{"id":17001,"date":"2011-12-18T23:01:36","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T04:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=17001"},"modified":"2011-12-18T23:33:36","modified_gmt":"2011-12-19T04:33:36","slug":"a-new-free-phone-app-for-texans-stranded-on-the-highway-during-ice-and-snow-storms-winter-survival-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/12\/18\/a-new-free-phone-app-for-texans-stranded-on-the-highway-during-ice-and-snow-storms-winter-survival-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"A New, Free Phone app for Texans Stranded on the Highway During Ice and Snow Storms: Winter Survival Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A New, Free Phone app for Texans Stranded on the Highway During Ice and<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Snow Storms: Winter Survival Kit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A new, free phone app for Texans stranded on the highway during snow and ice<br \/>\nstorms has been added to the Texas Extension Disaster Education Network<br \/>\n(Texas EDEN) website. It will help users find their current location, call<br \/>\n911, notify friends and family, and calculate how long it is possible to run<br \/>\nthier vehicle&#8217;s engine to keep warm before running out of fuel. The app<br \/>\ncalled Winter Survival Kit can be downloaded for iPhone and Android<br \/>\nsmartphones.<\/p>\n<p>Related article:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ohsonline.com\/articles\/2011\/12\/04\/phone-app-developed-to-help-stranded-texas-motorists.aspx?admgarea=news\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ohsonline.com\/articles\/2011\/12\/04\/phone-app-developed-to-help-stranded-texas-motorists.aspx?admgarea=news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New, Free Phone app for Texans Stranded on the Highway During Ice and Snow Storms: Winter Survival Kit A new, free phone app for Texans stranded on the highway during snow and ice storms has been added to the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/12\/18\/a-new-free-phone-app-for-texans-stranded-on-the-highway-during-ice-and-snow-storms-winter-survival-kit\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[1438,6161,7322,3141,1232,11863,2389,11865,11864,11866,11862],"class_list":["post-17001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-1438","tag-android","tag-app","tag-application","tag-iphone","tag-phone-app","tag-smartphone","tag-snowstorm","tag-texans-stranded-on-the-highway","tag-texas-extension-disaster-education-network","tag-winter-survival-kit"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-4qd","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12472,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/12\/01\/encouraging-everybody-to-prepare-for-winter-weather\/","url_meta":{"origin":17001,"position":0},"title":"Encouraging Everybody to Prepare for Winter Weather","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"December 1, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Encouraging Seniors & People with Disabilities to Prepare for Winter Weather Cold Weather Tips for Texans with Disabilities and Elderly from FEMA and the Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities Attached are resources for preparing for cold weather in Texas. 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