Watch Duty, a volunteer-backed app run by a non-profit, has become the go-to source of critical information for folks hit by ...

Struggling to keep track of fast moving wildfires and the latest evacuation zones, residents of Los Angeles are rushing to download a free app called Watch Duty. The company said it had gained more ...

In the event of severe weather and natural disasters that may require everything from preparation to evacuation, having ...

The app is run by a nonprofit nominally based in Sonoma County, but is staffed by a dozen employees and hundreds of ...

California Fire Foundation: California Professional Firefighters founded the nonprofit in 1987 to support families of fallen ...

From apps to robots, technology is playing a key role in the fight against the Los Angeles wildfires. A computer simulation of a fire as it spreads, designed to give insight to crews on the scene, was ...

Watch Duty, born in the Bay Area woods and based in Santa Rosa, is humming with new users amid Los Angeles’ destructive ...

Watch Duty, a wildfire alerting app founded in Sonoma County, has been a vital tool for those escaping the catastrophic fires in Southern California.

A free fire tracking app called Watch Duty now tops Apple’s list of most downloaded free iOS apps as California fires rage.

While the destructive Los Angeles fires rage, all eyes have turned to the app that lets you track them. WIRED spoke with ...

Anne Makovec reports on the locally developed wildfire app Watch Duty that has been downloaded 1.5 million times since the ...

As fires in Los Angeles County continue to burn, interest is piquing in the app run by a nonprofit in Northern California. Launched in 2021, it aggregates several relevant data streams and had 7.2 ...