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|[https://www.airnow.gov/airnow-mobile-app/ '''AirNow''']
|[https://www.airnow.gov/airnow-mobile-app/ '''AirNow''']
|EPA tool to check air quality index outside.
|EPA tool to check air quality index outside.
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|[https://www.flightradar24.com/apps '''FlightRadar24''']
|Live local air traffic radar and destination tracker.
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|'''[https://www.floodwatchapp.com/ FloodWatch]'''
|'''[https://www.floodwatchapp.com/ FloodWatch]'''
|Monitor river gauges.
|Monitor river gauges.
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|[https://www.google.com/maps '''Google Maps''']
|Android version includes ability to get the latitude and longitude of your current location, which works even without cell service.  Also has optional Offline Maps that allow you to use the app when cell service is not available.
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|[https://maps.me/ '''Maps.me''']
|Offers '''offline''' map and navigation support when cellular service is down. Download the Oregon map packs.
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|[https://myshake.berkeley.edu/ '''MyShake''']
|[https://myshake.berkeley.edu/ '''MyShake''']
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== Recommended Apps: VSF 02, Communications ==
== VSF 02: Communications Recommended Apps ==
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== Recommended Apps: VSF 10, HAZMAT Awareness ==
== VSF 08: Medical/Mental Health ==
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|[https://www.ptsd.va.gov/appvid/mobile/pfa_app_pro.asp PFA Mobile]
|Following disasters or emergencies, the PFA Mobile app can assist responders who provide Psychological First Aid (PFA) to adults, families, and children.
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== VSF 10: HAZMAT Awareness Recommended Apps ==
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|[https://askrail.us/ '''AskRail''']
|[https://askrail.us/ '''AskRail''']
|Only available to folks whose work intersects with HAZMAT and/or emergency management; PBEM will not endorse applications for this app on the basis of being a NET. Access to data about what type of hazardous materials a railcar is carrying.
|Only available to folks whose work intersects with HAZMAT and/or emergency management; PBEM will not endorse applications for this app on the basis of being a NET. Access to data about what type of hazardous materials a railcar is carrying.
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|'''[https://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/ CAMEO Chemicals]'''
|'''[https://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/ CAMEO Chemicals]'''
|Find response information for thousands of hazardous materials, including fire and explosion hazards, health hazards, firefighting techniques, cleanup procedures, protective clothing, and chemical properties.
|Find response information for thousands of hazardous materials, including fire and explosion hazards, health hazards, firefighting techniques, cleanup procedures, protective clothing, and chemical properties.
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|[https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/erg/erg2020-mobileapp '''ERG2020 MobileApp''']
|The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has developed a free, mobile web app of its Emergency Response Guidebook 2020 (ERG). The new safety tool provides the nation's emergency responders with fast, easily accessible information to help them manage hazardous material incidents.
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|[https://www.chemicalcompanion.org/ '''Chemical Companion''']
|[https://www.chemicalcompanion.org/ '''Chemical Companion''']
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|[https://remm.hhs.gov/ '''Mobile REMM''']
|[https://remm.hhs.gov/ '''Mobile REMM''']
|Radiation Emergency Medical Management.
|Radiation Emergency Medical Management.
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== VSF 11: Food and Water ==
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|[https://careit.com/ Careit]
|Not yet tested by PBEM, but this could be a great resource for VSF 11 NETs. From the website: ''Food donation and rescue software that makes it easy for businesses and institutions to donate surplus food and goods directly to local nonprofits.''
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