Wildland fire dispatch

Know where every unit is. Before the chief asks.

DripTorch gives wildland fire crews and incident commanders a shared operational picture during active assignments — live tracking, dispatch, and logging in one app.

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What it does

Three jobs, one screen.

Designed for the conditions and chain-of-command of wildland fire response. No glove-defeating taps; no syncing surprises mid-assignment.

Live unit tracking

Crews share location only on shift. Off-shift toggle disables location entirely. Battery-conscious by design — typical engine reports for an 18-hour shift on under 8% battery.

Incident dispatch

Assign units to active incidents from a map view. Status updates flow to the chief in seconds — En route, On scene, Cleared. No radio call needed for the routine.

Operational logging

Every dispatch, status change, and arrival is timestamped and logged. After-action reports build themselves — pull a CSV for the agency record at end of incident.

Field-first design

Made for dirty hands and bright sun.

Built by people who have run the line. Every interaction sized for gloves; every screen tested in midday sun.

  • 56-pixel minimum touch targets — usable through structure-wear gloves.
  • High-contrast palette — readable in midday sun, smoke, and night ops.
  • Offline-tolerant — last known position cached; status updates queue and flush when signal returns.
  • One-tap status changes — En route, On scene, Cleared without scrolling or menus.
Why we built this

Because radios get loud.

DripTorch started as a side project on a Type-2 IA in northern California — three engines, no clear picture of who was where, and a chief running half the dispatch on memory. We built the tool we wished we had on the line. It's a supplement to existing dispatch, not a replacement for 911.

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Run your next assignment with a clearer picture.

Free for the first 25 users on your team. Set up in under 10 minutes.

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