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We’ve been watching the Watch Duty team do absolutely *unbelievable* technical work all week (they’re members of the Fast Forward open source program that my team at Fastly works on), handling a surge of millions of people trying to see where the LA fires are in real time. Amidst the hopelessness of the fires causing so much destruction, there’s hope in seeing people taking care of each other in this way. There are still people who do such good on the internet. https://gizmodo.com/watch-duty-hits-1-on-apple-app-store-as-wildfires-rage-in-california-2000547740

Gizmodo · Jan 9Watch Duty Hits #1 on Apple App Store as Wildfires Rage in CaliforniaGizmodo spoke with the creator of the app that provides vital alerts about evacuations.

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**cobalt going beige today** @cobalt@awscommunity.social · Jan 10 *

Jan 10 *

cobalt going beige today @cobalt@awscommunity.social

@anildash I just now shared the post by @ai6yr EDITED:who is taking a break from his help passing on reports of LA wildfires and asked that the Watch Duty folks step up. Ben has helped so many for so many years, all across the country. Pretty scary.

**cobalt going beige today** @cobalt@awscommunity.social · Jan 10

Jan 10

cobalt going beige today @cobalt@awscommunity.social

@anildash @ai6yr THIS is what he's been doing for days, day and night: "That’s when it clicked for Mills. He told Gizmodo it was all about getting emergency radio monitors who had the latest information and pushing what they knew onto an app as reporters."

**Lazarou Monkey Terror** @Lazarou@mastodon.social · Jan 10

Jan 10

Lazarou Monkey Terror @Lazarou@mastodon.social

@cobalt @anildash @ai6yr thoughts with Ben and every one in that valley surrounded by flames, if I read the Watch Duty app correctly. Terrifying state of affairs.

**Carl Malamud** @carlmalamud@official.resource.org · Jan 10

Jan 10

Carl Malamud @carlmalamud@official.resource.org

@anildash amazing operation. totally agree. proud they list me as an advisor. they're a real class act.

**Christopher Webber** @cwebber@hachyderm.io · Jan 10

Jan 10

Christopher Webber @cwebber@hachyderm.io

@anildash It makes me feel even better knowing that folks like Fastly are supporting them. Such a great example of tech being used for good.

**ChookMother** @anne_twain@theblower.au · Jan 10

Jan 10

ChookMother @anne_twain@theblower.au

@anildash Kudos to everyone involved.

**Arqtec** @Arqtec@mastodon.social · Jan 10

Jan 10

Arqtec @Arqtec@mastodon.social

@anildash

I doubt the Gazillionaire that owns this burned up house needs Financial help ?
He is no doubt pissed at the people that are not allowed on his private beach did not put out the fire....
When I used to surf those beaches 60 years ago ? No one owned the sand ?
Now ?
Well, maybe they don't either...anymore

**blaine** @blaine@mastodon.social · Jan 10

Jan 10

blaine @blaine@mastodon.social

@anildash if you know the folks there, might be worth giving them a nudge that their app isn't available on (at least) the Play Store in Canada. Maybe they have a reason, but I can't imagine what that is!

Looks like a really amazing app (and having lived through 3 1/2 weeks of wildfire evacuation this summer, I know how useful this would be!)