Watch Duty CEO John Mills said his app, which has provided updates during the LA wildfires, is powered by volunteers who want ...

Watch Duty, an app designed to alert citizens of nearby wildfires has reached over two million users as fires burned in Los ...

Ever since the deadly wildfires began in Los Angeles two weeks ago, residents have largely turned to one app for the most up-to-date information. It’s called Watch Duty and Stephanie Sy spoke to two ...

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

Volunteers help source information to the service, which gives updates on wildfires and sends out alerts on threats to life ...

John Clarke Mills, the man behind the wildfire alert app that kept millions of Angelenos informed, was presented an award by ...

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

This story is a true account of Quinn Smith and his fiancée and their experience with the recent California wildfires.

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

California's leadership has faced criticism for inaccurate information and ineffective measures during the fires in Los ...

Launched as a volunteer-sourced wildfire tracking app in Northern California, Watch Duty has integrated a wide range of data and expanded to more than 20 states. Chief Tech Officer David Merritt ...