Wildfire Info

Wildfire Info


MODIS/VIIRS, Inciweb, CAL FIRE


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4.7.1for iPhone, iPad and more
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David Gross
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Oct 14, 2021
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About Wildfire Info

Browse current wildfire and prescribed burn activity throughout all of the world.

Active Wildfire Perimeter full data from WFIGS and IRWIN updated every 20 minutes. Tagged by state, search by name, and filter by acres burned.

WFIGS: Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) Group
IRWIN: Integrated Reporting of Wildland Fire Information

NASA MODIS and VIIRS satellite instruments: Thermal hotspot maps by region show wildfire activity in the past 48 hours. See hotspot info including fire radiance power, brightness temperature, and confidence.

A Recent Wildfire News section: find news from 1,700+ cited sources quickly on a map or in a table view tagged by state alphabetically. Set up your own custom state feed with the state toggles. Quickly lookup new source homepages near specific fires.

InciWeb & CAL FIRE active fire maps: hot-link to the corresponding official incident webpage.

CHP (California Highway Patrol): Incidents in the past 3 hours related to fires are filtered out separately, all traffic incidents are included viewable by last 1 or 3 hours.

Lookup current hyper-local weather conditions, including temperature, wind and gust conditions, and local forecasts anywhere in the USA, Canada, or Australia using map quick lookup or, for USA, search: Detailed NWS Forecast, Hourly Forecast, Grid Data Forecast, and Summary Forecast.

Wildfire Situation Reports section with mirrored PDFs from NIFC and more.

NESDIS GOES 16/17 satellite animation GeoColor and Fire Temperature quick links at relatively high resolution.

Hourly air quality data maps from EPA AirNow: PM2.5, PM10, and Ozone. Color-coded to correspond to the common air quality index reference number (AQI).

Map Measurement Tool added to the Map Tools Side Menu. Measure distance and area and save your measurements locally. If you delete the app, you will lose your measurements. A feature to backup your measurements to a .xml file is coming soon.

Premium users: View 250m resolution true color images from NASA GIBS (Global Imagery Browse Service). Images are available back to Jan. 1 2007. Worldwide coverage.

Premium Users: Lookup a driving route to any fire or hotspot with Google or Apple Maps directions Universal Links. Save your preferred Directions Provider in the App Settings.

There is a section for wildfire-related US government Twitter accounts viewable by map by approximate location or sorted into national and state sources in a table view.

User-Submitted Fire Map feature: map-based wildfire-related chatter. Photos are allowed. Posts and replies are anonymous; no account needed.

Information is posted as soon as it becomes available from WFIGS, IRWIN, NIFC, NASA, InciWeb, CAL FIRE, CHP, NOAA, GOES/NESDIS, EPA, and NWS.

This app is not affiliated with any government agency.

Terms of Use: https://davidgrossapps.com/terms/tos-wildfire-info.html
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What's New in the Latest Version 4.7.1

Last updated on Oct 14, 2021
Old Versions
- Fix for start-up crash on iPad mini 6th generation
- Fixes for In-App Purchase subscription check-out and restore process
- Premium features unlocked for all iOS 12.4 users
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Version History
4.7.1
Oct 14, 2021
- Fix for start-up crash on iPad mini 6th generation
- Fixes for In-App Purchase subscription check-out and restore process
- Premium features unlocked for all iOS 12.4 users
4.7
Aug 25, 2021
- Added specific maps for US states, Canadian provinces, Australian territories, and major countries when viewing MODIS & VIIRS hotspot maps or PM2.5/PM10 air quality maps.
- Canadian & Australian weather added throughout app when applicable.
- Toggle Blue Map Tools Marker setting added to the App Settings page.
- Two-day MODIS & VIIRS hotspot detection counts added for specific states/provinces/territories/countries.
- Fix for map jumping on various screens.
- No longer have to hard reset the app after purchasing or restoring a Premium subscription
- Premium users: Fix for numerous bugs in the "General Weather Lookup" section. It has been renamed "Weather Lookup - USA, Canada, Australia".
4.6
Jul 9, 2021
New Features:
- Air Quality maps from EPA AirNow: PM2.5, PM10, and Ozone. Permanent sensors only right now.
- NESDIS GOES 17 Satellite Animations quick links section (GeoColor and Fire Temp).
- Nearest 10 news sources from the blue Map Tools pin are now listed in the Map Tools side menu at the bottom. Clicking one takes you to the source homepage.
- "Detailed Forecast" de-emphasized on the Map Tools menu and "Summary Forecast" takes its place.

