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It will send out more precise location-based alerts during an emergency or a natural disaster.
This app is called the Genasys Protect App, and it's the latest technology that emergency management is using across California, to help speed up evacuations. Thomas Shoots, CAL FIRE Captain and Public Information Officer said the Genasys Protect app is already being used by more than half of the counties in California.
On Wednesday, the County will explain how to navigate the Genasys app, where all its data and Intel will come from, and how it will create the most accurate wildfire maps.
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