As L.A. County fires continue to wreak havoc, a fire-tracking app run by a Bay Area nonprofit is gaining popularity. Watch Duty, launched in 2021, combines publicly available maps of fire incidents ...

Wildfires are a common occurrence in several places in the country, even more so now that climate change is becoming an even ...

As wildfires continue to devastate communities across Southern California, one service is working overtime to keep residents informed − and safe. Watch Duty uses an app and a web browser to alert ...

This story was originally published by NPR on Sept. 25, 2024. As climate change contributes to longer wildfire seasons and increases the likelihood of destructive fires, more people in Western states ...

The app claimed to have alerted UC Berkeley of a shooting a minute after it happened. Now, the University of Oregon has been invited to join Wildfire. Wildfire “keeps UO students informed of what’s ...

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.

(TNS) — As L.A. County fires continue to wreak havoc, a fire-tracking app run by a Bay Area nonprofit is gaining popularity. Watch Duty, launched in 2021, combines publicly available maps of fire ...

As wildfires continue to devastate communities across Southern California, one service is working overtime to keep residents informed − and safe. John Mills, CEO and co-founder of Watch Duty, said ...