What we’ve discovered through years of studies and user interviews is that, in an emergency, information fatigue never occurs ...

The nonprofit organization, which has seen a drastic increase in users over the last week due to the L.A. fires, has a clear mission: “Watch Duty right now has one purpose, and that's life and safety.

Watch Duty became a critical app amid the Los Angeles wildfires which have burned 35,000+ acres. The app saw 2.5 million downloads in the past two weeks, CEO John Mills told BI. Mills said he has ...

and the two Emmys she won as a television and movie sound editor. For Ms. Lifton and thousands of other Los Angeles residents, Watch Duty has become a lifeline in tracking the multiple wildfires ...

Funded in 2021, the Watch Duty wildfire alert application has grown from covering three California counties to covering 1,400 ...

Since the Palisades Fire broke out on the morning of Jan. 7, several more wildfires have ravaged the Los Angeles area. At least 27 people have died and more than 12,000 structures have been destroyed.

Languages: English. Nonprofit and nongovernmental organization Watch Duty is stepping up to assist people in need in California by providing up-to-date and accurate information on the ongoing fire ...

Santa Rosa-based Watch Duty wildfire tracking app has about 16 million active users. Santa Rosa-based Watch Duty wildfire tracking app has about 16 million active users, more than half whom have ...

Instead, L.A. residents flocked to Watch Duty, an app which shows real-time updates and alerts for wildfires in 21 states. In the first days of the fires, Watch Duty shot to the No. 1 spot in ...