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Watch Duty, the app that uses real people to track wildfires
For nearly 10 million Watch Duty users the free application’s alert — a gentle hum followed by an echoing — is both a ...
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What to know about the Watch Duty app and how to sign up
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 ...
Opinion
Opinion: No one should need the Watch Duty app. As fires near, officials should communicate better
What we’ve discovered through years of studies and user interviews is that, in an emergency, information fatigue never occurs. In crises, more information is always better than less. Withholding ...
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How Watch Duty became an essential app during the Los Angeles wildfires
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 ...
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Watch Duty Wildfire Tracking App Adds 600,000 Users Overnight
(TNS) — As L.A. County fires continue to wreak havoc, a fire-tracking app run by a Bay Area nonprofit is gaining popularity. Watch Duty, launched in 2021, combines publicly available maps of ...
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Watch Duty founder explains the benefits of the wildfire app for LA residents
Watch Duty, an app designed to alert citizens of nearby wildfires has reached over two million users as fires burned in Los Angeles over the past week. John Mills, the founder and CEO of Watch ...