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

Watch Duty’s success raises questions about why citizen-led tech is outpacing government emergency response efforts. The company’s co-founder explores the lessons agencies can learn from this ...

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 ...

Watch Duty, launched in 2021, combines publicly available maps of fire incidents and evacuation order and warning zones — similar ... During the 2020 Walbridge fire, which ended at the corner ...

In a 2019 incident, he saw planes and helicopters flying over his home, not realizing that a neighbor’s ranch was on fire. In 2020, as the Walbridge ... available maps of fires, evacuation ...

But his new home was dangerously fire-prone. In a 2019 incident, he saw planes and helicopters flying over his home, not realizing that a neighbor's ranch was on fire. In 2020, as the Walbridge ...