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Created: 16 September 2023
Last edited: 21 September 2023
Last edited: 21 September 2023
Type:
AppPublishing Organisation:
Ministry of the Interior of the State of North Rhine-WestphaliaLanguages
- English
- German
Scenarios
- Emergency Call
Disaster Management Phase
During
NORA
- is the official emergency call app of the German federal states.
- This app is an additional way to reach police, fire brigade and rescue services without a voice call quickly and easily in an emergency. Anywhere in Germany.
- uses the geolocation function of your mobile device to communicate your exact location to the responsible emergency control centre.
- This enables responders to find you more easily, even if you don’t know exactly where you are.
- lets you send emergency calls without having to speak.
- This enables persons with limited speech and hearing capabilities to directly contact the police, fire brigade and rescue service emergency control centres.
NORA is available for IOS and Android devices
Beware:
- All other contact channels remain available.
- You can still use the emergency numbers 110 (police) and 112 (fire brigade/rescue service) for a voice emergency call or emergency fax.
- You can also still use the German sign language interpreting service of Tess Relay services when calling the emergency numbers 110 and 112.
Note:
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