smart phone apps for emergency managers
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SMART PHONE APPS FOR EMERGENCY MANAGERS“Theres an app for that!”
Agenda• Why Smart Phones?• Apps
• Daily use• Emergency• Other Apps
• Built-in Capabilities• Summary• Putting it all together
Why Smart Phones
Pros
• Portable• Can be synced with email
client, calendar, and contacts
• Information in your hand• Availability
Cons
• Have a battery• Depend on connectivity• Limited text entry
capability• Small screens • Some screens are difficult
to read in sunlight
Would you rather carry this?
Or one of these?
DAILY USE APPS
Dropbox• Platform:
• Android• Iphone,• Blackberry
• Cost: • 2GB for Free• $9.99 a month for
50GB• Description:
• Cloud based storage• Ability to sync files
across desk tops, laptops, and mobile devices
• Can upgrade to share files with others
Evernote• Platform:
• Android• Iphone,• Blackberry
• Cost: • Free• $5.00 a month for
1GB per month• Description:
• Cloud based storage• Ability to sync files
across desk tops, laptops, and mobile devices
• Create shareable folders
• Web clipper• Captures text, voice,
and picture• Sort into notebooks
Shush!• Platform:
• Android• Cost:
• Free• Description:
• Restores ringer after a certain amount of time
Wifi Analyzer• Platform:
• Android• Cost:
• Free• Description:
• App that looks for wireless networks
Droid Scan• Platform:
• Android• Cost:
• Free• Description:
• Turns documents into scanned images
• Can email, or share with other applications
GroupMe• Platform:
• Android• Blackberry• Iphone• “Dumb Phones”
• Cost: • Free
• Description:• Setup groups• Reply all• Conference call
Doodle• Platform:
• Android• Cost:
• Free• Description:
• Web-based scheduling software
• Access your calendar
• Invite attendees from your address book
• Users can add comments
• View the scheduling from your device
Cisco WebEx• Platform:
• Android• Iphone• Blackberry
• Cost: • Free app• Service is $19.99
a month for unlimited meetings with up to 8 participants
• Description:• Mobile web
conferencing app• With the computer
based version you can record web conferences
Twitter• Platform:
• Android• Iphone• Blackberry
• Cost: • Free app
• Description:• Social media
Facebook• Platform:
• Android• Iphone• Blackberry
• Cost: • Free app
• Description:• Social media
• Platform: • Android
• Cost: • Free app
• Description:• Consolidate
Facebook and Twitter feeds
Tweetdeck
Live Profile• Platform:
• Android• Iphone• Blackberry
• Cost: • Free app
• Description:• Instant messaging
application• Not app specific
WeatherBug• Platform:
• Android• Iphone• Blackberry• “Dumb phones”
• Cost: • Free app
• Description:• Weather
information• Desktop notifier• Weather alerts
CrossLoop• Platform:
• Android• Cost:
• Free app• 5 computer access
for $39.95 year• Description:
• Screen sharing• Remote desktop
access
Firefox• Platform:
• Android• Cost:
• Free app• Description:
• Browser• Sync history,
bookmarks, etc. across devices
APPS FOR EMERGENCIES
FireAlert• Platform:
• Android• Cost:
• Free app• Description:
• Text message notifier
• Works even when phone is on vibrate
• Can set up to five alert profiles
WISER• Platform:
• Android• Iphone• Blackberry
• Cost: • Free app
• Description:• Hazardous Materials
reference• Search by chemical• Information related to
users role
Cargo Decoder• Platform:
• Android• Blackberry
• Cost: • Free app
• Description:• 2008 Emergency
Response Guidebook
• Searchable
NIMS ICS Guide
• Platform: • Android• Blackberry• Iphone• Kindle• Nook
• Cost: • $9.99
• Description:• Field guide for ICS
• Other versions are available for:
FireEMSLaw Enforcement
Compass• Platform:
• Android• Cost:
• Free• Description:
• Save locations• Add notes
Units Convert and Calculator• Platform:
• Android• Cost:
• Free• Description:
• Conversion for up to 90 different units of measurement
Other Apps
News and Information
• RSS readers• Major news outlets• FEMA• CDC• DHS
Mental Health
• Kindle• Audible• Games• Movies• Music
Built-in Capabilities• Camera• Video Camera• File Storage• Voice Recorder• Alarm Clock• Calculator• Phone• GPS
Summary• Smart phones are a part of our lives• Hundreds of apps are being produced everyday• They have limitations• Another tool in the toolbox
Lets put it all together• Schedule a meeting with Doodle to write a HAZMAT
response plan• Before the meeting you put your phone on vibrate using
Shush!• Some participants attend the meeting over WebEx • You take a picture of the whiteboard using Evernote• You add a copy of the plan to your Dropbox• While at home playing a game on your device• Get a message from dispatch using FireAlert• While on the way you send a message to your staff using
GroupMe letting them know whats going on
Lets put it all together (cont.)• Then you message your EM counterpart in the next
county using Live Profile• When on scene you send copy of shipping papers using
Droid Scan to HAZMAT team along with pictures• You use Cargo Decoder to pull up the ERG• Consult WISER for additional information• Check the weather using WeatherBug• Make posts to your agencies Twitter and Facebook
accounts • Consult the ICS Field Guide• Mark an LZ using Compass
Lets put it all together (cont.)• You pull up the plan using Dropbox but realize you left off
the checklist• You air card dies and you use WiFi Analyzer and find a
new connection• You use CrossLoop to access your work desktop and
save the checklist to your smart phone• You use the RSS reader to monitor any information
coming from the media• During the event you set alarms on your phone to remind
you of conference calls or to brief the media• And on the way home you use the music player to listen
to something relaxing
QUESTIONS?Jeremy JerniganEmergency Management CoordinatorColumbus Regional Healthcare System &Columbus County Health DepartmentO: 910-640-4649C: 910-398-0223jjernigan@crhealthcare.org
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