FEMA To Embrace Social Media To Help During Disasters

Facebook and Twitter have helped everyone connect socially with our friends and family, and now the social media platforms may help us when people are in dire need of help.

Facebook and Twitter have helped everyone connect socially with our friends and family, and now the social media platforms may help us when people are in dire need of help. Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, has announced that they will be expanding their reach during emergencies by having a place for people to send their calls for help and comments through social media.

The announcement was made by FEMA administrator Craig Fugate in a keynote address at the ESRI’s Government User Conference in Washington D.C.

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