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#1 Most Innovative Nonprofit

Founded

2021

Staff & Volunteers

300+

Yearly Active Users

16M+

U.S. Counties

3000+

About Us

Watch Duty is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers real-time alerts and situational intelligence for wildfires and floods across all 50 U.S. states.

Our nationwide network of active and retired firefighters, dispatchers, and emergency responders monitor radio traffic and verified sources around the clock, supported by technology that scans publicly available data.

Watch Duty’s work supports millions of residents, first responders, and emergency managers and has been featured as Fast Company’s #1 most innovative nonprofit and among TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies.

Watch Duty Now Covers Major Flooding Nationwide

Watch Duty Now Covers Major Flooding Nationwide

Watch Now: Watch Duty Meteorologist Pete Curran on the Chuck ToddCast

The Chuck ToddCast: Watch Now: Watch Duty Meteorologist Pete Curran on the Chuck ToddCast

Calling volunteers, we’re expanding outside of California!

Calling volunteers, we’re expanding outside of California!

Thanks to you we’ve successfully raised 1.35M!

January 6, 2023

Thanks to you we’ve successfully raised 1.35M!

Citizen-Driven Network Monitors Public Service Radio For Natural Disaster Alerts

December 17, 2022

Hackaday: Citizen-Driven Network Monitors Public Service Radio For Natural Disaster Alerts

What to know about Watch Duty app, the citizen-directed wildfire alert system

September 18, 2022

KCRA: What to know about Watch Duty app, the citizen-directed wildfire alert system

New app allows users to track wildfires in real time

KRON4: New app allows users to track wildfires in real time

This app is helping Californians stay on top of wildfire risks

Popular Science: This app is helping Californians stay on top of wildfire risks

The Silicon Valley veterans who want to bring you wildfire info in real time

February 2, 2022

The Guardian: The Silicon Valley veterans who want to bring you wildfire info in real time

Meet Watch Duty: the nonprofit app crowdsourcing wildfire data in real time

October 6, 2021

Shareable: Meet Watch Duty: the nonprofit app crowdsourcing wildfire data in real time

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