FEMA Announced Android App & New Disaster Text Messaging Service

The thing about disasters is that there is, unfortunately, always a next one. Here’s one more tool to add to your disaster preparedness toolkit. FEMA (the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency) announced the release of their first app for Android smartphones and tablets.

New Digital Tools: FEMA App and Text Message Updates

The provides:

– Preparedness information for different types of disasters
– An interactive checklist for emergency kits
– A section to plan emergency meeting locations
– Information on how to stay safe and recover after a disaster
– A map with FEMA Disaster Recovery Center locations and Shelters
– General ways the public can get involved before and after a disaster
– The FEMA blog.





You can find the free FEMA for Android app in the Android Market.

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