FEMA

The FEMA app is your one-stop-shop with tools and tips to keep you safe before, during, and after disasters. Stay updated with weather-related alerts from the U.S. National Weather Service. Upload and share your disaster photos to help out emergency managers. Save a custom list of the items in your family’s emergency kit, as well as the places you will meet in case of an emergency. Get tips on what to do before, during, and after over 20 types of disasters. And locate open shelters and where to talk to FEMA in person at Disaster Recovery Centers. Terms of use: www.fema.gov/app.

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Weather	Free	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	iPhone, iPad, iPod

Reviews

App needs work
Kefe Iceman

I chose for the app to use my location to help determine nearest emergency shelters. It gave me Florida, N. Carolina, and S. Carolina. Problem is I’m physically in Norfolk, VA. REALLY??! Worst part is that there’s no option to even manually select a zip code to find an emergency shelter, so it’s stuck in Florida and the Carolinas ?

I get warnings for the wrong state
Scottywonka

I downloaded this and went in and created an alert for my city in Southern California but the only alerts I get are for Phoenix Az. No idea why as I can’t see a setting for “give me alerts about one random city” but it’s happening.

Delete a location
Deep River

How do we delete a location?

I want to like it, but...
Lux Lucid

1. the Reminders feature makes my phone beep twice at 10pm at night (Pacific time). How do I specify a time of day? 2. The Shelters list only suggests one shelter, in Michigan, 2000+ miles away! What? —Awake and confused in Oregon

This app is making me crazy
leg hair band

There is a bad storm in the area, and every 4 mins or so this app is sending push notifications. No updated information. Time window for severe weather warnings is unchanged. Just constant zombie notifications. I want to be notified of an imminent tornado, not that the flood watch is still in effect for the next 6 hours just like it was 4 minutes ago and 4 minutes prior to that...

Can’t find the alert message
Icouldntfindafreenickname

The app often has useful alerts but a big issue for me is the app icon will have that little number showing there is a message or alert, but when I open the app, it is nowhere to be found. Or I have to open each city to find it. Wish when the red number flag pops up, it would open right to that message. So I tend to ignore them which is not helping me.

FEMA replied...
Bill Cat.

...to my last review. Update to my review: They wrote back to my Apple account to clarify, explain and made suggestions. Another star added for the personal touch. .……………..................................................... Some good info to have on hand. Haven’t had long enough to test the warnings and notifications. My gripe is what some others have said about the nearby shelters. I live in VA and my nearest shelter comes up as SD! And I did allow app to follow me when open. I was also able to put in my zip code and choose my county. So this app still isn’t ready for prime time.

Stuck
Big little me

The app won’t open with 2 notifications it keep closing .

Should have custom notification sound
Sonn2420

I find this app to be very important and useful, but I feel like the notification sound should be unique and more similar to the WEA sound I would get on my iPhone. At the moment it is simply to quiet and easy to ignore because it sounds like all the other push notifications I would get. Even the Red Cross app has its own sound and I think this is something you should consider. Thanks