Watch Duty

Helping you stay safe from wildfires and floods when seconds count.

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(1/5) WATCH: Our cofounder & CEO @johnclarkemills announces Watch Duty's first major expansion beyond wildfire: major flood events, live across the U.S.

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Stay safe, Colorado and download Watch Duty for real-time wildfire updates. https://t.co/ITHn0f1jpX

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As fires continue to rage across Colorado, Watch Duty reporters are working around the clock to keep you informed. Meet some of them👇

➡️ Eric joined his local fire department's explorer program at just 14 years old, and began his career as a volunteer firefighter and 911 dispatcher. He now works as a Public Information Officer at Aurora Fire Rescue and volunteers with Watch Duty.

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➡️ Traci worked as a wildland firefighter for 22 years. She started volunteering with Watch Duty last year and is now a Coverage Reporter.

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➡️ Adam started reporting on fires for local Facebook pages after living through the High Park Fire in 2012. He's now the Regional Captain for Colorado, and leads reporting across the state.

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Different disasters, different signals.

Our staff meteorologist Pete shares how Watch Duty adapts across flood & wildfire reporting ⬇️

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For people monitoring the fires in northern Minnesota as they grow - The @watchdutyapp provides great maps, updates and information on various resources and evacuation zones.

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@NICKRITZER stay tuned 🤫

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UPDATED: 7/16, 9:30 am CDT

➡️ Multiple flood incidents across South Central Texas are now severe and life-threatening.
➡️ The National Weather Service reports the Guadalupe River at Center Point rose 32 feet in four hours. It's expected to reach the same high point as the July 4, 2025 flood (along the stretch from Center Point through Comfort in Kerr and Kendall Counties).
➡️ We've seen dozens of evacuations and water rescues across Texas Hill Country, with heavy focus in Kerr County, Kendall County, and the City of Uvalde.

This is a quickly evolving situation. Download or open the Watch Duty app to track flooding and evacuation resources in your area: https://t.co/KbdVTvF6dY

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➡️ We're seeing severe flooding incidents across South Central Texas.
➡️ Tropical moisture is interacting with other weather elements over South Central Texas, producing anywhere from 3-15 inches of rain.
➡️ This water is flowing down the many washes, creeks, and rivers west of San Antonio leading to life threatening flash flooding and evacuations in several Texas counties.

The area remains at high risk throughout Wednesday, and moderate risk for high rainfall Thursday. Download or open the Watch Duty app to track risk in your area: https://t.co/KbdVTvF6dY

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"I realized who was going to solve this problem — it was the same radio operators that I listened to during fires. We were going to band together and build an app."

More on building Watch Duty with @johnclarkemills on the What's Your Problem podcast with Jacob Goldstein: https://t.co/BatzIUM0i9

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@pagerduty Our partnership with @PagerDuty helps us to deliver real-time information to over 16 million annual users when they need it most. When disaster strikes, every second counts and we're grateful for their support to help us keep communities safe.

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Spotted in the wild: a USGS streamgage - one key tool for tracking water levels in our rivers and sharing info on flood risk.

Update and explore the Watch Duty app to discover all our new flooding features.

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🌄 One Night. One Fire. One Incredible Response.

These images show the Heights Fire burn scar in daylight following last night's firefighting efforts near Gorman.

Watching the hillside this morning, it's easy to see where the fire burned. It's also easy to see something just as important—where it didn't.

Overnight, firefighters, hand crews, dozers, helicopter crews, dispatchers, and support personnel worked quickly to stop the fire's forward progress before it could spread across the surrounding hills.

By sunrise, Incident Command reported that forward progress had been stopped, and air resources were released from the incident.

Looking at the burn scar today is a reminder that successful wildfire response often doesn't make national headlines. Sometimes success is measured by the acres that didn't burn because firefighters reached the fire quickly, worked together, and stayed ahead of changing conditions.

We still have a long fire season ahead, and every incident will be different. But so far, we've been fortunate to see several fires in our area met with fast, coordinated responses that have kept them from becoming much larger.

Thank you to every firefighter, pilot, dispatcher, equipment operator, law enforcement officer, and support crew who answered the call.

These mountains mean a great deal to many of us, and we're grateful for the people who work so hard to protect them.
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God bless you, and God bless the firefighters still standing watch over our communities. ❤️🚒🌲🙏
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@CaLandBird so glad we can keep folks informed and help protect the places we love 💛

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In the wake of Hurricane Helene, communities like Swannanoa County in North Carolina are at higher risk of wildfire due to resulting damage like downed-timber.

Fire, flood, and other disasters are interconnected – learn more about how: https://t.co/1RvIvFZ8e4

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Wildfire season and flood season used to be divided in the calendar, giving some time to prepare. Fires burned in summer; rains came in winter. That window is narrowing, and we’re seeing a whole new interplay between disasters.

Learn more about how fire and flood are connected: https://t.co/BF4lwRX98f

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Storms could be coming into Colorado where wildfires have continued to force evacuations. Will they help or hurt? Watch Duty Staff Meteorologist Pete Curran shares more on we can expect for fire conditions this week:

Weather is changing with high pressure expanding over all of the southwest - that will pull up moist air and potentially introduce thunderstorms. That rain could be helpful for extinguishing fires, but...
➡️ Thunderstorms can bring lightning, and if it strikes outside the rain area that can ignite new fires.
➡️ Downdraft wind can come out of those storms and actually blow the fire beyond its containment area into new areas.
➡️ The Flash Flood Watch in the region is extra concerning - when excessive rainfall hits the same land that's experienced a wildfire, the burn scars mean the ground is less able to absorb water and flooding can turn dangerous, fast.

Coloradans, keep Watch Duty handy and notifications on 📱

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@CarolWalshReal1 Happy to be here for you 💛