New app to provide California wildfire updates to the public directly from fire agencies

Looking back, state fire officials noted that around 75 million users had visited the state website over the three-plus weeks that the Los Angeles County blazes raged — and about 85% of users were logging on from mobile devices. They decided it was a good time to create an app that could better provide information to people using digital devices. The result is AwareCA , a statewide public safety app designed to deliver “fast, trusted, first-responder verified” fire information directly from emergency agencies to those who The application was developed and is owned by Intterra, a public safety software company, and is available for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. The official launch of the app is expected to occur later this month.

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According to Intterra, the San Diego County Fire Protection District and Deer Springs Fire Protection District are participating in the app, while the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department has provided feedback and indicated an interest in the project. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters As wildfires ravaged Southern California in January 2025, millions of people turned to Cal Fire’s website for information on the Eaton and Palisades fires, checking on evacuation orders and looking at maps tracing the destructive path of flames.

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