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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.
- 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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