What if your smartwatch could give you a 10-second head start before the ground starts shaking? In this episode of TiPS: Today in Public Safety, Fletch explores how the next generation of wearables, smartphones, and IoT sensors are transforming into a global, crowd-sourced earthquake early-warning network.

Billions of accelerometers already track our steps and sleep; now those same sensors are helping scientists and emergency managers detect seismic waves in real time — fast enough to pause trains, shut gas lines, and push alerts before the big shock arrives. We’ll break down how AI distinguishes your morning jog from a magnitude 6, how NG911 systems could receive automated EIDO packets predicting impact zones, and why privacy, latency, and accuracy still make this frontier tricky terrain.

So strap in (literally). From the wrist on your arm to the core of the planet, this is one episode that proves the Earth may be unpredictable — but your alert system doesn’t have to be.