DeLand, FL - Hurricane season is underway and it's time to get prepared. This week's sales tax holiday is meant to make it a little less expensive to prepare. Volusia County Emergency Management has created something for hurricane season that you can use for free.
Emergency Management Director Jim Judge said that a phone app that took eight months to develop is now available. He says the app has a wealth of information like a weather radar, emergency shelter information, evacuation zones, and evacuation routes for Volusia County.
Judge said the goal is to help keep the citizens of Volusia County prepared and informed about any emergency at hand.
The home screen gets you as much information as possible through social media posts, push notifications, and news blogs. You also have access to submit damage reports, get contact information, and access our social media pages.
The emergency plan feature contains an area for you to keep up with your emergency checklist, your emergency contacts, preparedness information before an event, and information on what to do during and after an event along with the ability to share your location to a group of users that you select.
The news feature shows a history of your push notifications received through the app as well as news posted through the app. You can also receive NWS Weather Alerts as push notifications through the app.
