Tag: GPS

A year later, 911 Smartphone app still calling in positive results

A year later, 911 Smartphone app still calling in positive results BY ADRIAN MCCANDLESS Special to Star-Telegram January 29, 2018 KELLER – Help came quickly for one elderly woman when she fell in her large senior living complex in Keller,…

Helpful Emergency Preparedness Apps for Smart Devices

Helpful Emergency Preparedness Apps for Smart Devices Hurricane HD: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch. Hurricane HD lets you track storms, with moving radar and satellite imagery from the National Hurricane center. It provides tropical bulletins, forecasts, and advisories for the Atlantic…

FCC Updating 911 for the Texting Generation, SRSLY

FCC Updating 911 for the Texting Generation, SRSLY By Ryan Singel November 22, 2010 In a bid to bring the life-saving emergency service 911 into the 21st century, the FCC is looking at letting citizens report crimes through text messages…