As Misinformation on LA Fires Spreads, Residents Turn to Watch Duty App
As winds continue to fan multiple fires across the Los Angeles region, misinformation and unfounded conspiracy theories are ...
How Watch Duty became the go-to wildfire app to track L.A. wildfires
As multiple wildfires spread across Los Angeles, local have rushed to download the Watch Duty app to get the latest fire news ...
‘Watch Duty’ Is Saving People From the L.A. Wildfires. Here’s How the App Actually Works
The app is run by a nonprofit nominally based in Sonoma County, but is staffed by a dozen employees and hundreds of ...
With L.A. on alert, wildfire app Watch Duty adds 600,000 users overnight
With the explosion of fires across the L.A. area, tracking app Watch Duty, which has 7.2 million active users annually, told ...
Los Angeles residents turn to Watch Duty app for rapid wildfire updates
Los Angeles residents are turning to a free nonprofit-run app called Watch Duty to help them navigate the chaos caused by the ...
This App Is Saving People's Lives In The LA Fires — And It Might Help Yours, Too
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 ...
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Amid LA Fires, the Watch Duty App Provides Timely Info on Wildfire Conditions
Volunteers help source information to the service, which gives updates on wildfires and sends out alerts on threats to life ...
Watch Duty App Provides Wildfire Updates and Evacuation Mandates for LA Residents
Watch Duty jumped to No. 1 on Apple's App Store since the fires began Tuesday afternoon The post Watch Duty App Provides ...
This free app lets you track the Los Angeles wildfires with real-time updates
Watch Duty provides critical real-time updates on the Los Angeles wildfires, including live maps, evacuation warnings, and ...
Watch Duty overtakes ChatGPT in the App Store as California wildfires spread
The app monitors fire-related developments by listening to radio scanners, reviewing wildlife cameras and satellite data, and ...
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AppBITS: Monitor Wildfire Threats with Watch Duty
Adam Engst looks at Watch Duty, a nonprofit-developed app that combines wildfire mapping with real-time alerts from ...
What is Watch Duty, the free app helping users track the wildfires in Los Angeles?
Watch Duty was launched by John Mills, who identified a critical gap in accessing reliable, centralised information about the ...