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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- (Business Wire)
September is recognized as National Preparedness Month, reminding
citizens that emergencies and disasters can strike at any time and it’s
never too early to prepare and plan. As part of America’s PrepareAthon!
Campaign,Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) encourages
Marylander’s to download the award-winning MARYLAND
Prepares mobile app. This free resource is available for download on
the iTunes and Google Play app stores, and can also be accessed through
the state’s official website, Maryland.gov, or MEMA’s website,
mema.maryland.gov.
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The citizen-centric MARYLAND Prepares mobile app provides Marylanders with the resources needed to prepare and respond to severe weather. The mobile app also allows real-time alerts to Marylanders during emergencies including power and natural gas outages. (Graphic: Business Wire)
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
citizen-centric mobile app includes the tools for Marylanders to create
interactive emergency kits, build customized family communication plans,
and view preparation guides, keeping residents better informed and
prepared. The “I’m Safe” capability 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.
"Free resources available to the public, like the MARYLAND Prepares app,
are a great way for Marylanders to learn, take action, be ready for
emergencies and disasters," said MEMA executive director, Russ
Strickland.
According to a recent
study conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and
community Preparedness Division (CPD), 66 percent of Americans
living in areas with a history of severe weather reported they had
access to information on how to be better prepared, in the last six
months. This data indicates that community and individual awareness on
how to be prepared for an emergency or natural disaster is strongly
influenced by innovative government services like MARYLAND Prepares
mobile app, and communication efforts.
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, and markets the official
website of the state of Maryland, www.maryland.gov
and its digital government services. NIC Maryland 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 digital government services
contract. NIC Maryland has developed dozens of 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
innovative digital government solutions and secure payment processing,
which help make government more accessible to everyone through
technology. The family of NIC companies provides digital government
solutions for more than 4,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the
United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the “100 Best Small
Companies in America” six times and the company has been included four
times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.
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Contacts:
NIC Maryland
Janet Grard, 443-924-7405
jgrard@egov.com
Source: NIC Maryland
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