Emergency Preparedness App "Lantern Live"

"Lantern Live" - FEMA E-Brief January 7, 2015

During a disaster when:  you have lost power and may need gas and/or fuel, wondered the status of the power outage, or just need some useful disaster tips;  the Department of Energy has created an app to increase your preparedness.  

Mobile applications have become more useful in keeping emergency preparedness information readily available to the public. Recently, the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new mobile preparedness app called "Lantern Live." The app helps consumers quickly find and share critical information about nearby gas stations and power outages during energy emergencies. “Lantern Live” allows users to:

·       Report operational status of local gas stations;

·       Find fuel;

·       Look up local utility power outage maps; and

·       Access useful disaster tips.

The DOE says future versions and updates of “Lantern Live” are likely to include the ability to source information on the status of gas stations through standardized social media hash-tags (Twitter).

“Lantern Live” is currently free to download for Android users via Google Play.

Looking for more preparedness apps? Keep disaster information at your fingertips with mobile apps from FEMA and the American Red Cross.