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

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 ...

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

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

Volunteers help source information to the service, which gives updates on wildfires and sends out alerts on threats to life ...

The Watch Duty app's fire fact-checkers brought reliable information to Los Angeles residents during a week of chaos.

This story is a true account of Quinn Smith and his fiancée and their experience with the recent California wildfires.

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 ...

Launched as a volunteer-sourced wildfire tracking app in Northern California, Watch Duty has integrated a wide range of data and expanded to more than 20 states. Chief Tech Officer David Merritt ...

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

Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a fast-moving wind-driven brush fire in Riverside County Monday night.

Watch Duty has been a lifeline for many people in wildfire-prone communities since it was created in 2021. "We did heed the first city alert enough to pack an emergency bag, but other than that ...