Mobile App Helps Marylanders Prepare for Severe Weather and Disasters
12 September 2014 - 6:20PM
Business Wire
September is National Preparedness Month
Maryland’s award-winning official emergency management mobile
app, MARYLAND Prepares, from the Maryland Emergency Management
Agency (MEMA), helps Maryland families better prepare for
emergencies. The MARYLAND Prepares mobile app provides the
resources Marylanders need to be prepared before, during, and after
severe weather and provides real-time alerts for citizens.
During the month of September, MEMA is encouraging all
Marylanders to download the MARYLAND Prepares mobile app as part of
National Preparedness Month and America’s PrepareAthon! Campaign.
The MARYLAND Prepares app is available to download for free in the
app stores for Apple and Android devices and can also be accessed
through the state’s official website, Maryland.gov, maryland.gov or
MEMA’s website, mema.maryland.gov.
”The MARYLAND Prepares app is a tool that every resident can
have ready in their pocket during an emergency,” said MEMA
Executive Director Ken Mallette. “National Preparedness Month is a
reminder to download the app both for the pre-disaster checklists
and also in order to receive real-time emergency, traffic, and
weather alerts.”
The MARYLAND Prepares mobile app provides Marylanders with the
resources needed to prepare and respond to severe weather
emergencies such as tornados and hurricanes. The mobile app is also
used by MEMA to push real-time alerts to Marylanders during
emergencies including power and natural gas outages. Besides
providing alerts and emergency information on-the-go, the mobile
app includes the tools for Marylanders to create interactive
emergency kits, create customized family communication plans, and
view preparation guides so residents are more informed and better
prepared. The “I’m Safe” feature integrates with the phone’s text
message, email and social networking features to allow residents to
alert family members that they are safe following a disaster.
Real-time notifications are sent directly to the device from MEMA,
providing the most up-to-the-minute information for residents in
the event of an emergency.
Features Include:
- Prepare Emergency Kits through
interactive checklists
- View Emergency Preparation Guides for
different types of emergencies
- Create customized Family Communication
Plans
- Send an “I’m Safe” message via email,
text, and social networks
- View real-time alerts for emergencies,
weather and traffic
- Monitor current cyber threats and
suspicious activity
- Access Maryland Emergency Management
Agency news and events
- View current and extended national
weather forecasts based on current location; ability to save
multiple locations
- Locate Maryland Emergency Management
Agency contacts and other useful emergency resources
- Customizable application settings and
privacy controls
Thousands of Marylanders have downloaded the MARYLAND Prepares
mobile app that was recently honored with three international
awards --The Gold Horizon Interactive Award is a prestigious
international award recognizing outstanding achievement among
interactive media producers, the Communicator Awards Silver Award
of Distinction is an international award recognizing big ideas in
marketing and communications, and the international Visual
Excellence in the Multimedia Arts (VEMA) Awards which recognizes
outstanding creativity and innovation in the multimedia arts.
The MARYLAND Prepares mobile app was developed at no charge for
the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) by NIC Maryland,
through the self-funded eGovernment services contract with the
State Department of Information Technology (DoIT).
About NIC Maryland
NIC Maryland builds, operates, maintains, supports and markets
Maryland.gov and its eGovernment services. Maryland.gov is the
official website of the State of Maryland (http://www.maryland.gov)
and is a collaborative public/private partnership managed by the
Department of Information Technology (DoIT) and NIC Maryland. NIC
Maryland helps Maryland state and local government entities
web-enable their services and operates without tax funds through a
Self-funded eGovernment Services contract. NIC Maryland has
developed more than 28 eGov products and services for the State of
Maryland since the contract was awarded in August, 2011.
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading
provider of official government websites, online services, and
secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative
eGovernment services help make government more accessible to
everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies provides
eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local
agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the
“100 Best Small Companies in America” five times, most recently
ranked at No. 11 (2013), and the company has been included three
times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is
available at http://www.egov.com
NIC MarylandJanet Grard, 443-924-7405jgrard@egov.com
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