By Mark Mutti on April 12th '22, 10:32pm PT
FireBot was developed by to meet our own Landmark 717 needs and has taken on a life of its own since, being used by civilians and forest staff alike. The Angeles N.F. installation of FireBot allows you to follow fire-related incidents happening in Angeles National Forest in realtime:
Start Now
It's as simple as joining our Telegram channel by clicking, tapping, or scanning this QR code:
Note: You'll most likely want to go into the group's options and manage notifications. It can be quite chatty on busy forest days
Open Source
This project is open source, so you can view the code that powers it, make suggestions, or use it as a springboard to create your own thing! NF-Firebot on GitHub →
How It Works
SMS Component: Being Tested
We have been trialing a text messaging (SMS) component of FireBot. At this time it is a closed-beta due to SMS costs, though you will see the Twilio SMS logic in the code. The service allows anyone to message a specific phone number to start/stop receiving notifications via SMS. You are free to run this on your own installation of FireBot!Disclaimer
As many first responders are now using ANF-FireBot:THIS FREE SOFTWARE AND THE FULLY-OPERATIONAL INSTALLATION ("ANF FIREBOT") ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY WHATSOEVER. THE DEVELOPER(S), VOLUNTEER(S), AND OTHERS CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FALSE REPORTS, MISSED EVENTS/REPORTS, SERVICE OUTAGES, OR OTHER ISSUES. YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO FOLLOW YOUR ORGANIZATION'S PROTOCOLS, TREATING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY FIREBOT AS ANECDOTAL.