The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...

Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human ...

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

It's a community-based service that provides real-time information and maps out wildfires based on reports submitted by people on the ground. Data is vetted by active and retired wildland ...

Despite the monumental deluge Helene dumped on the region in late September and the catastrophic flooding, officials have warned about elevated wildfire risks.

With increasingly hot weather and topographical features that resemble those in parts of Southern California, the booming ...

Johan Michalove is nearly 3,000 miles from the Los Angeles wildfires, but that didn't stop him from pitching in.

Watch Duty was created in 2021 by a California resident who experienced the stress of wildfire evacuations firsthand. The app provides users with real-time fire perimeters, evacuation orders ...

Wildfires continue to rage through Los Angeles leaving at least 24 dead and destroying more than 12,000 structures.

For those affected by wildfires in California (and other states ... Emily Long What makes Watch Duty worth using is its robust, reliable, and real-time data. It collates more official sources ...

They can detect heat signatures, map fire perimeters and burned areas ... smaller areas but with better resolution that ...