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Social Media & Smart Phone Applications for Disasters

This is not an exhaustive list of all social media/news outlets and/or apps available for disaster news.

City/County Twitter

Twitter	Agency	Type of Information
@CHPCapistrano	California Highway Patrol -Capistrano Area	Road Closures and Traffic Updates
@CaltransOC	Caltrans District 12	Road Closures and Traffic Updates
@Alisoviejocity	City of Aliso Viejo	Public Safety and Emergency Information
@OCSDAlisoViejo	OCSD - Aliso Viejo Police Services	Public Safety and Emergency Information
@OrangeCountyEOC	Orange County Emergency Management Division	Public Safety and Emergency Information
@OCFAFireAuthority	Orange County Fire Authority	Real-time Fire Updates
@ocredcross	Orange County Red Cross	Mass Care and Shelter Information
@OCSheriff	Orange County Sheriff’s Department	Public Safety and Emergency Information
@SCE	Southern California Edison	Outage Information - Electricity
@SDGE	San Diego Gas and Electric	Outage Information - Electricity
@socalgas	Southern California Gas Company	Outage Information - Gas

City/County Facebook

Facebook	Agency	Type of Information
City of Aliso Viejo - Local Government	City of Aliso Viejo	Public Safety and Emergency Information
OCSD Aliso Viejo	OCSD - Aliso Viejo Police Services	Public Safety and Emergency Information
Orange County California - Emergency Operations Center	Orange County Emergency Management Division	Public Safety and Emergency Information
Orange County Fire Authority	Orange County Fire Authority	Public Safety and Emergency Information
Orange County Sheriff’s Department	Orange County Sheriff’s Department	Public Safety and Emergency Information

State Twitter

Twitter	Agency	Type of Information
@Cal_OES	California Office of Emergency Services	Public Safety and Emergency Information Statewide
@CAL_FIRE	Department of Forestry and Fire Fighting	Real-time Fire Updates Statewide

Smart Phone Applications

Application	Information
American Red Cross	Disaster Preparedness, First Aid, Floods, Tornados, Earthquakes, Wildfires, Hurricanes, Volunteer, Shelter Finder
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)	Health and safety information related to emergencies and disasters.
Disaster Alert	List and interactive map about active hazards occurring around the globe
Federal Emergency Management Agency	Disaster safety tips, emergency kit list, emergency meeting location information, map of open shelters and open FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs).
Health Info Hotlines	Directory of health organizations with toll-free telephone numbers.
National Weather Service	Weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States
Outbreaks Near Me	Real-time, searchable disease outbreak information for your neighborhood on interactive maps.
PulsePoint	Real-time access to OCFA response calls with optional notifications.
ReadyOC	Disaster Preparedness, emergency planning, store copies of critical documents, etc.
Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER)	Assists first responders in Hazmat incidents, with features including substance identification support, containment and suppression advice, and medical treatment information.