You can’t always be there. But you can know.
Free text alerts when Fire or EMS is dispatched to an address you care about. No app. Nothing for them to install, wear, or charge.
No credit card · No app · 30-second signup
Live across Pinellas County, FL — Hillsborough & Manatee next
“As a firefighter and EMT, I see it all the time. An emergency happens, we’re called, and the family is often the last to know. That’s why I built ExpectFire.”
Three steps. That’s it.
Get text alerts the moment Fire or EMS is dispatched to any address you care about.
Enter your phone number
No password to remember. We’ll text you a verification code, and you’re in.
Add an address
Nothing to install, wear, or plug in, and nobody at the address ever knows it’s there. Pinellas County addresses are live now — Hillsborough is next.
Get alerted
You’ll know before anyone thinks to call you.
- No credit card needed
- Built by a St. Petersburg firefighter
- Signup takes 30 seconds
You can’t be there. You can still know.
- A parent living aloneShe won’t call you. She doesn’t want you to worry.
- Kids home after school
- A grandparent you check on
- A vacation or second home
- A baby home with a sitter
- A pet home alone
Built by a firefighter.
Designed to get families informed faster.
ExpectFire was created by Paul Govoni, a St. Petersburg firefighter and EMT, after seeing the same problem again and again: when an emergency happens, family members are often the last to know.
That’s why we built our own dispatch technology and operate it ourselves, so alerts can move quickly from emergency dispatch data to the people who need to know.
Built from real-world experience
ExpectFire was shaped by years of firsthand experience responding to emergencies and seeing what families go through in those first critical moments. The service is designed around what actually happens on scene, not assumptions about how emergencies unfold.
Infrastructure we operate ourselves
Our systems continuously process incoming dispatch activity and identify incidents involving the addresses our users have added. Because we build, operate, and monitor the infrastructure ourselves, we have greater control over how quickly alerts are processed and delivered.
Built to close one important gap
When emergency services are dispatched to a home, the people who care about someone there may not know anything has happened. ExpectFire was created to help close that information gap, so family members and trusted contacts can know sooner.
Choose the plan that fits
Start free with your first address. Add more people and places whenever you’re ready.
Free forever
Alerts for one address, sent to one phone. No credit card, ever.
What you’d receive
Included with Free
- One covered address, anywhere in Pinellas County
- Fire & EMS dispatch alerts, sent the moment they’re dispatched
- Call type included — fire vs. medical
- Alerts for fire activity within about 500 feet of the address
- Nothing to install, wear, or charge at the address itself
- No app to download, no credit card required
About $4.08 a month, billed annually
Everything in Free, plus coverage for the whole family.
What all four of you receive — at the same moment
Everything in Free, plus
- Cover up to 5 addresses anywhere within our active Pinellas County coverage area
- Share alerts with your family or trusted contacts so everyone stays informed at the same time
- Manage everything from one account: add, remove, or update addresses and recipients anytime
- 14-day money-back guarantee
Covering more than five addresses? Talk to us about accounts →
“As a father of 2, I created this service for my own family, so I’d have peace of mind.”
Turn it on before there’s a reason to.
Set Up Alerts — FreeNo credit card needed · No app to download · Signup takes 30 seconds