Watch Duty: Wildfire Maps 4+

Loving the app gives me some peace of mind on getting fire information. I have found some of the fire agencies are slow on giving out information. Especially important information that the community should have to make a decision faster or prepare if there is a fire near so they can make the decision to prepare for evacuation even though it might be a long shot. To much information is never a bad thing to have. I am also one of those people that carries a scanner on me in my vehicle and in my home. Living with a disabled family member we need more time then the normal family to evacuate. Living in the middle of nowhere it takes time for the notification system to catch up if it is a big fire. This gives me the power to see what is happening without having to monitor 10 different websites and paying attention to the scanner.

The only feature i would like to see is the option to change the notification tone at night i find the tone to quiet and i would like to change it to a more louder tone especially to wake me up form a dead sleep.

We lost our home in the Tubbs fire. Since then I’ve stayed up all night, evacuated from other fires, and stressed every summer and fall. I have also spent a lot of time whenever there is a fire trying to find as much information as possible to feel safe. I’ve also found that by raising my awareness of how many fires are handled quickly and without loss of property since the tubbs fire that my anxiety has gone down.

This app puts all of the info that I was hunting down (and more) in one place, quickly and easily accessible. It notifies me so that I can know what is happening at my home, and my family members’ homes when I am away or at work. I’m amazed that this is being provided at no cost to us by a non-profit. This app is wonderful for peace of mind and information and a must have for anyone living in a WUI in any of the counties served. Thank you Watch duty for this app and this service, it is so appreciated, and so well executed.

First I would like to thank whoever had the idea for this app. It is a very nice convenient way to monitor the fires in our area. I know this app was predominantly developed for the benefit of firefighters and coordinators to have accurate information but as a citizen user I would like to make a couple of improvement suggestions that you might want to add during the slow season. First a contact button so end users can tell you about their experience (you can put a notification that it is not consistently monitored if you need to). Second a way to sort notifications. I would like to know each fire in my county but in counties where my relatives live I would just like to monitor larger fires (mostly for smoke and to see if we need to invite them over to get out of the smoke). These things would be helpful to me and other users may have some other ideas. Really happy to have this app.