What Core Problem Inspired this App? During natural disasters, the National Weather Service (NWS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are often overwhelmed with repetitive reports from storm spotters and local EMAs . This makes it difficult to issue accurate, timely hazard reports!
What Factors are Causing this Problem? - Local EMA chapters have the most accurate local information, but often still rely on walkie-talkies to communicate - Individual storm-spotters call the NWS to report simultaneously for the same area - Local citizens rely on national reports, rather than local updates, for local safety concerns
What are the Current Emergency Communication Lines? 1. Storm spotters and local 2. Storm spotters share local EMAs share road hazard hazard information with information via walkie- Storm the NWS talkies Spotter 3. The NWS shares hazard information with the 4. FEMA provides emergency Storm FEMA and issues response recommendations Spotter national warnings to local EMAs Storm 5. Local EMAs organize local Spotter emergency response personnel to assist citizens
Who Will this App Target to Solve these Problem? Local EMAs - Provide a better way to communicate with the public during an emergency - Quickly update EMA members on road hazards without walkie-talkies Local Citizens - Receive local hazard updates and emergency assistance faster - Focus on local hazards, rather than national or world-wide emergencies
What Would be the NEW Emergency Communication Lines? 1. Storm spotters share information directly with Storm their local EMA and local Spotter citizens. 2. Local EMAs contact FEMA directly, and receive Storm immediate feedback as to Spotter what emergency personnel to dispatch. Storm Additionally, a second local Spotter EMA person contacts the NWS with the combined storm spotter reports. 3. The NWS issues national warnings, while the local EMA dispatches the proper emergency personnel.
What is the App’s Basic Description? Disaster Tracker is a revolutionary new weather and natural disaster application, promoting safety and communication within local communities. This app allows users to track storms in their general area with live updates and radar, while also being alerted to road hazards that may occur. Sponsored by the National Weather Service and FEMA, this app facilitates communication between local EMA personnel and local citizens in order to enhance safety. To do this, the app has two different sections to meet the needs of both EMA personnel and the everyday citizen.
How will the app work? The app will open with an option to utilize the professional EMA member version or the local citizen version. EMA members will be able to login with their ID numbers, whereas citizens will not require login. From there, the app will have separate functionality depending on the needs of the user.
What will the app look like for EMA Personnel? These images were created via the Windows App Studio.
What will the app look like for Local Citizens? These images were created via the Windows App Studio.
What Competition Exists for the App? 1. The Weather Channel 2. AccuWeather 3. Weatherbug 4. Weather Underground 5. 1Weather
How Much Will the App Cost? Paid for by the National Weather Service and FEMA
How Will the App Launch and be Marketed? 1. It will be administered through FEMA to local EMA 2. Once they are completely train on the app then it will be administered to civilians. (Approximately 3-5 weeks.) 3. There will be in app advertisement, television, and radio ads. 4. Sponsoring Local News
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