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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

The app saw a surge in users this week with nearly 2 million downloads from Los Angeles area residents, nearly doubling its ...

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

If you live in Los Angeles, you are probably already intimately familiar with Watch Duty, the free app that shows active fires, mandatory evacuation zones, air quality indexes, wind direction ...