A useful app for your safety

Specialists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus have developed the mobile application "MES of Belarus. Help is Near," one of the most important tasks of which is to help a person act effectively in an emergency situation. Currently, any owner of a modern smartphone or tablet running the Android operating system can install it. The application allows you to quickly navigate in non-standard situations. For example, if a thermometer is broken, a traffic accident has occurred, you see a forest on fire, there is a thunderstorm on the street, etc.

"Five Steps to Salvation" is the principle according to which the application operates.

The "What to Do?" section contains more than 50 possible dangerous situations (downpour, thunderstorm, flood, snowfall, fire, etc.) and provides recommendations from the Ministry of Emergency Situations on how to behave and act.

The application has a built-in interactive map where you can track weather changes, as well as a notification program for adverse and dangerous phenomena from the Republican Center for Hydrometeorology, Radioactive Contamination Control and Environmental Monitoring.

Another important feature is the "112" call button to the Ministry of Emergency Situations. A call can be made from various pages of the application or directly from the "What to Do?" section. Rescuers have added the ability not only to connect to the Ministry of Emergency Situations but also to send SMS or make calls to a specified number – for example, to a doctor or relatives. This will allow you to contact the right person in emergency cases. Setting numbers, as well as the ability to change the message text, are implemented in the user settings.

The "Check Yourself" section allows you to test your own knowledge using the provided tests, and compare your answers with the results of other users. You can fill in knowledge gaps in the "Encyclopedia" section, which contains many necessary and useful articles.

The "MES of Belarus. Help is Near" application allows every smartphone or tablet owner to stay informed about adverse weather forecasts and have information at hand on how to act in any emergency situation. To download the application, simply enter "MES" in the Google Play Market search, and the application will be the first in the list.

         

Inspector of the Department of Supervision and Prevention of Emergencies of the Miory District Department for Emergency Situations                                O.M. Girzha