Introducing the Black Bear Safe app

Black Bear Safe is a free application for students and other members of the University of Maine campus community to use. It provides quick and easy access to on-campus safety resources. Users can: • Quickly dial 9-1-1 or call local police departments • Sign up for and receive Emergency Notifications • Activate a "Mobile BlueLight" to send their location and a call to UMaine PD dispatchers • Submit crime tips via the in-app form, over the phone, via chat with UMaine PD dispatchers, or anonymously using Campus Eyes • Use Friend Walk or Virtual Walkhome to send their location and destination to a friend or UMaine PD dispatcher respectively to track their progress on a map • Access support resources for Title IX, Health Counseling, and Mental Health Counseling • View campus Emergency Plans including appropriate contact phone numbers • Access other UMaine applications such as Navigate Black Bear Safe is available now on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Black Bear Safe is managed by the University of Maine Police Department. For more information, please visit https://umaine.edu/police/crime-prevention/black-bear-safe/ or call UMaine PD at 581.4040.