About Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods
Watch Duty is the only disaster mapping and alert app powered by real people giving you real-time information on wildfires and floods vetted by trained professionals, not robots or AI. While many other apps rely solely on...
Watch Duty is the only disaster mapping and alert app powered by real people giving you real-time information on wildfires and floods vetted by trained professionals, not robots or AI. While many other apps rely solely on government alerts, which can often be delayed, Watch Duty provides up-to-the-minute, life-saving information through a dedicated team of active and retired firefighters, dispatchers, first responders, and reporters who monitor radio scanners around the clock. We aim to keep you informed and safe with real-time updates and alerts.
Disaster Tracking Features:
- Push notifications about nearby safety impacting floods, wildfires, and firefighting or emergency response efforts
- Real-time updates as conditions change
- Evacuation orders & shelter information
- Active fire perimeters and progress
- Flash flood warnings and threat levels
- Current and projected river gauge flooding levels
- Infrared satellite hotspots from VIIRS and MODIS
- Wind speed and direction
- Power outage size and estimated resolution time
- Historical wildfire perimeters
- Air quality readings
- Street and satellite maps
- Air attack and air tanker flight tracker
- Save locations for quick access on the map
Watch Duty is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our service will always remain free of charge and free of ads. You can support our mission with a $25/year membership, which grants access to special features as a token of our appreciation.
Disclaimer: Watch Duty is not affiliated with any government agency. The information provided in this app is sourced from publicly available and trusted sources, including but not limited to government agencies, radio transmissions, and satellite data. Specific government sources include:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: https://www.noaa.gov/
- VIIRS: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/instruments/viirs
- MODIS: https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov
- National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC): https://www.nifc.gov
- California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE): https://www.fire.ca.gov
- California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES): https://www.caloes.ca.gov
- National Weather Service (NWS): https://www.weather.gov/
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): https://www.epa.gov/
- Bureau of Land Management: https://www.blm.gov/
- Department of Defense: https://www.defense.gov/
- National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/
- US Fish and Wildlife Service: https://www.fws.gov/
- US Forest Service: https://www.fs.usda.gov/
For more information or support, feel free to contact us at support.watchduty.org.
Privacy Policy: https://www.watchduty.org/legal/privacy-policy
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods since it was posted on our website on 2023-08-02 01:48:33.
The latest version is 2026.6.18 and it was updated on 2026-06-27 03:18:42. See below the changes in each version.
Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods version 2026.6.18
Updated At: 2026-06-22
Changes: This release includes various improvements and fixes.
Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods version 2025.8.14
Updated At: 2025-08-19
Changes: Improvements & Fixes
Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods version 2025.7.17
Updated At: 2025-07-22
Changes: Fire Progression Models are now available in Watch Duty Pro. These computer models project fire spread using topography, wind, and fuel data. These were designed for firefighters, emergency managers, utility workers, and other disaster professionals to provide crucial insights during the early hours of a fire.
Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods version 2025.5.8
Updated At: 2025-05-09
Changes: Introducing Watch Duty Teams which includes all the features of our professional version but adds powerful administrative features, including consolidated billing and invoicing, centralized user management, and support for single sign-on (SSO). With these enhancements, organizations of all sizes can now deploy Watch Duty at scale while maintaining security, control, and accountability.
Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods version 2024.8.25
Updated At: 2024-08-25
Changes: Introducing Watch Duty Pro — designed specifically for firefighters, first responders, and emergency managers. This enhanced offering has additional features and resources in a single place to help first responders make informed decisions faster.
Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods version 2024.7.25
Updated At: 2024-07-24
Changes: Real-time wildfire cameras from ALERTWest and ALERTCalifornia are now integrated directly into Watch Duty and viewable on our map!`
These cameras are critical, not only for our reporting but for your real-time situation awareness. It’s an honor to partner with these two organizations to provide you with the most actionable wildfire information available.
Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods version 2024.5.6
Updated At: 2024-05-07
Changes: Improved formatting for wildfire reports.
Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods version 2024.4.29
Updated At: 2024-05-02
Changes: Firemap performance improvements
Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods version 2024.4.22
Updated At: 2024-04-22
Changes: New map layer for power outages in California.
Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods version 2024.4.5
Updated At: 2024-04-08
Changes: Improvements to map performance
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