Bug Fixes:
- Fix for "Recent Wildfire News" map not displaying article titles under the pins on iOS.
- Fix for "Recent Wildfire News" pins overlapping on one another and causing jumping to wrong article.
- Fix for "Recent Wildfire News" not being searchable by state or state abbreviation.

More updates coming soon.
4.5
Jul 2, 2021
New Features:
- Traffic layer available throughout the app by default. Toggle it on and off in the App Settings.
- New "Location Details" option from the Map Tools side menu. Tap this and a quick-access pop-up will appear with the address, latitude/longitude, and time zone of the blue Map Tools pin. There is a button to copy the latitude/longitude to your clipboard for use in another app.
- Wildfire-Related Twitter Tables now shows city and county if relevant to the source.
- Wildfire-Related Twitter Tables is now searchable.

Bug Fixes:
- Fix for blue pin jumping around when sliding the MODIS/VIIRS brightness slider.
- Fix for blue pin not showing "Map Tools" call-out bubble throughout the app.
- Fix for some CHP Incidents not jumping to details view when callout is selected.
- Fix for not being able to preview an info window on the Recent Wildfire News map (fix for jumping straight to an article).
- Fix for Refresh Button not appearing in the Grid Data Forecast view.
- Text fixes.

More updates coming soon!
4.4
Jun 27, 2021
- Wildfire Info is coming to macOS imminently! Check the App Help and System Status page. A message will appear when it is available for download on macOS.
- Premium Users: Fix for scaling issues on GOES satellite imagery. It is a proper square now.
- Camera entitlement removed from the app. For the User-Submitted Fire Map, instead use the native Camera app to take a vertical photo and submit it through the same process as before.
4.3
Jun 24, 2021
- Fixed a critical bug where call-out pin bubbles would occasionally not display throughout the app.
- Added WFIGS details to all WFIGS/IRWIN Active Fire Perimeters. Access through the new "Details" button in the upper right of any IRWIN perimeter.
- IRWIN Fire Perimeters is back online in this app. It is now labeled as WFIGS/IRWIN Active Fire Perimeters.
- Fix for WFIGS/IRWIN map pin not being selectable.
- Blue Map Tools marker is more clearly labeled/linked with the top right Side Menu Icon using the blue color. As a reminder, the blue Map Tools marker is the location at which weather, measurements, etc. are centered on.
- Recent Wildfire News now defaults to the "All Feed".
- Re-ordered the main menu, WFIGS/IRWIN back to the top. Better grouping throughout.
- Restore Subscription bug fixed where the restored pop-up would appear too soon.
- Text fixes
4.2.1
Jun 17, 2021
- Map Measurement Tool added to the Map Tools Side Menu. Measure distance and area and save your measurements locally. If you delete the app, you will lose your measurements. A feature to backup your measurements to a .xml file is coming soon.
- Added a message to try clicking refresh when a Weather.gov API request fails.
- Recent Wildfire News Map will now automatically save/cache your slewed location if your device is in vertical orientation.
- Fix for blue Map Tools pin not initially displaying when a MODIS/VIIRS view is loaded.
- Minimum iOS version required now moved up to iOS 12.3 due to subscription code updates.
4.2
May 23, 2021
- Huge improvements to the Recent Wildfire News section. There is a map now. The articles are tagged by state alphabetically. Set up your own custom state feed with the toggles.
4.1
Apr 20, 2021
- Ads removed for all users (full screen maps and data feeds).
- Certain features are now limited to premium only: General Weather Lookup from main screen (USA only), Nearby NOAA Weather Stations Table, GOES Recent Satellite Image, Nearby Population 1000+ Cities, and Get Directions.
- If you paid for a premium ad-free subscription, you will get the premium features for free while your Wildfire Info Premium subscription is active.
- Text fixes
4.0
Apr 5, 2021
- New NOAA weather now accessible via the new Side Menu: Detailed Forecast, Hourly Forecast, and Grid Data Forecast
- Map Tools and the Side Menu looks up the weather for wherever your blue map pin is located. The blue map pin is draggable and will track your map interactions.
- Lookup NOAA weather for any location manually by using the "Weather Lookup" feature
- Redesigned NOAA weather stations section
- Redesigned Population 1000+ Cities section
- Fixed a bug where your chosen map setting would not toggle until after the app was force closed. It should toggle as intended now.
- Fixed bugs on the User-Submitted Fire Map
- Fixed a bug where Apple Maps directions would fail to load.
