Hurricane season has officially begun, and you should be prepared now, more than ever. Our Emergency Management Agency (EMA) can help make sure you have everything you need to protect yourself and your family.  

This summer, EMA released its new MBCAlert App, designed to provide disaster and emergency information for everyone in Macon-Bibb, whether you live here or just visiting. These notifications will be in addition to the phone calls, texts, and emails already being used to notify you. 

“Communicating with the public is one of the most important aspects of emergency management,” says Spencer Hawkins, EMA Director. “The development and release of the MBCAlert smartphone app adds another layer of clear and timely messaging to our other communication tools.”  

The app allows you to not only check the weather, river & lake levels, but prepare for disasters & hazards, and also allows you to notify your friends or family when you go out on a walk alone or want someone to know your location for safety reasons. Like the MBCAlert notification system, this app will also send you push notifications for any weather or emergency alert.    

You can download the free MBCAlert App on any smartphone or tablet by going to the app store. Click here to download on Google Play and click here to download on Apple.  

You should also make sure you have your emergency preparedness kits ready and easily available. Watch the video below to see what should go in your kits.