With time ticking in this harrowing experience, my life turned into a chaotic mess of survival and prioritization.

Launched as a volunteer-sourced wildfire tracking app in Northern California, Watch Duty has integrated a wide range of data and expanded to more than 20 states. Chief Tech Officer David Merritt ...

A fire has broken out east of Interstate 405 near the Getty Center. The Sepulveda fire has burned 10 acres as of 11:40 p.m.

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

More:App helps wildfire victims track blazes, find shelter. What to know about Watch Duty. In the announcement, Airbnb said it is "specifically focused on residents who have either lost their home ...

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

New York Times reporters have been writing personal portraits about the fires in the California Today newsletter. Here is a collection of their dispatches on what the disaster means to them, and to ...

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 ...

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads ...

Watch Duty, an app designed to alert citizens of nearby wildfires has reached over two million users as the fires in LA ...

An Associated Press analysis of emergency communications shows that the first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest ...

‘Are u OK?’: Angelenos share their text exchanges amid wildfire devastation As blazes engulfed Los Angeles last week, phones ...