Watch Duty, Forest Fire Tracking Application Relying On Los Angeles Residents

Watch Duty application display (photo: X @watchdutyapp)

JAKARTA During the fire that hit several areas of Los Angeles, Watch Duty became an application that local people relied on. The application can display zones hit by active fires.

In addition, Watch Duty can feature mandatory evacuation zones for its residents, air quality indexes during the fire, and much more. Thanks to this very useful information, Watch Duty is at the top of Google and Apple app stores.

Watch Duty is a very unique application because this platform doesn't care about user engagement and doesn't take advantage of advertising. This application is provided for free with a very simple interface (UI).

Interestingly, this application does not take user data because downloaders don't have to login. Applications like this are very difficult to find, especially in all parts of the world, so Watch Duty creators get a lot of attention.

This application was developed by the nonprofit 501(c)(3) which only focuses on providing up-to-date, accurate, and fast information. The developer receives donations from taxes and offers two special features for those who want to subscribe.

The features provided are fire flight tracking devices and the ability to set alerts in some areas. Watch Duty is considered better and faster than the local government's warning system so that its applications are needed a lot.

Quoting from The Verge report, Watch Duty will be expanded throughout the United States. The app developer also plans to bring the app abroad, but it is not yet known which countries will get this useful application.

In addition, Watch Duty will be added to other emergency services. It's possible that this app will feature a type of warning other than the fire. If Watch Duty can be accessed by the rest of the world, this app could be very popular in the future.