Watch Duty’ co-founder John Mills became an Unsung Hero Award recipient on Friday after his emergency alert app helped ...

California's leadership has faced criticism for inaccurate information and ineffective measures during the fires in Los ...

The Watch Duty app stemmed from frustration and anger over the lack of centralized and reliable information provided by the government during wildfire emergencies.

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

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

An automated monitoring system picks up the details about an incident reported to the emergency dispatch center, alerting Watch Duty teams via a messaging app, then any and all Watch Duty reporters in ...

Launched as a volunteer-sourced wildfire tracking app in Northern California, Watch Duty has integrated a wide range of data ...

John Clarke Mills, the man behind the wildfire alert app that kept millions of Angelenos informed, was presented an award by ...

Watch Duty, founded in 2021, when it had about 6,000 North Bay users, now has 16 million active users, more than half of whom ...

As multiple wildfires spread across Los Angeles, local have rushed to download the Watch Duty app to get the latest fire news ...

The Watch Duty app's fire fact-checkers brought reliable information to Los Angeles residents during a week of chaos.