Starting a Tweet Emergency Dispatch

Starting a Tweet dispatch

1. Find or set up disaster group with hashtag
(e.g #emergency, #OKfire, #NDflood, etc.)

2. Start group timeline at
www.tweetchat.com, www.search.twitter.com

3. Follow and @ or RT info from group timeline

4. Set up emergency contact info

a) Weather @NOAA @TWCi @imap @weatherusa
http://www.noaa.org/
post emergency weather alert, evacuations

b) Med @RedCross
http://www.redcross.org/
post main #, local #s & web address
e.g. Florida www.floridaredcross.org ph:

c) Govt Med @CDCemergency
http://www.cdc.gov/
post link to emergency info page by type of disaster
e.g. fire, hurricane, etc.)
e.g. Fire www.emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/wildfires/

d) Govt Help @FEMAinfocus
http://www.fema.gov/

e) National Guard info @mynationalguard

f) Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer Civilians
http://www.medicalreservecorps.com/
locate your state on map, click to state, cut and paste link to Tweet
e.g. @region4mrc

g) News – local TV, radio feeds & chats (e.g. @wsvn, @news10)
post link in Tweet e.g. www.wsvn.com, www.redcrosschat.com

h)Shelter, food medical information – check Red Cross and local news

Recheck your information before and after posting for accuracy. Be sure the links work.

Be safe. Be informed. Communicate.