Wired on how relief workers in and volunteers are using social networking tools to aid relief efforts in Haiti, suggesting that something new and unprecedented is happening in humanitarian response. Relief workers in Haiti received an emergency text message Tuesday about a collapsed school, with children still alive in the rubble. A search-and-rescue team on the scene, however, couldnt find the ...
A woman whose partner lost his NSW property to bushfire has attacked the Rural Fire Service's new emergency warning text message system for failing to provide enough details about the approaching blaze. The Australian reports. Ms Jackson and Mr Liepin received an emergency text message from the RFS at about 6pm on Thursday, saying: "Immediate threat to Tinderry Rd, Jerangle Rd, Calabash Rd. S...
Trials are underway of a UK service allowing people to contact emergency services by text message, reports the BBC. The system is aimed at people who cannot make normal voice calls to the 999 service due to disability. The service sends the text to a voice relay assistant who then speaks the text message to the emergency service and then texts back their reply. If successful, the system would beco...
