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wildfire app Watch Duty adds 600,000 users

Watch Duty wildfire map: App helps track blazes, find shelter. What to know.

Watch Duty uses an app and a web browser to alert people of nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts "in real-time." By using the platform, California residents being impacted by the Palisades and Eaton fires − among others − can see a list of local shelters,

LA Times on MSN · 16h

With L.A. on alert, wildfire app Watch Duty adds 600,000 users overnight

With the explosion of fires across the L.A. area, tracking app Watch Duty, which has 7.2 million active users annually, told The Times it counted 600,000 new sign-ups in the last 24 hours.

Gizmodo · 3h

Watch Duty Hits #1 on Apple App Store as Wildfires Rage in California

Watch Duty was created in 2021 by John Mills, the founder and CEO, who was inspired to build an app after experiencing frightening wildfires in 2019 and 2020 near his home in Sonoma County, California.

Yahoo · 15h

Los Angeles residents turn to Watch Duty app for rapid wildfire updates

Los Angeles residents are turning to a free nonprofit-run app called Watch Duty to help them navigate the chaos caused by the catastrophic fires ravaging the area.

Boing Boing on MSN · 22h

Watch Duty: the free wildfire alert app saving lives in California

When John Mills got caught in the path of California's Wallbridge Fire in 2020, the off-the-grid tech entrepreneur realized the chaos of trying to gather critical wildfire information could be deadly.

Wildfire, Pacific Palisades

Wall Street Journal · 1d

Fast-Moving Pacific Palisades Wildfire Forces Thousands to Evacuate

Approximately 30,000 people are under evacuation orders as a nearly 3,000-acre wildfire burns through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Newsweek · 22h

List of Celebrity Homes Destroyed by Pacific Palisades Wildfire

Over 30,000 people were told to evacuate on Tuesday as a wildfire threatens homes in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Wildfire rages in Los Angeles, forcing 30,000 to evacuate

A rapidly growing wildfire raged across an upscale section of Los Angeles on Tuesday, destroying homes and creating traffic jams as 30,000 people evacuated beneath huge plumes of smoke that covered much of the metropolitan area.

Another wildfire erupts in Hollywood Hills

Yahoo · 16h

New fire erupts in LA's Hollywood Hills near Runyon Canyon

A new fire erupted in the famed Runyon Canyon area of the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday night, with officials in Los Angeles issuing an immediate evacuation order for people who live nearby.

The Washington Post (Video) on … · 5h

Wildfire breaks out in heart of Hollywood Hills

Video showed a fire burning in the heart of the Hollywood Hills on Jan. 8, as multiple out-of-control wildfires raged across greater Los Angeles.

Daily Express US on MSN · 11h

Wildfire in Los Angeles region prompts mandatory evacuations in Hollywood Hills area

The Sunset Fire is burning in the hills just above Sunset Blvd and Hollywood Blvd and has burned nearly 20 acres already, according to CALFire.

Newsweek on MSN2h

Hollywood Boulevard Evacuated, LA Wildfire Death Toll Rises: Live Updates

Live updates as wildfires have killed at least five people so far and evacuations continue across California. Follow Newsweek ...

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Here’s a list of the top-rated charities to help the wildfire relief effort

To support victims of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, here is a list of highly rated nonprofits engaged in relief and ...

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How to safely evacuate a wildfire

Evacuating a wildfire area can be scary, but experts say people can significantly improve their own safety with a little ...

Here's how to help wildfire victims as California blazes explode in size

Strong Santa Ana winds are fueling multiple wildfires across Southern California, forcing thousands of residents to flee from ...

What wildfire smoke means for your heath

The fires burning across Los Angeles County have sent billowing plumes of black smoke into the air, posing a major health ...

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Palisades wildfire: Candace Cameron Bure fears families, small businesses will not recover from devastation

Candace Cameron Bure told Fox News Digital she was "beyond words" to describe how the devastating Palisades Fire would hurt ...

California wildfire forecast: Los Angeles under critical fire risk with gusty winds, extreme dry conditions

High pressure is building from the north and that will help to tighten the pressure gradient over southern California, ...

Biden cancels Rome trip to manage California wildfire response

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday that President Joe Biden nixed a trip to the Vatican to see ...

Biden ripped for 'great-grandfather' remark at wildfire news conference

Okla., joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss President-elect Trump being open to a two-bill reconciliation package and Biden ...

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What wildfire smoke means for your health

As wildfires rage in the Los Angeles area, air quality is deteriorating and health risks from air pollution mount. Here’s ...

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As wildfire smoke chokes LA, see how many-bad air days your county had

Major air pollutants have declined in recent decades, but USA TODAY’s analysis shows wildfire smoke is taking their place.

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