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

Ever since the deadly wildfires began in Los Angeles two weeks ago, residents have largely turned to one app for the most up-to-date information. It’s called Watch Duty and Stephanie Sy spoke to two ...

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 ...

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

Watch Duty, a wildfire tracking app keeping Los Angeles residents informed of danger, is the latest in a growing field of ...

This story is a true account of Quinn Smith and his fiancée and their experience with the recent California wildfires.

Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a fast-moving wind-driven brush fire in Riverside County Monday night.

Firefighters in Riverside County are battling a wildfire that erupted in a Santa Ana river bottom Tuesday night. The Clay Fire, which was first reported at 5 p.m. near the intersection of ...

Researchers and startup founders are rushing to develop and deploy drones, sensors and satellite imagery analysis that they ...

Warnings of water and air contamination have locals on high alert. Some are taking safety into their own hands.

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

Maxwell Brodie vividly recalls the destructive wildfire he experienced as a kid ... of fires across the L.A. area, tracking app Watch Duty, which has 7.2 million active users annually, told ...