Wildfire Home Watch

Is your home near a wildfire? See the answer in seconds. Wildfire Home Watch puts reported wildfires on one live map. Type your address — or tap once to use where you are — and the app tells you how far away the nearest fire is and which direction it lies from your home. FREE. NO SIGN-IN. NOTHING TO BUY. There is no account, no subscription, and no in-app purchase. You can even skip the address and just look at the map. WHAT YOU GET • The distance to the nearest fire, in big plain numbers • The direction it lies from your home • The fire's name, and the status officials have listed for it • A live map of active fires, with smoke drift shown • Tap any fire for its size, when it was last reported, and who reported it • Save your home, a cabin, or a family member's place, and check them any time WHERE THE INFORMATION COMES FROM Every fire is relayed from official wildfire data — the BC Wildfire Service and the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System. The app always shows you who reported a fire and when. If the information is getting old, it says so. If it cannot reach the data at all, it tells you that plainly, instead of showing an empty map that looks like good news. WHAT THIS APP IS NOT This is not an emergency alert service. It does not send warnings and it will not wake you up. It cannot tell you when to leave. In an emergency, follow your local authorities and call 911. YOUR PRIVACY Saved places stay on your iPhone. Your location is used only to centre the map and measure distance. It is never used while the app is closed. Coverage is British Columbia. Built in British Columbia by FireReady Consulting.