CENTER IS
LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT A
NEW APP.IT AUTOMATICALLY
PROVIDES 9-1-1 CALL TAKERS AND
FIRST RESPONDERS CRITICAL
INFORMATION IN AN EMERGENCY.THE
FREE APP CALLED SMART 9-1-1 CAN
PROVIDE DISPATCHERS WITH YOUR
ADDRESSES, MEDICAL
INFORMATION, HOME INFORMATION,
DESCRIPTION OF PETS AND
VEHICLES,
AND EMERGENCY CONTACTS.INDIVIDUA
LS CAN PROVIDE AS MUCH OR AS
LITTLE
INFORMATION AS THEY CHOOSE AND
THE APP ISFULLY COMPATIBLE WITH
THE RAVE SYSTEM USED BY THE
DISPATCH CENTER.9-1-1
CENTER MANAGER PETER CALLAHAN
SAYS THE APP IS VERY EASY TO
USE
AND IS A GREAT TOOL FOR
EMERGENCY SERVICES.#####




{I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE’S
RESERVATIONS, SENSITIVITY
TOWARDS PRIVACY AND NOT WANTING
TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION.
BUT AS A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
}####




[(***JFUHRER***)]THE LEWIS AND
CLARK HELENA 9-1-1 DISPATCH
CENTER
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO LET THE
PUBLIC KNOW THAT FEMA WILL BE
SENDING
OUT A PRESIDENTIAL EMERGENCY
TEST ON THURSDAY AT 10-20 IN T
MORNING.EVERY CELL PHONE WITHIN
RANGE OF A CELL TOWER WILL
RECEIVE THE TEST ALERT AT THE
SAME TIME.THIS WILL ONLY BE A
TEST AND
THERE IS NO NEED TOBE ALARMED
OR CONTACT 9-1-1.####
