Watch Duty Aggregation: Wildfire Maps & Alerts

Watch Duty is a 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.

Data and Resources

Field Value
appAccessMethod Learn more about how to use and access the Watch Duty desktop and mobile apps here: https://support.watchduty.org/hc/en-us/articles/37175372816653-101-How-To-Use-Watch-Duty.
appAudience Civilians, Citizen Scientists, Geospatial Scientists
catalogTarget ckan
cndp WSTC
dataAuthType public
lang en
lastUpdateDate 2026-09-28
ndp_creator_md5 29d304491fe8a7fb0a3960ed85790ca6
pocName Watch Duty Team
pocWebsite https://www.watchduty.org/contact
publisherType org
status submitted
theme ["Active Fire","Early Detection and Fast Fire Suppression","Fire Innovation Unit - eligible for FireWERX Challenge","Climate & Weather","Environment","Geospatial","Population & Society","Science & Technology"]
uploadType application
Groups
  • NSF
  • United States
Tags
  • NSF
  • United States
  • alert-platform
  • comprehensive-tracking
  • flood
  • human-vetted-information
  • real-time
  • real-time-monitoring
  • satellite
  • satellite-connectivity
  • wildfire
isopen False
metadata_created 2026-10-30T17:35:50.785377
metadata_modified 2026-10-30T17:35:50.785381
notes <p>Watch Duty is a 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. </p>
num_resources 1
num_tags 11
title Watch Duty Aggregation: Wildfire Maps & Alerts