The American Red Cross announces the release of its new Emergency App, which gives people instant access to weather alerts, life-saving information and ways to contact family and friends in one free, easy-to-use app for mobile devices.<\/p>\n
This all-inclusive app provides expert advice on what to do in case of disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, home fires, wildfires and more. The free Emergency App is available in app stores for smartphones and tablets by searching for the American Red Cross or by going to redcross.org\/apps.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen an emergency occurs, it\u2019s important for families to stay safe and connected,\u201d said Paul Camacho, Emergency Services director of the NMI Chapter. \u201cOur Emergency App does that. It covers 14 different types of disasters and lets users customize more than 35 emergency alerts so that they will know what to do no matter where they live or travel.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFamily Safe\u201d is a new, unique feature that allows the app user to notify loved ones who are in an area affected by an emergency or disaster. The recipient can instantly see the alert details as well as specific \u201cwhat to do now\u201d steps, and then respond with either \u201cI\u2019m safe\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m not safe.\u201d This feature works even if the recipient has not downloaded the Emergency App.<\/p>\n
The Emergency App has many features, including:<\/p>\n
Emergency first aid information for situations such as heart attacks, heat-related emergencies as well as water safety information;<\/p>\n
Preloaded content so users can access guidance from Red Cross experts even without mobile connectivity;<\/p>\n
A single map with open Red Cross shelter locations and weather information;<\/p>\n
A home fire section with detailed prevention and safety tips as well as Red Cross \u201cAfter the Fire\u201d information; and<\/p>\n
A \u201cMake a Plan\u201d feature to help families plan what to do and where to go if a disaster strikes.<\/p>\n
In addition to smartphones and tablets, this feature will be available on the new Apple Watch and can be downloaded from the Apple Watch App Store starting April 24.<\/p>\n
Red Cross apps have been downloaded more than 6 million times and nearly 400 million alerts have been sent since the launch of the first app in 2012. In the past year alone, more than 350 million pages were viewed and the \u201cI\u2019m Safe\u201d feature was accessed just over 550,000 times across all preparedness apps.<\/p>\n
While apps can help prepare someone for disasters, it\u2019s important to note that they are not substitutes for training. People can take Red Cross First Aid and CPR\/AED courses so they\u2019ll know what to do in case help is delayed. They can get information and register at redcross.org\/TakeAClass.<\/p>\n
About the American Red Cross<\/strong><\/p>\n The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, visit redcross.org or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross. (ARC)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The American Red Cross announces the release of its new Emergency App, which gives people…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2459,3951,3952,67],"class_list":["post-199625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news","tag-american-red-cross","tag-emergency-app","tag-family-safe","tag-people"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199625\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}