Overview
- Firefighters briefed him on brush trucks, rescue ATVs and thermal search-and-rescue drones during the tour.
- He toured alongside Watch Duty co-founder and CEO John Mills, and the nonprofit shared photographs from the visit.
- Watch Duty relies on trained volunteers, retired fire professionals and paid staff to verify real-time updates instead of automated alerts, a model responders say supports rapid decisions.
- Archewell Philanthropies, rebranded in recent weeks, previously funded Watch Duty during the 2025 L.A. fires and the collaboration continues.
- Recent engagements also included meetings with crews in Camarillo and at the Ventura Training Center, where he met formerly incarcerated firefighters serving with CAL FIRE and the California Conservation Corps.