As we become more connected (i.e. read as slaves to our mobile devices said very tongue in cheek) these apps may provide useful to keeping you touch with City and County resources:
These are no longer recommended after SJPD switched over to digital encrypted communications. This action nullified the use of such apps by the public to monitor police communications.
Published by the City of San Jose allowing citizens to open service requests with the City regarding matters such as (Abandoned Vehicle, Graffiti, Illegal dumping, Pothole, Streelight Outage, General requests)
NOTE: despite the app permitting photographic input with geo-tagged data, the tickets are closed unless nearest cross street references are provided in the description field of the ticket in order for City crews to respond.
Watch Duty is the only wildfire mapping and alert app powered by real people giving you real-time information vetted by trained professionals, not robots.
Receive dispatch event notices within the City of San Jose (or other cities of interest in the immediate area) pertaining to Fire and Medical response issues
Published by the County of Santa Clara allowing residents to report issues with County roads or Expressways (Highway issues are Caltrans jurisdiction)
MyShake is a comprehensive and free earthquake app offering these features:
Earthquake Early Warning
Receive timely, potentially life-saving early warning alerts in California, Oregon and Washington. MyShake uses the USGSShakeAlert system to deliver alerts for earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 (or greater) several seconds before shaking arrives.