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Watch Duty expands with new flood resource

The Watch Duty app is increasingly popular way to track wildfires. — KTVZ

By Claire Elmer

Published June 10, 2026 11:58 am

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Watch Duty, the nonprofit app best known for real-time wildfire alerts, is expanding its safety tools with a new nationwide flood resource.

The feature is designed to help users track flood alerts, river conditions, and other potential hazards in one place as conditions change.

KTVZ’s Claire Elmer is speaking with Watch Duty about how the new resource works and how the app’s tools can help people make safer decisions before and during emergencies. Tune into KTVZ News at 4:00p.m. on FOX to learn more.

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Claire Elmer

Claire Elmer is a Multimedia Journalist with KTVZ News. Learn more about Claire here.

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