Watch Duty
eCommerce • Social Impact • Non-profit
Watch Duty is a service that provides vital information and updates related to incidents, particularly wildfires, helping users stay informed about evacuation zones, fire progression, and air quality. It offers features like notifications, interactive maps, and support for users to access important resources on both iOS and Android devices. The platform may also have elements of community engagement through memberships and volunteering opportunities.
Volunteer Contributor, Reporter
Job not on LinkedIn
November 6
Watch Duty
eCommerce • Social Impact • Non-profit
Watch Duty is a service that provides vital information and updates related to incidents, particularly wildfires, helping users stay informed about evacuation zones, fire progression, and air quality. It offers features like notifications, interactive maps, and support for users to access important resources on both iOS and Android devices. The platform may also have elements of community engagement through memberships and volunteering opportunities.
📋 Description
• Reporters are responsible for gathering, verifying and utilizing information regarding wildfires • They monitor various sources including scanner traffic, fire cameras, user-submitted intel, official messages from agencies and automated bot detections provided by Watch Duty • Reporters collaborate and verify with one another and formulate an alert to send out to millions of people
🎯 Requirements
• Must be 18 years of age or older • A community spirit and the desire to help others in times of need • Experience monitoring or listening to emergency communications • Ability to work in a team and collaborate in real-time on Slack (our internal messaging platform) • The ability to multitask while dealing with high-pressure situations • A professional approach to disseminating vital information in a clear and concise manner • Nice to haves: Background in fire, dispatch, law enforcement, or first response; Experience reporting on disasters, with an audience, on Facebook, X, etc.; Understanding of technology, radio scanners, software engineering, etc; The willingness to assist with coverage outside your local area
🏖️ Benefits
• Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace • No discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic
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