NOKR Urges Registration on Registry in Wake of Los Angeles Earthquake

July 29, 2008 - PRLog -- The Next of Kin Registry (NOKR), a national system designed to assist local and state agencies to access victims’ emergency contacts in devastating tragedies is urging preparedness in California. NOKR is also urgently reminding the general public to register themselves and their loved ones in the free system.  The emergency contact registry can be found on the California State website www.ca.gov listed under (Living in CA) Next of Kin.

“We are taking the invaluable lessons learned from past natural disasters and are working to help Americans better prepare for the future,” says Mark Cerney, NOKR President.  “Take a few minutes to prepare today.  They will prove to be the best spent minutes of your day in making your family safer.”

Giving officials and medical personnel a resource with which to contact family, friends and relatives in the aftermath of any emergency such as an earthquake is vital to assisting both the injured and those in search of their loved ones’ whereabouts.  By giving emergency personnel fast and efficient access to an individual’s emergency contacts, rescue personnel can rapidly obtain medical histories critical to saving lives.  Registration can also aid families whose loved ones were tragically harmed, as not knowing their fate only compounds the catastrophe.  

To register, or for more information, please visit www.nokr.org.

About NOKR
The Next Of Kin Registry (NOKR) was established as a FREE tool for daily emergencies and national disasters. NOKR is your emergency contact system to help if you or your family member is missing, injured or deceased.

NOKR is a humanitarian non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to bridging rapid emergency contact information. NOKR was established in January 2004, for daily emergency situations. NOKR is now listed on more than 92% of all State websites, the American Red Cross, Homeland Security Disasterhelp.gov, USA.gov and other federal agencies, as a critical resource for daily emergencies. For more information please contact Mark Cerney at (202) 730-9764 or visit NOKR's website at www.nokr.org

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The Next Of Kin Registry (NOKR) was established as a FREE tool for daily emergencies and national disasters. NOKR is your emergency contact system to help if you or your family member is missing, injured or deceased.

NOKR provides the public a free proactive service to store your emergency contacts, next of kin and vital medical information that would be critical to emergency response agencies. Stored information is only accessible via a secure area that is only accessible by emergency public trust agencies that have registered with NOKR.