The Waze for Cities Crisis Response Kit
All the information you need to prepare for and handle crisis events!
Our Crisis Response Kit is spread into 4 main fields of action:
Crisis events
and Waze
Crisis Drills
Sharing information
in advance
Handling Crisis in real time
Crisis events and Waze
The Crisis Response team provides support for crisis events that have had, or are expected to have a significant negative impact on traffic and on drivers.
How can Waze help: The team make critical information accessible on the Waze map: road closures, emergency shelters and evacuation zones.
Share data with Waze in advance and in real time to communicate with citizens and guide them to safety.
Crisis Drills
Participate in our internal crisis drills or include us in your Crisis Drill events.
Contact us for crisis drills at least 2 weeks in advance.
We will create a joint work plan to better collaboration during and prior crises events.
Please use this form to submit your interest
Sharing information in advance
Use this template to share shelter data with Waze.
Use this template to share road closures with Waze.
Share Evacuation Zones as KML files via email at
waze-crisis@google.com
Share data with the Waze feed using the Partner Hub - Learn how.
Create an event in the Waze Map Editor - here's how.
Handling Crisis in real time
Share road closures, emergency shelters or evacuation zones info.
Make sure your data feed is active and updated.
Establish communication with the Waze map editors community by reaching out to waze-crisis@google.com.
Want to become a Crisis Partner?
To start your Crisis Partner journey, be sure to fill out this short form!
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