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wildfire app Watch Duty adds 600,000 users

‘All Hands on Deck’: How Watch Duty Keeps Up With the California Wildfires

While the destructive Los Angeles fires rage, all eyes have turned to the app that lets you track them. WIRED spoke with Watch Duty founder John Mills about how the platform has met the moment.

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‘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 volunteers scattered around the world. It maps wildfire boundaries in real time, alongside evacuation orders and warnings,

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How the Watch Duty fire app became a go-to resource during LA wildfires

The app saw a surge in users this week with nearly 2 million downloads from Los Angeles area residents, nearly doubling its user base.

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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 ...

How to track California wildfires in real-time

There's an app that has everything you need to know during a fire emergency, including how to track the current wildfires in ...

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