Watch Duty proved indispensable during the recent LA wildfires. John Mills, the app’s creator, wants it to be the one place ...

In the first days of the fires, Watch Duty shot to the No. 1 spot in Apple's app store seemingly overnight. It provides users easy-to-read maps showing burn areas, evacuation zones, fire cameras ...

Watch Duty founder John Mills at his property in ... it combines publicly available maps of fires, evacuation orders and warnings — similar to what Cal Fire provides — with other useful ...

Watch Duty provides real-time updates and notifications from official sources during wildfires. The free app has interactive maps allowing users to track evacuation zones, shelter locations ...

Watch Duty, an app designed to alert citizens ... official sources and radio communications, including the map which comes from fire sources. “We are very diligent about putting out safe ...

"Watch Duty" founder John Mills joins Cher Calvin and Sandra Mitchell with more on the app, the nonprofit behind it, and what's next. Jan. 14, 2025. As multiple wildfires erupted across Southern ...

Watch Duty, founded in 2021 ... some gleaned from their own internal dispatches, with fire maps, photos, live video from fire lookout cameras, notices of evacuation orders and weather warnings ...

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 ...

In the first days of the fires, Watch Duty shot to the No. 1 spot in Apple's app store seemingly overnight. It provides users easy-to-read maps showing burn areas, evacuation zones, fire cameras ...