A profile of Watch Duty creator John Clarke Mills, who wants the fire-tracking app to become a one-stop shop for information during any disaster
Watch Duty proved indispensable during the recent LA wildfires. John Mills, the app's creator, wants it to be the one place to go for tracking disasters. Bluesky: @boone and @katie-drummond Bluesky: Boone Ashworth / @boone : In the aftermath of the LA fires, I visited John Mills, leader of the much hailed fire tracking app Watch Duty. Mills built the app because he's pissed, but now it has become a lifeline for residents and a community for volunteer first responders. @wired.com — www.wired.com/story/watch-... Katie Drummond / @katie-drummond : Watch Duty proved indispensable during the recent LA wildfires. — Meet John Mills, the Robin Hood-obsessed “weirdo and misfit” (and former stoner and skater and hacker) who created it: — www.wired.com/story/watch-...