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Watch Duty

Watch Duty

NonprofitSanta Rosa, CA

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Solving obvious problems for underserved communities, starting with wildfires. Watch Duty is a non-profit, non-partisan, and non-government organization focused on disseminating public safety information in real-time from verified sources. Our service is powered by real people – active and retired firefighters, dispatchers, and first responders (not crowdsourced) – who diligently monitor radio scanners and collaborate around the clock to bring you up-to-the-minute life saving information.
    Hi, I'm Jeffrey Luong. I'm reaching out to you because together, we can make a difference in our communities facing the threat of wildfires. Our campaign supports Watch Duty, a dedicated nonprofit that provides fast, real-time wildfire alerts when every second counts. Your contributions will help us maintain 24/7 incident monitoring, ensuring that our alerts are timely and accurate as conditions evolve. Watch Duty is powered by real people—active and retired firefighters, dispatchers, and first responders—who work tirelessly to keep us informed during emergencies. By expanding our coverage to more at-risk areas, we can ensure that alerts remain free and accessible for everyone. Join us in our mission to help communities stay safe and act sooner during wildfires. Your support is crucial in making this possible, and we are deeply grateful for any help you can provide.
    I'm Char de Wolfe, and like many of my friends, I've seen the devastating impact of the LA wildfires. It's personal for me, and I know we can do better to keep our communities safe. That's why I'm raising funds for Watch Duty, a nonprofit dedicated to providing fast, real-time wildfire alerts when every second counts. The mission of this campaign is to empower Watch Duty to deliver essential information during wildfires. Your support will help fund 24/7 incident monitoring and provide clearer updates as conditions change. This ensures that firefighters, first responders, and community members are informed and can act swiftly in emergencies. By expanding coverage to more at-risk areas, we can help ensure alerts remain free and accessible to everyone. Together, we can make a difference and keep our loved ones safer during wildfire season. Thank you for your support in this vital cause.
    I’m Sammy Yozzo and I’m raising support for Watch Duty because when wildfires strike, every second matters. Watch Duty’s team of active and retired firefighters, dispatchers, and first responders listens to real-time radio traffic, verifies information, and turns it into clear, actionable alerts for communities and emergency crews. Their work is not crowdsourced noise; it is trusted, human-led monitoring that delivers life saving updates as situations unfold. Too often people get information too late or are overwhelmed by unclear reports. The funds raised through this campaign go directly toward keeping Watch Duty staffed 24/7, improving the clarity and speed of alerts as conditions change, and expanding coverage into more at-risk areas. That means faster warnings to families, better situational awareness for firefighters, and resources that help communities prepare and respond sooner. This is about making real-world impact in urgent moments. Your support helps keep these alerts free and accessible so anyone in harm’s way can act sooner and stay safer. Please join me in backing Watch Duty’s mission to solve obvious problems for underserved communities and to bring life saving information to those who need it most. Donate now to support constant monitoring, clearer updates, and expanded coverage. Your contribution helps people get the information they need when it matters most.
    Garda asked me to help, and I said yes because seconds matter when wildfires strike. I’m raising support for Watch Duty because their team of active and retired firefighters, dispatchers, and first responders work around the clock to deliver verified, real-time emergency alerts that help people act faster and stay safer. Watch Duty solves an urgent, practical problem for communities at risk. Their human-powered monitoring cuts through noise and confusion, giving clear updates as conditions change. Funding supports 24/7 incident monitoring, expanded coverage into more at-risk areas, and tools that keep alerts free and accessible to everyone who might need them. I believe everyone deserves timely, reliable information when danger approaches. Your support helps firefighters, first responders, and families get the actionable alerts they need to make life-saving decisions in rapidly evolving emergencies. Please join me in supporting Watch Duty. Your donation keeps alerts coming when they matter most and helps communities prepare, respond, and stay safe.
    I started this fundraiser because I believe everyone deserves a fighting chance when wildfires strike. As fires grow faster and conditions change by the minute, timely, verified information can mean the difference between safety and tragedy. I am supporting Watch Duty because their team of active and retired firefighters, dispatchers, and first responders provide real-time alerts that communities can trust — not crowdsourced rumors, but life-saving updates from people who know what to listen for. Watch Duty works around the clock to monitor incidents, clarify evolving conditions, and get accurate information into the hands of firefighters, first responders, and neighbors. Your support helps keep these critical services running 24/7, expand coverage into more at-risk areas, and maintain free, accessible alerts so everyone can act sooner and stay safer. When seconds matter, having clear, verified updates makes it possible to make faster, smarter decisions. I hope you will join me in supporting Watch Duty so they can keep improving response tools and reach more communities before danger escalates. Your gift supports real people doing real work to protect lives and property in urgent moments. Please donate today and help keep life-saving alerts free, fast, and available to those who need them most.
    My name is Azmath Pasha. Some of my closest friends were directly impacted by recent wildfires. Watching how quickly conditions changed and how anxious everyone became, I felt powerless — until I learned about Watch Duty. Their team of real firefighters and first responders delivers verified, real-time alerts that give people precious seconds to act. This campaign supports Watch Duty’s mission to expand 24/7 incident monitoring and deliver clearer updates as situations evolve. Funds will help keep alerts free and accessible, broaden coverage to more at-risk communities, and give dispatchers better tools so they can share life-saving information faster. For people who live near wildfire-prone areas, those seconds can mean the difference between evacuating safely and being caught off guard. I am raising support because I believe no one should face a wildfire without timely, trustworthy information. By supporting Watch Duty, you empower trained professionals to do what they do best: monitor, verify, and communicate critical updates that protect lives and homes. Your contribution will help firefighters, first responders, and neighbors get the information they need when every moment matters. Please join me in supporting Watch Duty today. Your donation will help keep communities safer by delivering faster, clearer wildfire alerts to the people who need them most.
    I started this fundraiser because every second counts when a wildfire starts. As someone who cares about our neighbors and the people who run toward danger to keep us safe, I want to make sure more communities get the fastest, clearest information possible when emergencies strike. Watch Duty’s team of active and retired firefighters, dispatchers, and first responders work around the clock to deliver verified, real-time alerts so families can act sooner and stay safer. Watch Duty is solving a straightforward but critical problem: underserved areas often lack reliable, timely updates in rapidly changing situations. Their service is not crowdsourced noise. It is powered by trained professionals monitoring scanners, confirming facts, and relaying life saving information as conditions evolve. Those minutes of clarity can mean the difference between a safe evacuation and a dangerous delay. Your support helps keep this vital service running 24/7, expand coverage to more at-risk communities, and improve the tools and clarity of updates that firefighters, first responders, and residents rely on. Keeping alerts free and accessible ensures that people who need information most can receive it without barriers. Please join me in supporting Watch Duty. Your donation will help get faster, verified wildfire alerts into the hands of people who need them when it matters most. Give what you can to help more communities stay informed and safe.

Watch Duty is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 871454433. Donations are tax-deductible. Select content is provided by Candid.