When it comes to disaster preparedness in Georgia, awareness is a very important step. Knowing when a severe storm or natural disaster is coming your way is essential if you’re going to prepare your home and family. Fortunately, Facebook actually has a new safety check feature that you can take advantage of.
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Practically everybody uses Facebook in this day and age, so having a safety app like the safety check is incredibly helpful. The app uses your personal information, such as the location of your current area of residence, in addition to your current location, which is pinpointed by your Internet activity, in order to let you know if you are near a disaster. Additionally, the app will ask you if you are safe and then let everyone in your news feed know so that they don’t have to worry about you. This is also quite helpful in keeping track of your family, whether it’s your kids or relatives in another state that happen to be near a disaster or storm.
Facebook has a lot of helpful apps, the Safety Check feature is one you should use. For more advice on disaster preparedness, contact us at Parker Young today.
