The county has recently introduced a new smartphone app, PBC DART (Palm Beach County Disaster Assessment and Resource Tool). It’s a free download that provides lots of helpful info concerning emergencies (i.e. hurricanes).
PBC DART allows residents to identify if they live in an evacuation zone, locate the nearest shelter, and permits residents to report damage to their home or business in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Damage reports will help emergency managers get an immediate Countywide “picture” within hours of a disaster event to help prioritize response efforts. The application is an additional outreach method to keep the public safe and informed before, during, and after disasters.
PBC
DART is available for immediate download at no charge from Apple’s
iTunes Store and the Android Google Market. For additional
information on emergency management programs visit
www.pbcgov.com/dem where you will find a section dedicated to hurricane preparedness.
Hopefully
you will never have to use this app but it’s just another tool in our
ever-changing tech world that will provide additional
assistance and information, which as many of us know is extremely
important under emergency situations such as hurricanes.
Best regards.
Commission Vice Chairman Steven L. Abrams
Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners
District 4
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