That's crazy. I'm counting one, two, three, four, five, six. Just in my eye shot, I can see six aircraft.

Battling the flames. When the wildfires erupted in Los Angeles on January 7, 2025, people were frantic.

We didn't know where to get information. We didn't know if or when we had to evacuate.

At the beginning, we got information through sort of an informal whisper network.

Did you hear we'd say to each other?

Then we found watch duty. This one magical,

elegant app told us everything we needed to know. And it was up to date and it was accurate.

And we all had it. We checked it constantly. It was a lifeline, literally. Evacuation orders,

fire perimeters, and wind directions, all of it faster and

clearer than any government site or news outlet. And we owe it all to tech entrepreneur John Mills.

John coded watch duty himself to help his community after a series of deadly fires came close to destroying his own home

in Northern California. Today, the app serves millions of people. It operates in multiple

states and relies on scores of trained volunteers who gather data from radio scanners and other

sources to get the information out. The app has skyrocketed in popularity,

and John has no intention of selling it, because the value, as he explains it, is bigger than any

paycheck. We live in a world where too many put themselves before others. So how can we be more like John Mills?

How can we inspire more people to serve those who serve others?

I think John may have the answer.

This is a bit of optimism.

John, thank you so, so much for doing this. I know that your life has been extremely busy.

How did you find yourself in this position where all of us in Los Angeles were glued

to your app more than anything else? Why you and how do you find yourself here now?

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