WRIGHTWOOD: Battalion Chief 141 has assumed #WRIGHTWOODIC for heavy debris flows & flooding. Hwy 2 is impassible. Requesting 3 additional engines, hand crews, dozer & swift water rescue unit. #SBCoFD Crews are assisting with evacuating homes that are being immediately impacted.

Every time a Watch Duty alert goes out, there are real people on the other side: "It's made a huge difference in my life" "It empowers people to make decisions" "Watch Duty was center stage in emergency services- that's how damn good it is." "It gives you enough information to

We are starting off the new year by reaching an exciting milestone. Our ALERTCalifornia Live Camera Esri ArcGIS Living Atlas layer reached over 1 million views in under one year. Learn more about this award-winning tool available to all at bit.ly/4qdNNI6

They should add a gambling component to iNaturalist

Standard insider trading < Placing a well timed bet on Polymarket based on highly classified military secrets potentially disintegrating OPSEC and netting 436,760 US dollars

Japan has a new stationmaster cat. The Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line is famous for its feline stationmasters. A new cat, Rokutama, has been appointed trainee stationmaster of 2 stations. Other cats received promotions. This is serious stuff.

Today marks one year since the LA wildfires, a moment that resonated far beyond California. From the first alert to the long journey to rebuild, we'll be there to continue to support our neighbors. #LAStrong 💛

Training in action 🚨🧭 The NAPSG team is in Salt Lake City conducting SARCOP training with regional teams at the Unified Fire Authority today and tomorrow.

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show the loss of connectivity on #Iran internet backbone provider TCI in the restive city of Kermanshah as protests spread across the nation in their 12th day; the incident comes amid rising casualties with indications of disruptions in multiple regions

Did you know that each of the NWS's 122 local forecast offices across the nation have their own X account that they use to share forecast information? Find and follow your local office at weather.gov/socialmedia

Knowing your family has critical safety information changes everything. Stephan shares his experience as a firefighter and how Watch Duty helps protect his family—and every family—when it matters most.

Infrastructure design is the hidden architecture of disaster risk phys.org/news/2026-01-i… via Phys.org

“Information gets cut off so quickly in a disaster… And someone shared with us this app, Watch Duty, and we all downloaded it, and we were all glued to it, because it had the most up-to-date information about how big the fire was, and where it had reached.” Hear more on Mike's

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⚠️ Strong winds, high fire danger Friday ⚠️ A cold front will bring a surge in winds tonight, strengthening during the day Friday when gusts 55-75 mph will be widespread across the plains/northern I-25 corridor, resulting in high fire danger despite cooler temperatures. #COwx

Fire danger will increase Friday despite cooler temperatures, with Red Flag Warnings returning. The vast majority of wildfires are caused by human negligence. Please abide by any fire restrictions, and practice common sense around equipment that may produce sparks. #COwx

Excellence in GIS: City of Columbus, Ohio: Closed Lanes Or Steel-plate E... youtu.be/J_j2xcn4OzM?si… via YouTube

32 Years Later: Remembering the 1994 Northridge Earthquake On January 17, 1994, the Northridge earthquake reshaped Southern California — and earthquake science.

The laziest game of fetch ever.. 😅

An interview with Remote Sensing expert Krista West panarchiccodex.com/krista-west