Trying to stay safe in a wildfire? There’s an app that can help

Garrett Keene sits on the front steps of his home in Lake Elsinore, Calif. that was destroyed in the Airport Fire, one of three major Southern California Fires so far this September. After evacuating with his family, Keene said he monitored the Watch Duty fire app to see where airdrops of fire retardant were happening as the fire approached, but none dropped on his neighborhood. Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

As climate change contributes to longer wildfire seasons and increases the likelihood of destructive fires, more people in Western states find

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