An app built on an off-the-grid ranch in rural Sonoma County, California, supported by solar panels, satellite internet ...

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

Victims, first responders and volunteers are sharing their experiences on social media.

The picture is perfectly intact, not singed or torn, yet it seems to represent an entire universe of loss. Staring at the ...

Cyrus Farivar of Forbes explored how the power of nature overwhelmed the AI-powered network of sensors. But as wildfire ...

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

Crews were working tirelessly to stop the fires, one of which burned at least one home and threatened others in the Brentwood ...

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

As the fires continue to burn in Los Angeles, the nonprofit Watch Duty app is making a difference in the lives of those who ...

Scale of the damage makes it an unprecedented task, but there are examples and tools for the private and public sectors.