2Rescue is a cloud-hosted web application built with React, designed to provide fast and accessible disaster relief resources for communities in the UK.

Live Site: https://rescue-6250b.web.app/

During emergencies, access to accurate and timely information can save lives. 2Rescue is a proof-of-concept application that helps individuals:

• View Live Weather & Alerts: Fetches and displays a 3-day weather forecast and real-time UK disaster alerts from a live API.
• Request Assistance: Submit a help request form with user details directly to a cloud database.
• Find Help & Resources: Access a curated list of national charities and official UK guidance for crisis situations.
• Access Emergency Contacts: Quickly find a static list of critical UK emergency numbers.

This project was built using a modern, serverless architecture, emphasizing cloud technologies.

The application leverages Firebase's Cloud Firestore to provide a serverless database, allowing for real-time data submission without managing a traditional backend server. The entire frontend is deployed on Firebase Hosting, using a GitHub Actions workflow for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), automatically deploying new changes on every push to the main branch.

• A Weather & Alerts Page: The alerts page is powered by the WeatherAPI.com Forecast API. It displays a 3-day weather forecast for London and shows any active national disaster alerts if they are present in the API response.
• A Cloud-Connected Request Form: The "Request Help" form uses controlled components in React. On submission, the data is sent to a requests collection in a Cloud Firestore database, including a server timestamp.
• A Homepage Banner: The homepage features a banner that only appears if the live API is reporting active disaster alerts, providing immediate notice of critical events.
• A Responsive UI: Styled with pure CSS and a Flexbox-based layout for a clean and responsive experience on both desktop and mobile devices.