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The Springfield Police and Fire Departments have three new online tools to help make citizens more aware of crime and fire safety in the city. KSMU’s Adam Murphy reports.
While you’re surfing the web, you can take some time to use three new resources geared toward public safety. All the crime activity in Springfield can now be seen at CrimeReports.com. This site features a crime map, which is accessible 24 hours a day, and is also available as an iPhone app.
Another resource the police department has introduced is the “meth map.” This new map allows residents to be more aware of what the SPD labels as a growing problem of meth labs within Springfield.
Finally, the fire department is now using the “Fire Incident Map” to show the locations of all fire, EMS, and other places where the fire department was called to the scene.
Links to the new online tools are available at www.springfieldmo.gov/maps. The two police maps are linked on the SPD homepage at www.springfieldmo.gov/spd. The Fire Incident Map is also linked on the Fire Department's homepage at www.springfieldmo.gov/fire.
For KSMU News, I’m Adam Murphy.