When breaking news happens around you, how do you hear about it? Whether it's a mugging, fire, or a shooting nearby, there aren't effective ways of notifying the immediate community in real time.<p>Wildfire is a safety app where users report crimes and safety related incidents in their area. They also receive push notifications in real time when a situation occurs nearby - like Waze for safety.<p>App video: https://youtu.be/U7aeZ2a2o2s<p>App homepage: http://www.wildfireapp.io/<p>Huffington Post article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rawan-abushaban/wildfire-app-alerts-users_b_9287408.html
Have you considered using police databases or radios to mine incidents?<p>Calling the police should be your top priority when witnessing a crime, how can you tap in to that mindshare?<p>How will you deal with critics that say you're actually making the area less safe by redirecting attention to your app instead of the police?<p>What would incentivize someone to report a crime via your app?<p>Do you know if notifying everyone in the area of a crime would actually make people safer, or feel safer? I think in cities most people benefit from ignorance of the number of crimes happening around them.