[californiadisasters] RE: [EM] App for Locating Friends After A Disaster Goes Live on Facebook

Also, there is a Spanish language version of this web site to pass along to those whose primary language is español. 

https://safeandwell-es.communityos.org/cms/index.php

 

Thanks again, JoAnn for directing folks to this web site.

 

 

Mark A. Lewack

Emergency Actions Coordinator

Facilities, Security, and Contracting

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

1900 E Street NW, Room 1300

Washington, DC 20415

Office: 202-606-5415

Cell: 202-345-4640

 

From: JoAnn Woody [mailto:jjwoody1017@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 7:59 AM
To: Emergency-Management@yahoogroups.com; 'californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com'; IAEM List; Lewack, Mark A.
Subject: Re: [EM] App for Locating Friends After A Disaster Goes Live on Facebook

 

The "Family Links" site is operated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and is more geared towards international events ocurring outside the US.  Still a great tool to keep in our collective toolboxes though!   Additionally, the American Red Cross utilizes the "Safe and Well" system - allowing people to register themselves, and loved ones to search for them in the database.  Safe and Well may be accessed by computer, smart phone or by calling 1-800-RedCross.  It can even update the persons Facebook and Twitter status to help notify more people of their whereabouts.  www.redcross.org/safeandwell   JoAnn Woody KCMO --- On Mon, 6/18/12, Lewack, Mark A. <Mark.Lewack@opm.gov> wrote: From: Lewack, Mark A. <Mark.Lewack@opm.gov> Subject: [EM] App for Locating Friends After A Disaster Goes Live on Facebook To: "Emergency-Management@yahoogroups.com" <Emergency-Management@yahoogroups.com>, "'californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com'" <californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com>, "IAEM List" <iaem-list@lists.iaem.com> Date: Monday, June 18, 2012, 9:19 AM   Great stuff ... Here's a link to an article about this new app - http://www.securitymanagement.com/news/app-locating-friends-after-a-disaster-goes-live-facebook-009966 I subscribe to the U.S. Fire Academy's (Emmitsburg, MD) Learning Resource Center Updates. You might want to do the same, that is, if you don't do so already <smile>. Visit: http://www.lrc.fema.gov/ Also, as you probably already know, there are two web sites (I know of) that might be of use to locate family members or loved ones after a natural or man-made disaster - Red Cross Family Links - http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/ National Next of Kin Registry: http://www.nokr.org/ There are probably more, but these are the ones that fall trippingly off my tongue and keyboard <smile>. Mark A. Lewack Emergency Actions Coordinator Facilities, Security, and Contracting U.S. Office of Personnel Management 1900 E Street NW, Room 1300 Washington, DC 20415 Office: 202-606-5415 Cell: 202-345-4640 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

 

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