“When a wildfire breaks out, every second counts.” Watch Cofounder & CEO @johnclarkemills's powerful @TEDTalks talk on the life-or-death gaps in emergency alerts – and how Watch Duty is challenging the status quo.

When you're faced with an emergency like a wildfire, where do you turn for information? As of today, everyone across 50 U.S. states can now rely on Watch Duty: Simple, clear, actionable alerts backed by a powerhouse team that combines cutting-edge technology with nonstop human monitoring.

📈 Did you know… this year compared to last, we reached 7.2 million active users (3.7x ⬆️), served 1/2 billion pageviews (4.4x ⬆️), raised $5.6 million (4.6x ⬆️), and hit #1 in the App Store nationwide in September? Read more in our annual report (watchduty.org/annual-report) where we go above and beyond our non-profit tax reporting obligations, from our budget to our page view analytics. We will be practicing even more radical transparency from here on out so you can see and understand exactly how we do, what we do, and where your donations go.  We’ll also let you in on some of the other features we have coming and reveal why we’re called "Watch Duty". With that, we’ll leave you with one final ask for the year – if you have found Watch Duty to be helpful to you, your family, or your community, please consider donating or becoming a member. Every dollar helps provide critical wildfire information to nearly three people, costing only $0.34 per person (read more in our annual report).  This means that every $25 yearly membership provides free access for 75 people in your community! Please visit watchduty.org/donate.

We’d like to thank @mender_io for generously donating their world class Over-the-Air (OTA) software so we can deploy, monitor, and maintain our remote radio listening network that we call 'Echo'. Learn more: mender.io/resources/case-stu… Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=UKL-7E8w…