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The new app that is an essential tool for tracking California wildfires
An app built on an off-the-grid ranch in rural Sonoma County, California, supported by solar panels, satellite internet ...
As fires grew, so did profiles of ‘scanner’ X accounts reporting what they heard
ScannerPacific, @LAScanner and @LosAngeles_Scan — and each of them has spent the last three days monitoring numerous radios ...
Watch Duty app founded in Bay Area sees record downloads for LA wildfire information
Watch Duty, a wildfire alerting app founded in Sonoma County, has been a vital tool for those escaping the catastrophic fires ...
Watch Duty wildfire map: App helps track blazes, find shelter. What to know.
An automated monitoring system picks up the details about an incident reported to the emergency dispatch center, alerting ...
How to help those affected by the California wildfires
Major fires across Los Angeles this week have killed at least five people, forced 180,000 to flee their homes, and destroyed ...
Watch Duty overtakes ChatGPT in the App Store as California wildfires spread
The app monitors fire-related developments by listening to radio scanners, reviewing wildlife cameras and satellite data, and ...
‘Watch Duty’ Is Saving People From the L.A. Wildfires. Here’s How the App Actually Works
This week, as wildfires erupted across Los Angeles, residents anxious for real-time information about the rapidly-shifting ...
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As Southern California fires grew, so did profiles of 'scanner' X accounts reporting what they heard
But over the last week, since major fires began ravaging huge swaths of Los Angeles County, "scanners" on X — accounts who listen obsessively to police and fire radio chatter, then transcribe ...