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    "title" : "FEMA App adds ‘Disaster Reporter’ feature |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"FEMA App adds \u0026#8216;Disaster Reporter\u0026#8217; feature","summary" : "The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is taking the well-known slogan, “See something, say something,” to the crowd. Consider it more “See something, submit something.” Harnessing the power of citizen intelligence to understand and respond to disasters, FEMA in late 2013 launched a new feature in","date" : "2014-01-16T17:03:25-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","topics" : {
        
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      "filepathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/blob/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2014/01/2014-01-16-fema-app-adds-disaster-reporter-feature.md",
      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2014/01/2014-01-16-fema-app-adds-disaster-reporter-feature.md","slug" : "fema-app-adds-disaster-reporter-feature","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/01/16/fema-app-adds-disaster-reporter-feature/","content" :"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"http://www.fema.gov\"\u003eFederal Emergency Management Agency\u003c/a\u003e (FEMA) is taking the well-known slogan, “See something, say something,”__ to the crowd. Consider it more “See something, submit something.”\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image image-right image-right-legacy\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/01/femaappphoto.png\"\n    alt=\"Fema App Screenshot of Disaster Reporter Feature\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHarnessing the power of \u003cem\u003ecitizen intelligence\u003c/em\u003e to understand and respond to disasters, FEMA in late 2013 launched \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fema/id474807486?ls=1\u0026amp;mt=8\"\u003ea new feature in its iOS/Android app\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e that crowd-sources photos of disasters and extreme events.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003ca href=\"http://www.fema.gov/disaster-reporter\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisaster Reporter\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e” enables people to upload photos of disaster scenes with short captions, which, after a quick vetting process, are then plotted by location on an interactive map.  The public, FEMA, emergency management officials, first-responders and others can view the photos instantly during or after an event.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHOW IT WORKS\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Disaster Reporter feature relies on users’ smartphone GPS, and the copyright for the photos belongs to the user. FEMA provides would-be citizen reporters a set of instructions about how and what to upload and, most important, advice on how to stay safe when taking disaster photos.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs you might recall, \u003ca href=\"http://apps.usa.gov/fema-mobile.shtml\"\u003eFEMA’s app\u003c/a\u003e also offers users disaster safety tips, an interactive emergency kit list, emergency meeting location information, and a map plotted with open shelters and FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, \u003ca href=\"http://www.ready.gov/build-a-kit\"\u003ebuild your emergency  kit\u003c/a\u003e, develop an \u003ca href=\"http://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan\"\u003eemergency plan\u003c/a\u003e, and if disaster strikes in your neck of the woods,  consider sending your images through Disaster Reporter as a way to assist recovery and relief operations.\u003cem\u003eDon’t forget: You can download the latest government mobile apps from the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://apps.usa.gov/\"\u003eUSA.gov Apps Gallery\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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