- Updated Google Mobile Ads and OpenSSL
- Questions, comments, or concerns? Contact me
3.9.2
Nov 13, 2020
- View 250m resolution true color images from NASA GIBS (Global Imagery Browse Service). Images are available back to Jan. 1 2007. Worldwide coverage. Available in the new "Satellite Image & Archive" feature in the Weather section. Zoom a map to the center location you want to investigate.
- Ad display bug fixed.
3.9.1
Nov 6, 2020
- Landscape Left & Right (aka horizontal) view now enabled throughout the app, especially good for iPads
- Minor bug fixes
3.9
Oct 30, 2020
- Fix for crash on iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and iPad Air 4th gen
- iOS 12 support
3.8.3
Oct 21, 2020
- IRWIN perimeters completely redesigned. Major memory and speed optimizations, perimeters should now be smooth to view when zooming and scrolling, especially for larger fires.
- Fixed a crash when toggling settings on the new IRWIN data table.
3.8.2
Oct 18, 2020
- New IRWIN fires tables: All and 3-Day. Searchable by name and filter by acres burned.
- New CAL FIRE fires tables: All and 3-Day. Searchable by name
- Redesigned Twitter map & table sections with many new sources
- New directions icon
- Bug fixes
3.8.1
Sep 24, 2020
- Map views now cache your last viewed location across screens and app launches for quicker access to the information you need.
- Added a 3-day filter for CAL FIRE Active Fires Map, InciWeb Active Fires Map, and InciWeb Incidents Feed.
- Search filtering for the Current Wildfire News Wire.
- Cleaned up the CHP view.
3.8
Sep 14, 2020
- Added Ad-Free subscription
- Updated Privacy Policy
3.7
Sep 7, 2020
- Get directions to the center of any map with the ↱ icon in the top-right. Choose between Google or Apple for your directions provider in the App Settings screen.
- Improved MODIS/VIIRS hotspot metadata. Brightness is now broken down into Ti4 and Ti5 brightness. Also included is Confidence level, which satellite took the data (Terra or Aqua), and whether the data was taken during the Day or Night.
- Improved "Weather at Map Center" view with four lines instead of three
- Past day MODIS/VIIRS hotspot pin color changed to purple instead of green
- Improved Safari view controllers
- No more InciWeb link in the top-right corner of the InciWeb Incident map drill-in. Instead, click the pin callout window, or click the accessory view, like the rest of the app to be taken to the InciWeb link.
- Colors improved on pin info windows
3.6.2
Sep 5, 2020
- Fix for InciWeb link not displaying in the top-right corner of a selected InciWeb Incidents Feed fire.
3.6.1
Aug 28, 2020
- MODIS/VIIRS views added: South America, North & Central Africa, Southern Africa, Russia & Asia. Speed optimizations for these busy views will be explored soon.
- Zoom defaults for some of the MODIS/VIIRS views changed to make more hotspots visible initially.
- The Weather at Map Center screen improved with distance, timestamp, and wind direction.
3.6
Aug 21, 2020
- New current and forecasted weather table accessible from the top-right corner on all USA maps. Whatever location is centered on the map will be used for the lookup.
- Text fixes
3.5
Aug 13, 2020
- IRWIN perimeters sortable by "Past 3 Days" or "All" now.
- CHP incidents sortable by "Fire-Related", "Past 3 Hours", or "Past 1 Hour" now.
- Text fixes throughout.
3.4
Jul 31, 2020
- New User-Submitted Map feature: if you see a wildfire or other large fire, you can report it here. Photos are allowed. Please keep your titles and descriptions short. Posts and replies are anonymous, no account needed. Please report any improper submissions for moderation.
- Current Wildfire News Wire will now display a message if there are no relevant or timely articles to display.
3.3
Jul 20, 2020
- Now with IRWIN Current Wildfire Perimeters (Integrated Reporting of Wildland Fire Information). This service is not "live", but is updated every 5 minutes to reflect changes to perimeters posted to the National Incident Feature Service (NIFS). It is updated from operational data and may not reflect current conditions on the ground. On a weekly basis, fires meeting specific criteria are removed.
- Can now change map type throughout the app. Your selection will persist across launches. Select from the new Settings screen in the top left corner of the main screen.
3.2
Jul 11, 2020
- Added a Fire Weather and Situation Reports (SitReps) section.
- Added a map displaying the approximate location of wildfire-related Twitter accounts.
- Added a section for CHP (California Highway Patrol) Incidents viewable by last 1 or 3 hours.
- Removed defunct GeoMAC perimeter data. This section will be replaced soon with similar data.
- Fix for crash on iPad 7th generation.

