In case of disaster, “reach out and tweet” feds advise
By Carter On September 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Emergency Management Industry Updates, News, Social Media, Technology
Today COPE put on a very successful Map Your Neighborhood event, with over 50 participants. Pictures will be up soon, check out our site gallery. An interesting point was raised during the event about what technology we may be able to count on during a disaster. The below article from Pittsburgh Review highlights research from FEMA on the matter.
In case of disaster, reach out and tweet, feds advise – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Such media require less space on networks and are more likely to get through when voice networks are heavily congested, the agencies said.
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