CHEYENNE, Wyo.—In case of an emergency, you might want to put the letters “ICE” in front of your loved ones’ names on your cell phone.
“ICE” stands for “In Case of Emergency.” The idea is to tip off emergency workers who they can call in case you’re in an accident and can’t communicate.
ICE is not a formal program, and Dave Simkins, of Cheyenne Fire and Rescue, said not every emergency worker has heard of ICE yet. But more people are catching on to the idea.
Terry Dimon, director of trauma at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, has spent as much as 12 hours trying to track down family members.
Dimon said a lot of times emergency workers go through contacts on a victim’s cell phone, and the ICE cue would give those workers a place to start.
