It does not replace official information
Always check official weather, fire, flood, road, park, marine, public-health and emergency sources. Follow closures, evacuation orders and instructions from authorities. Where the app carries an agency warning, the agency is the authority — not us.
Community reports are unverified
Reports come from other people. They can be late, wrong, disputed, out of date, or simply missing. Nothing is expert-verified; other users can confirm that a hazard is still there, and that is the only corroboration the app offers.
Two things follow from that, and they matter more than anything else on this page:
An area with no reports is an area nobody has reported. It is not an area with no hazards.
A report on the map does not prove the hazard is still there, and the absence of one does not prove it is gone.
Conditions change faster than reports do
Wildlife, weather, water, terrain, fire, people, infrastructure and plant hazards can all change within minutes. Distances, severities and timings shown in the app are approximate, and severity is a judgment made by the person who filed the report, not a calculated score.
The app does not alert you
There are no push notifications. Alert Places gather new reports filed inside the areas you saved, and you see them the next time you open the app. Nothing reaches you while the app is closed, so do not treat it as a warning system that will find you.
Guidance is general
Where the app carries first-aid or preparation guidance, it is drawn from public sources including the National Park Service, the CDC, the Red Cross and state agencies. It is general information for a category of hazard. It is not medical advice, it is not tailored to you, and it does not replace a clinician or an emergency responder.
Your judgment is the thing that keeps you safe
You remain responsible for your preparation, your equipment, your route, your fitness, your companions and your decisions. Never approach, provoke, touch or feed a hazard in order to report it — report it from a distance, or later, by pointing at the spot on the map.
Adults only
The app is for people 18 and older.