ActiveAlert

Active911, Inc

About this app

Respond to calls faster by getting the essential details right in your phone. No more copying down dispatch information or trying to enter an address while driving.

- Uses Google Cloud Messaging instead of SMS to get your 911 pages
- Converts hard-to-read dispatch data into legible sections
- Manage past and current calls in an orderly way
- Automatically maps alarm location
- “Active” response for tracking response efforts
- View other responders in real time on a live map
- Access relevant photos and documents from your phone, including pre incident plans, photos, and more

Formerly named Active911

Ratings and reviews

Wo waste [(wuoh-wash-tae) Lakota Sioux translates to very good], you can let others know if you're responding so they can wait at the station; group text to let everyone know ETA, etc.; nice way to keep track. On the PC you can see the calls, but that is all, would be better if all the features on the app would work on the PC too, not always would you have your phone next to you or on if you're in a virtual meeting, especially if you have multiple screens.

When it works, it's great. unfortunately, the updates occur so often, and without notice, that the settings are changed or the app needs to be manually updated. I've missed multiple call outs for missing persons due to this, as have a number of my teammates. I'm using Android, but Apple users also have this issue. Lives depend on consistent alerts, and we are becoming frustrated. We're now doing bi-weekly tests just to see if the app is working.

Overall this is a great app that helped bring my backwards employer into the 21st century only about 15 years too late. Unfortunately it has a major flaw in that the contrast of the road outlines/road names/background are such that it is very difficult for me to read the map, especially in the bouncy cab of the engine. To make matters worse the street names stay tiny no matter to what extent you zoom. I encounter this problem in all viewing modes but dark mode is the worst.

What’s new

The new ActiveComms overlay is officially out of beta! The Comms overlay now automatically refresh after license or channel changes, improved Android registration recovery for ActiveAlert, and stability fixes including Alert Chat (alpha – limited availability).