THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT 630. WHEN A WILDFIRE BREAKS OUT, GETTING THE WORD OUT QUICKLY CAN SAVE LIVES AND NOW ONE APP IS BECOMING POPULAR FOR CALIFORNIANS. METEOROLOGIST HEATHER WALDMAN SPOKE TO THE ...
As climate change contributes to longer wildfire seasons and increases the likelihood of destructive fires, more people in Western states find themselves searching for local wildfire information. But ...
A new app is gaining popularity in Western states with major wildfire risk. It's staffed in part by volunteers who listen in on first responder radio frequencies. For people who live in areas ...
“Download Watch Duty” has become a common refrain across online discussions centered around the recent wind-fueled firestorms in Los Angeles. Watch Duty is a free wildfire alert app and its mission of ...
There were delays of several hours in updating information about some fires, as well as false alerts. Users across the state received alerts saying they were in a "critical watch zone", only to be ...
In the early morning hours of October 8, 2017, when a dozen different wildfires started in Sonoma County, California, Carrie Kramlich got a phone call. A friend who lived south of her said a fire was ...
This Community Information message is being issued for Magpie, Mount Clear, Mount Helen, Sebastopol . * There is a bushfire at Hiscock Gully Rd, Magpie that is under control . * Firefighters are ...