‘Watch Duty’ Is Saving People From the L.A. Wildfires. Here’s How the App Actually Works
The app is run by a nonprofit nominally based in Sonoma County, but is staffed by a dozen employees and hundreds of ...
LA residents turn to apps like Watch Duty and social media to track wildfire information
People are turning to online resources and smartphone app communities such as Watch Duty or Ring's "Neighbors" forum for ...
‘All Hands on Deck’: How Watch Duty Keeps Up With the California Wildfires
While the destructive Los Angeles fires rage, all eyes have turned to the app that lets you track them. WIRED spoke with ...
How Watch Duty became the go-to wildfire app to track L.A. wildfires
As multiple wildfires spread across Los Angeles, local have rushed to download the Watch Duty app to get the latest fire news ...
Watch Live: Officer Michael Horan to be laid to rest after being killed in the line of duty
A Greensboro police officer will be laid to rest today, just over two weeks after he was killed in the line of duty. Officer ...
This lifesaving app is helping people track wildfires in California
Watch Duty, a volunteer-backed app run by a non-profit, has become the go-to source of critical information for folks hit by ...
'Right thing at all costs': Bay Area app thrives amid Palisades, Eaton Fires
Watch Duty, born in the Bay Area woods and based in Santa Rosa, is humming with new users amid Los Angeles’ destructive ...
This Is the Best App for Tracking Wildfires
In the event of severe weather and natural disasters that may require everything from preparation to evacuation, having ...
Watch Duty app founded in Bay Area sees record downloads for LA wildfire information
Watch Duty, a wildfire alerting app founded in Sonoma County, has been a vital tool for those escaping the catastrophic fires in Southern California.
This App Is Saving People's Lives In The LA Fires — And It Might Help Yours, Too
If these volunteers, called reporters, believe there is “a threat to life or property,” the app will send an alert to people in that area. People who are affected will continue to receive ...
Watch Duty Wildfire Tracking App Adds 600,000 Users Overnight
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 ...
Apps to robots: Technology's increasing role in fighting wildfires
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 ...