Skip to the card

Card 913 of 9982026-08-21 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-08-21

Turnout Board: a digital availability board for volunteer fire departments

turnoutboard.com Observed source
Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

Turnout Board lets firefighters tap “I'm Available” or “I'm Away” from a home-screen link while officers see a live, sorted count of who can respond.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-21 issue.

Why it surfaced

This is a remarkably focused piece of department infrastructure: no app store, passwords, or per-member pricing, just personal links and a board that updates every thirty seconds. Its copy understands the audience, from recurring second-shift commitments to departments that “run on chicken dinners and grant money.”

Turnout Board lets firefighters tap “I'm Available” or “I'm Away” from a home-screen link while officers see a live, sorted count of who can respond.

Observed signals

Read the marks

Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

LoginAccess appeared gated
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
PrettyNotable craft visible
ProPolished or operationally mature
NicheUnusually specific use
HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

One card from the complete issue

The Missing Knob Bulletin

359,677 arrived 1,000 judged 998 catalogued Enter the complete issue
turnoutboard.com

Landing page observed 2026-08-21. The live site may have changed.