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Wildfire Info

by David Gross

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Quick verdict

What it is
Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance
  • Free to download
  • In-app purchases

Categories and search queries

Official categories

AppCorpus categories

Key functions

Function Availability Access Scope Evidence
Free app Yes Free Store published
In-app purchases Yes Limited free Store published

Screens

App Store

29 store screenshots

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Pricing & paywalls

App Store

  • Free to download
  • In-app purchases

Ratings & reviews

App Store

3.4 31 ratings · App Store

  1. 3/5Information not current

    Perhaps lack of information on the ground limits the ability of any such app to provide current information on fire perimeter, but it would be helpful (particularly for those with family members in or near an impacted area) to have some idea of the present size, growth of a fire, and how much of a threat a fire poses to any certain area. The fire perimeter information hasn’t been updated in nearly 10 hours. A fire can cover a lot of ground in that time.

    EBECHIDAHO · 31 Jul 2026

  2. 1/5Wildfire info

    Still getting run time errors it never lasted this long I guess it’s time to move on and delete it will be using watch duty for fire info now. This has not been updated for over 3 years not good.

    kcopter · 31 Jul 2026

  3. 2/5Old app needs updated

    Interface is basic and old school. Needs a redesign to stay modern. Since other much more modern and frequently updated apps with the same functionality always exist, it’s better to avoid this one - it’s not supported and should probably be retired.

    BlazeJester · 31 Jul 2026

  4. 5/5Inciweb at hands reach!

    Inciweb is my go to website for all active wildfire events. I do not live in an area prone to wildfires but I do pay close attention to them as I do travel quite a bit. Along with Inciweb this app provides outlooks for the country. Awesome app!

    crowfly80 · 31 Jul 2026

  5. 1/5Useless

    This app is useless. Wildfires have been raging for 2 days in Napa and Sonoma counties in California with extensive evacuation orders. I’ve been trying to get information but there’s not a peep re. things like CAL Fire incident reports or updates via this app. The best I can do is stale information from the San Francisco newspaper.

    Kyoung21b · 31 Jul 2026

Privacy & accessibility

App Store

Privacy

  • Data Linked to You — App Functionality — User Content — Customer Support Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — User Content Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — User Content — Other User Content Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — User Content — Photos or Videos Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — User Content Developer declared

Accessibility

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Versions

App Store

  • 3.5

    - 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.

  • 3.6

    - 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

  • 3.6.1

    - 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.

  • 3.6.2

    - Fix for InciWeb link not displaying in the top-right corner of a selected InciWeb Incidents Feed fire.

  • 3.7

    - 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

  • 3.8

    - Added Ad-Free subscription - Updated Privacy Policy

  • 3.8.1

    - 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.

  • 3.8.2

    - 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

  • 3.8.3

    - 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.

  • 3.9

    - Fix for crash on iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and iPad Air 4th gen - iOS 12 support

  • 3.9.1

    - Landscape Left & Right (aka horizontal) view now enabled throughout the app, especially good for iPads - Minor bug fixes

  • 3.9.2

    - 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.

  • 4.0

    - 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

  • 4.1

    - 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

  • 4.2

    - 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.

  • 4.2.1

    - 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.

  • 4.3

    - 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

  • 4.4

    - 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.

  • 4.5

    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!

  • 4.6

    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.

  • 4.7

    - 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".

  • 4.7.1

    - 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

  • 4.8

    - Removed Air Quality data - Removed some Situation Reports

  • 4.8.1

    - Fix for some MODIS & VIIRS tables / views not loading.

  • 4.8.2 · 24 Jan 2025

    - Updated to handle the in-app purchase subscription through Apple StoreKit2.

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