have found cell for in emergencies has been mapping. (I also keep a paper road atlas in my car, incase the cell phone stops working :) ) I have, and use hiking, several map apps, I really like Gaigps, caltopo is also popular. In many disasters the main road you plan to take or that...

Which again is a huge battery eater, so is probably pointless in an emergency. I actually use the features of a smart phone maybe once a month unless I'm using it as a laptop. (Which is why I carry a flip phone day to day) Very few of these apps are actually useful, most of them are gimmicks.

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I would talk to your dispatch center to see what they recommend. D4H also has a new alerting program, we are just starting to play with it. Licensing yearly for active men one is about 800 bucks for around 40 people, but it’s invaluable to us so it’s well worth the money · Published my first two App...

I use it as a back up to flight following in utility and forestry work flying helicopters and I highly recommend it. ... The PLB is a good option, but keep in mind that when you press sos, the calvary will come. I like that the inReach allows me to reach out for help and not necessarily a rescue. Th...