John Clarke Mills, the man behind the wildfire alert app that kept millions of Angelenos informed, was presented an award by ...

Watch Duty became a critical app amid the Los Angeles wildfires which have burned 35,000+ acres.The app saw 2.5 million ...

The nonprofit organization, which has seen a drastic increase in users over the last week due to the L.A. fires, has a clear ...

Fire-tracking app Watch Duty has become a crucial source of information for Los Angeles residents threatened by the ongoing ...

California's leadership has faced criticism for inaccurate information and ineffective measures during the fires in Los ...

Launched as a volunteer-sourced wildfire tracking app in Northern California, Watch Duty has integrated a wide range of data ...

Watch Duty, founded in 2021, when it had about 6,000 North Bay users, now has 16 million active users, more than half of whom ...

As the California wildfires rage on, one of the most necessary tools for keeping people safe chooses to maintain its autonomy ...

Ever since the deadly wildfires began in Los Angeles two weeks ago, residents have largely turned to one app for the most up-to-date information. It’s called Watch Duty and Stephanie Sy spoke to two ...

A nonprofit runs the app with volunteers and full-time employees, including retired firefighters and dispatchers, to provide ...

The Watch Duty app stemmed from frustration and anger over the lack of centralized and reliable information provided by the government during wildfire emergencies.

Santa Rosa-based Watch Duty wildfire tracking app has about 16 million active users, more than half whom have downloaded the ...