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New iOS App: Angeles Intel.

Mark Mutti

28 Apr 2026 — 4 min read

If there was cell reception on San Gabriel Peak, this composite could be reality

I'm excited to announce this new free, ad-free iOS app that brings together formerly-disconnected and non-free information into one easy-to-use app! A live audio stream of the Angeles National Forest's "Forest Net" comes together with a view of current incidents complete with a map and details, wildfire push notifications, links to helpful forest resources, and a timeline with playback of recordings of radio transmissions.

If you're as obsessed with knowing what's going on in Angeles National Forest (ANF) as I am, you will love this app. Download by clicking below, or continue reading if you wish:

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Features

Live Incident Feed: from Angeles National Forest (ANF) dispatch to your iPhone, information is updated once-per-minute
ANF Live Audio: live audio streams of Forest Net, and Admin Net. (See Admin Net restriction below)
Push Notifications: get alerts when dispatch broadcasts the wildfire and/or 'other' tones, always signaling upcoming audio of significance
LA County Fire Live Streams: since ANF frequently works with LA County Fire Department (LACoFD), you can also flip on live streams (and recordings) of the command channels often used. You'll find them in the Settings view, each with an indicator of the current day's usage
Chronological, Unified Timeline: gives you the ability to playback missed recordings of Forest Net and any other streams you've turned on in Settings, with CAD incidents interlaced
Interactive Map: see incidents on a semi-customizable map and optionally toggle on USFS Forest Visitor points of interest (campground, picnic grounds, visitor centers)
Fire Weather Forecasts: from the National Weather Service to your phone, these are the daily fire weather forecasts dispatch reads to firefighters daily
Choices: use the app how you want to use it! There are many customizations possible in Settings, with more on the way
No Tracking, Ads, or Subscriptions: it's totally free, and free of creepy things like trackers. See below for more details
Privacy-First: in an age where everything (paid or free) seems to track us, Landmark 717 continues to rebel. There is no tracking functionality of any kind. App crash data is anonymized and processed via privacy-oriented TelemetryDeck. Your location is only queried if you choose to tap the ubiquitous 'my location' icon within the expanded map view and approve within the familiar iOS prompt - it is never stored or transmitted. The app's full Privacy Policy covers everything in greater detail

Special Features for Firefighters

Some features have been restricted to users with .gov email addresses. The whole purpose of this project has been to democratize data in an organized manner for free, so it may seem a bit odd that this part of gated. I've done my best to justify the logic below:

Admin Net: the live stream and recordings of ANF's "Admin Net" (law talk) channel has been gated due to the frequent Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of individuals shared on the channel: full names, DL numbers, street addresses, and license plate numbers - would make it very easy to dox an innocent person. The gating approach is being tested out, so if you have any feedback, get in touch
Pull-Refresh: by default, the feeds refresh once per minute as you'll see thanks to a little countdown in each view. Authenticated users have the ability to pull down to refresh a view if desired. This is gated because every request costs money and I need to limit the frequency of those calls, but firefighters may have urgency when seeking recordings or new incidents they know exist and need access to

This app was made for you: perhaps a forest visitor, news gatherer, or wildland firefighter. As such, your feedback is extremely important and I want to know the good, bad and ugly, and I welcome your ideas. I hope you enjoy the new app and that you'll get in touch without hesitation. 🙂

Curious about upcoming new features and bug fixes, or want to join the Beta testing group? See here:

Finally, stay tuned for blog posts covering how it all works - from our computer-controlled radio scanning station in North Hollywood, to the cloud architecture making this offering free, and the role agentic AI played in making it all possible! Sign up below to get an email when that's online.

-Mark Mutti