What is Ring's new Fire Watch feature?

Fire Watch is a new safety feature in Ring's Neighbors app that allows opted-in users to share real-time, on-the-ground information with first responders during active fires.

How does the Fire Watch feature help during fires?

It uses artificial intelligence to detect embers, smoke, and fire spread, helping to identify new spot fires faster for quicker extinguishment and more efficient resource deployment.

Who was involved in developing Ring's Fire Watch?

Ring developed the Fire Watch feature in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Watch Duty.

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Ring's Fire Watch Fights Flames with Community Data

3 Feb

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Summary

Fire Watch feature shares real-time info with first responders.
Ring founder's home destroyed, inspiring the new safety tool.
AI detects embers, smoke, and fire location to help extinguish fires faster.

Ring's Fire Watch Fights Flames with Community Data

Ring has introduced Fire Watch, a new safety feature within its Neighbors app aimed at enhancing community and first responder capabilities during active fire events. This initiative, a collaboration with the nonprofit Watch Duty, allows users to voluntarily contribute real-time, on-the-ground information during emergencies.

Inspired by the devastating fires that impacted the Pacific Palisades, California, Ring's founder and CEO, Jamie Siminoff, developed the feature. His own home was destroyed in the fires, a personal experience that fueled his desire to invent a tool to mitigate such disasters.

Siminoff highlighted the "fog of war and information" during past fires, emphasizing the difficulty in obtaining up-to-the-minute data. Fire Watch aims to bridge this gap by using artificial intelligence to detect embers, smoke, and fire spread, enabling quicker responses to emerging spot fires.