For nearly 10 million Watch Duty users the free application’s alert — a gentle hum followed by an echoing — is both a ...

With the explosion of fires across the L.A. area, tracking app Watch Duty, which has 7.2 million active users annually, told The Times it counted 600,000 new sign-ups in the last 24 hours.

The service uses information gathered from first responders, radio scanners, wildfire cameras, and satellites to deliver up-to-date information on wildfires. Watch Duty was created in 2021 by a ...

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

He moved to a wildfire-prone area in Northern California and felt terrified by how difficult it was to find reliable information about fire dangers. Watch Duty is an example of technology ...

The nonprofit organization, which has seen a drastic increase in users over the last week due to the L.A. fires, has a clear mission: “Watch Duty right now has one purpose, and that's life and safety.

Watch Duty, a nonprofit-run app that tracks wildfires with live maps and alerts, has shot to the top of Apple’s App Store charts this week as Californian residents look to navigate catastrophic blazes ...

If you live in Los Angeles, you are probably already intimately familiar with Watch Duty, the free app that shows active fires, mandatory evacuation zones, air quality indexes, wind direction ...

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 ...

A nonprofit runs the app with volunteers and full-time employees, including retired firefighters and dispatchers, to provide live updates on fire conditions. By Eli Tan and Ryan Mac Reporting from ...

Both women have been with Watch Duty since its early days in 2020. But both were involved in fire safety well before the app launch, having been motivated by a shortage of information about wildfires ...

As multiple wildfires spread across Los Angeles, local have rushed to download the Watch Duty app to get the latest fire news and maps. Here’s how it works.