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Join a dedicated team of volunteers working to protect communities through real-time wildfire intelligence. Select a role below to apply via our volunteer application form.

Find Your Role

Core Volunteers

Reporter

Monitor scanner traffic, fire cameras, agency updates, and Sentinel's automated detections to confirm what's happening on active incidents, then publish clear, timely updates the public can act on.

Outreach

Communications / Social Media

Turn verified incident updates into clear posts, alerts, and graphics for our social channels, and help grow NWTT's reach with the public, media, and partner organizations.

Mapping

GIS Developer

Build and maintain the map layers behind Sentinel, from fire perimeters to evacuation zones and hazard overlays, and turn raw geospatial data into maps anyone can read.

Coding

Web Developer

Help build new features and improve Sentinel, the wildfire tracking platform our volunteers and the public rely on, keeping it fast, reliable, and easy to use.

NWTT

The National Wildfire Tracking Team is dedicated to monitoring, tracking, and providing real-time intelligence on wildfires across the United States.

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