NH State Representative Steven Smith

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY LAUNCHES FREE EMERGENCY ALERT MOBILE APP

NHDOS CAN NOW SEND LOCATION SPECIFIC WARNINGS TO ANYONE WITH THE APP

CONCORD, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Safety announced Monday the launch of its NH Alerts mobile app, a free tool that notifies users of hazards in the area based upon cellphone location. The NH Alerts app was developed by the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management with federal grants.

“The NH Alerts app takes emergency notification to the next level,” State Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Perry Plummer said. “Anyone with the NH Alerts app on their phone will know about safety issues in their area, from accidents and road closures, to hazardous weather and active shooters. We can now send messages directly to those people who are in the path of danger. I strongly encourage everyone to download this app.”

The NH Alerts app provides warnings via an audible alert. The types of alerts received are completely customizable allowing the user to determine the frequency with which warnings are received. The NH Alerts app works with iPhone® and Android™ cellphones and is currently available via links on ReadyNH.gov. The NH Alerts app is free to anyone including visitors from other states.

Big thanks to Ben Sarro for having me on this morning to talk about the Sullivan County Republican Committee. We are entering an exciting and busy two year cycle. 2015 will begin the NH Primary. Presidential candidates will be coming here, and we will have an opportunity to meet them. 2016 will have State Primaries for US Senate, US Congress, and Governor. This is a perfect time to get involved, meet candidates, and make a difference. To be a part of it, please contact me.

Rep. Steven Smith
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Yep, I said Merry Christmas, not Happy Holidays… although I do wish those for you as well. When I was a kid, we wished people Merry Christmas because we genuinely wished them good tidings, and Christmas was what we did. The Jewish kids would generally reply “Thank you, and Happy Hanukkah”. Now and then, someone would say “Thanks, but I don’t do Christmas”. Note that they still said “Thanks”. We would then say “well then, have a great holiday season!”.

Christmas is a time when we should be a little better person than we are the rest of the year. We should think of others, and not assume that everyone is out to hurt or offend us. In the Civil War, and other wars, opposing pickets and sentries would pool their meager supplies and celebrate Christmas together, while a temporary cease-fire was in effect.

My wish is that we all remember those sentries. During Christmas, let’s all try to remember that most people do usually mean well, and give them credit for it. Let’s not react first in anger to perceived slights and insults. The truth is, most of the time, we just didn’t try hard enough to understand an opposing viewpoint.

Merry Christmas

Steve