New Zealand's Red Cross East Coast community services manager Dennis Morgan and Teresa Simcox, from Hawke's Bay Civil Defence and Emergency Management, check out the Red Cross hazard app on their phones.
Hawke's Bay residents can now receive official disaster alerts and lifesaving information on their smartphones, as Civil Defence Hawke's Bay begins alerting through the Red Cross Hazard App.
Hazard App, developed by New Zealand Red Cross, is a free app that alerts users to hazards like wild weather and flooding,
and tsunami. It also includes information about how to prepare for emergencies, what to do after a disaster has occurred and an "I am safe" messaging function.
Civil Defence Hawke's Bay officially began alerting through the Red Cross Hazard App yesterday.
Civil Defence Hawke's Bay group manager Ian Macdonald said the app would help people in the region be better prepared. "When a disaster happens, it's important people get the information they need to make it through safely. The Red Cross Hazard App is one of the many ways we have to alert people to emergencies and help them keep safe."
Developed by the International Red Cross' Global Disaster Preparedness Centre, the app has been used in several countries and during several recent disasters.