Wildfire Info FAQ

Wildfire Info is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
Ireland,Portugal,Bulgaria,Spain,Ghana,Honduras,Mongolia,Brazil,Cote Divoire,Cayman Islands,Nauru,Pakistan,Taiwan,Congo,Israel,Kyrgyzstan,Sri Lanka,Sweden,Lao Peoples Democratic Republic,Malaysia,Bermuda,Bolivia,Dominican Republic,Estonia,Iraq,Iceland,Denmark,Hungary,Kuwait,Mauritania,Mauritius,Uganda,Angola,Serbia,Sierra Leone,Tunisia,South Africa,Armenia,India,Kenya,Macao,Suriname,El Salvador,Argentina,Congo, Democratic Republic,Fiji,United Kingdom,Guatemala,Vanuatu,Tanzania,Cameroon,Gabon,Oman,Panama,Palau,Turkmenistan,Papua New Guinea,Saudi Arabia,Albania,Costa Rica,Gambia,Hong Kong,St. Kitts and Nevis,Nepal,Tajikistan,Turkey,Russia,Bosnia & Herzegovina,Greece,Cambodia,Liberia,Moldova,Nigeria,Brunei Darussalam,Peru,Botswana,Finland,Georgia,St. Lucia,St. Vincent & The Grenadines,Yemen,Belize,Cyprus,Dominica,Algeria,Kazakhstan,Rwanda,Afghanistan,Germany,Jordan,Niger,Solomon Islands,Guinea-bissau,Macedonia,Paraguay,Ukraine,Azerbaijan,Cape Verde,Luxembourg,Malawi,Senegal,Antigua And Barbuda,Burkina Faso,Micronesia,Jamaica,Venezuela,Japan,Tonga,Bhutan,Czech Republic,Myanmar,Nicaragua,Seychelles,Slovenia,Barbados,Egypt,Latvia,Morocco,Romania,Thailand,Netherlands,Poland,Anguilla,Belarus,Indonesia,Lithuania,Montenegro,Montserrat,Sao Tome & Principe,Benin,Colombia,Trinidad and Tobago,China,Croatia,South Korea,Libya,Mexico,Swaziland,United Arab Emirates,Namibia,Philippines,Uzbekistan,Zambia,Austria,Madagascar,Qatar,Slovakia,Turks and Caicos,Kosovo,Bahamas,Grenada,Chad,British Virgin Islands,Belgium,Italy,Malta,Norway,Singapore,Chile,Ecuador,Lebanon,Mozambique,Uruguay,Vietnam,Maldives,Zimbabwe,Bahrain,Switzerland,France,Guyana,Mali
Wildfire Info supports English
Wildfire Info contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
Wildfire Info Premium
$0.99
Click here to learn how to download Wildfire Info in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Wildfire Info.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.4 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.4 or later.
Mac
Requires macOS 10.15 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.4 or later.

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