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

People are turning to online resources and smartphone app communities such as Watch Duty or Ring's "Neighbors" forum for ...

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

An automated monitoring system picks up the details about an incident reported to the emergency dispatch center, alerting ...

Watch Duty, an app to track wildfires with live maps and alerts, has become the No. 1 free app in Apple's App Store as of ...

Watch Duty was created in 2021 by John Mills, the founder and CEO, who was inspired to build an app after experiencing ...

The app monitors fire-related developments by listening to radio scanners, reviewing wildlife cameras and satellite data, and ...

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

As multiple wildfires spread across Los Angeles, local have rushed to download the Watch Duty app to get the latest fire news ...

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 ...

With the explosion of fires across the L.A. area, tracking app Watch Duty, which has 7.2 million active users annually, told ...