Live Houston incident awareness
Bayou City Watch turns Houston's public fire and police calls into a fast map you can read in seconds. Get the native app for iOS or Android, or use the free web version from any browser.
Screenshots
A closer look at the live map, incident drawer, and filtered incident list.
What it does
Bayou City Watch pulls active public-safety calls from the City of Houston and plots them on a map with filters, incident details, and fresh timestamps. It is built for neighbors, journalists, weather watchers, and anyone who wants local context without digging through city pages.
HFD active calls with alarm levels, call times, addresses, cross streets, and dispatched units.
HPD active calls plotted on the map with the detail you need to understand the scene nearby.
Open straight to Houston and scan active incidents by location instead of reading a raw table.
Incidents are placed at actual street addresses, not just city-block centers.
Feed refreshes every five minutes. A banner alerts you if the data is stale.
Switch instantly between All, Fire Only, and Police Only with one tap.
Free web version
The web version is free and works on desktop, tablet, and mobile. Use it when you are at a computer, sharing a link, or just want to check the map without installing anything.
Color Guide
Every pin on the map is color-coded so you know instantly which agency is responding.
Bayou City Watch collects zero personal data. No account, no sign-in, no tracking, no analytics. Every incident shown is already public information published by the City of Houston.