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class="hero-store-link"><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/watch-duty-wildfire/id1574452924" class="w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/640277def019d877c6769b10/64160fb0826a42b99ce29925_apple-app-store.svg" loading="lazy" alt="Watch Duty iOS App Store"/></a></li><li class="hero-store-link"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.watchduty.app" class="w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/640277def019d877c6769b10/64160fb0a3139e1db1de2ba9_google-app-store.svg" loading="lazy" alt="Watch Duty Android App Store"/></a></li><li class="hero-store-link webapp-link"><a title="Watch Duty Wildfire Map" href="https://app.watchduty.org" class="w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/640277def019d877c6769b10/64160fb03669f881ff11cbbd_web-app.svg" loading="lazy" alt="Watch Duty Wildfire Map"/></a></li></ul></div><div class="w-col w-col-5"><img 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Read more in our <a href="/annual-report"><strong>Annual Report</strong></a>.</div></div><div class="section section-press"><div class="container w-container"><div class="w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="collection-list-grid w-dyn-items"><div id="w-node-_59c96005-303e-6df4-3e59-0dd0d86c0233-80769b11" role="listitem" class="collection-item w-dyn-item"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/21/wildfire-tracker-map-app/" class="w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6413b9ed6452a95d0440f77a/667acd893a5b6939f67db513_926px-The_Logo_of_The_Washington_Post_Newspaper.svg.png" loading="lazy" alt="The Washington Post" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 18vw, (max-width: 991px) 170px, 23vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6413b9ed6452a95d0440f77a/667acd893a5b6939f67db513_926px-The_Logo_of_The_Washington_Post_Newspaper.svg-p-500.png 500w, 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class="quotes-right"/></div><div class="attribution">Carrie Kramlich <br/>via <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/watch-duty-wildfire-tracking-app/">Wired Magazine</a></div></div></div></div><div class="section"><div class="container w-container"><h2 class="section-h2">Features</h2><div class="columns w-row"><div class="features-list-left w-col w-col-3 w-col-medium-3 w-col-small-small-stack w-col-tiny-tiny-stack"><h3 class="feature-h3">Real-time Wildfire Map & Alerts</h3><p>Receive notifications about the status and conditions on the ground as they change.</p><h3 class="feature-h3">Monitor Wildfires and Prescribed Burns</h3><p>Know if that smoke in the distance is a fire you need to be worried about.</p><div class="feature-chip"><h3 class="feature-h3">Flight Tracker</h3><a href="/join" class="w-inline-block"><div class="chip">Members</div></a></div><p>Monitor firefighting aircraft flight paths in real-time.</p><h3 class="feature-h3">Air Quality & Wind Direction</h3><p>See everything 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w-col-tiny-tiny-stack"><h3 class="feature-h3">Consolidated Information</h3><p>Red flag warnings and power outages all in one place.</p><h3 class="feature-h3">Track Active Fire Perimeters</h3><p>Using satellite imagery and other official sources you can easily track and monitor the progress of a fire.</p><h3 class="feature-h3">Evacuation Orders & Shelters</h3><p>Find clear and concise evacuation notices as well as shelters for people and animals all in one place.</p><h3 class="feature-h3">Submit Photos</h3><p>Help first responders and loved ones by sharing photos of fire conditions and other hazards for the world to see.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="section"><div class="container w-container"><div class="w-layout-grid grid-2"><div id="w-node-_6e9bf6e4-364d-12a7-d1fe-b48d25cbcddc-80769b11" class="div-block-5"><h2 id="w-node-ec54d609-7bb1-1428-5cf3-90c184788eb4-80769b11">Watching Over Twenty-Two States</h2><p class="paragraph-9"><br/>Watch Duty is a service, not an app, powered by over 150 volunteers – firefighters, dispatchers, and first responders – who diligently monitor radio scanners and other official sources 24 hours a day to send you the most up-to-date information.<br/>‍<br/> </p><a href="/how-it-works/overview" class="button-primary w-button">How it works</a></div><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/640277def019d877c6769b10/678594057bf42fc4ac01b3f9_watch-duty-coverage-map.png" loading="lazy" width="553" id="w-node-_48e03491-1fc6-3b3f-cee5-44365eef096d-80769b11" alt="Watch Duty Coverage Map" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/640277def019d877c6769b10/678594057bf42fc4ac01b3f9_watch-duty-coverage-map-p-500.png 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/640277def019d877c6769b10/678594057bf42fc4ac01b3f9_watch-duty-coverage-map-p-800.png 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/640277def019d877c6769b10/678594057bf42fc4ac01b3f9_watch-duty-coverage-map.png 959w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 553px" class="map"/></div></div></div><div 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Just seeing how fast the firefighters jump on the wildfires and get them Forward Progress Stopped is very reassuring.”</p></div><div class="text-block">Jana S.</div></div><div role="listitem" class="testimonial w-dyn-item"><div class="w-richtext"><p>“You guys are the best! You are my go-to first before CalFire or Yubanet. Thanks so much!”</p></div><div class="text-block">Dennis G.</div></div><div role="listitem" class="testimonial w-dyn-item"><div class="w-richtext"><p>“As a cofounder of a firewise community, ... I get the most up-to-date and fastest information from Watch Duty and I find the updating to be very timely and accurate. I feel like I know almost immediately when there is a fire and that is a HUGE relief to me. ”</p></div><div class="text-block">Stacey W.</div></div></div></div><a href="/testimonials" class="more-testimonials w-button">Read More</a></div></div><div class="section yellow"><div class="container w-container"><div class="div-block"><h2 class="section-h2">Interested in Volunteering?</h2><p class="centered">We are always looking for skilled volunteers to help us build our platform and cover more territory to keep our community safe.</p><p class="centered">Join a team of some of the best and brightest engineers, reporters, scanners, first responders, retired firefighters, and dispatchers.</p><a href="/careers" class="button-primary w-button">Learn More</a></div></div></div><div class="footer"><div class="container w-container"><div class="w-row"><div class="footer-column w-col w-col-3"><img 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