Incredible & Important App
Easy to use, easy to understand, has a depth if detail that we are so lucky to have access to.
Thank you for this app.
Thank you for this app.
Doesn’t Work
Won’t show the fire map … tried to re install and still doesn’t work
Inaccurate
Whenever you expand the wildfire location change.
Saved location
I’ve changed my saved location but I still get alerts for the old one even though I deleted it. Reinstalling the app doesn’t help either.
Map not working
1 star of 5. Opening the map shows dots all over the place. Zoom doesn't work. Current location is broken. Completely unusable!!! Still no location based alert setup.
Thorough and accurate
Our son is a wildland firefighter with BCWS and this is one way we have of finding out about each fire situation he is in, as well as understanding the full measure of the resources that are needed for every fire. We are grateful for this app and the information shared through it!
BC Wildfire
Just installed August 31, 2025 and the map when zooming in makes terrain larger and print smaller? When in satellite mode zooming in results in grey screen and says map not available? The app gives a general area of fire but not very detailed. Including more detailed terrain features with names that can be made larger when zooming in would be more useful.
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Unreliable
I find this app very unreliable. Often layers do not load. I have to close and re-open hoping things will update.
This morning I’m getting a white screen and nothing else. A critical app that I feel unable to rely on.
This morning I’m getting a white screen and nothing else. A critical app that I feel unable to rely on.
I use this all fire season!
Great app. There are always new features. Personally, I love that not only can I see where the fires are around me (when planning activities) but also any evacuation alerts and orders AND fire ban levels. Thanks BCWS!
Lots of Information
I use this app regularly and find the details on each fire super helpful. The map always loads a little slow at first, but seems to function well after the first few seconds.
Works great!
Lots of information and appreciate the notifications.
Well done!
I rely heavily on this app and the information resources it provides.
This year, my usage involved situations where I was staying in areas under Active Evacuation Alerts.
I particularly appreciated the feature that allows me to record my places of interest for push notifications.
I also tried the "Save an Incident" feature and found it very useful.
One suggestion I have is to consider developing a version of the app optimized for low network scenarios. I often found that when I had only one bar of signal (which was common), the app's overhead made it difficult to refresh information.
While this may be a challenging requirement, it presents an opportunity for improvement.
Overall, well done! The ongoing evolution of the app and its services is a testament to quality public service. Thank you!
This year, my usage involved situations where I was staying in areas under Active Evacuation Alerts.
I particularly appreciated the feature that allows me to record my places of interest for push notifications.
I also tried the "Save an Incident" feature and found it very useful.
One suggestion I have is to consider developing a version of the app optimized for low network scenarios. I often found that when I had only one bar of signal (which was common), the app's overhead made it difficult to refresh information.
While this may be a challenging requirement, it presents an opportunity for improvement.
Overall, well done! The ongoing evolution of the app and its services is a testament to quality public service. Thank you!
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Cluttered Map is not easy to use
iPad version. Once you tap on smoke forecast you can’t get rid of it. You have to tap Out Fires for it to go away. These tabs are in the way when you need to zoom out to read cities. It was much better before. And what’s with the Dashboard being within the app sometimes but other times it goes to a web browser? To say this is being used for safety reasons and doesn’t work is an absolute disgrace! I have to keep googling fires to see if one is near me. It’s high time you fixed it because we are in are worst part of fire season right now.
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Buggy hell
The app had a nice visual update at some point, but now it is actually even more unusable, and will randomly glitch after using the map a bit.
0 star rating
New app sucks, how do i get old version? As a contractor with bcws this app is totally useless!
Terrible Terrible
If this is the best BC can do for an app that could be used for critical and/or resource information it is very very terrible! Find a new developer!
Do better
This is horrible
Not updated adequately
A fire in my area went from about 73 hectares to 14745 hectares overnight. There was not proper and timely updates. When you are relying on accurate information this is not this app. It could put people in danger and you could lose everything try to rely on it.
Every year
I’m be use this for the last 3 years. As an older person who only used the News or websites for fire info I’m amazed at the tech.
The Pro’s : Once a fire is posted it is very good with updates. The evacuation orders are also immediate. The notifications are pretty instant and I enable them every spring. Over all very cool.
The Con’s : Many times I’ve learned of a fire in my vicinity via a locals FB post in a locals group page before it’s posted on the app even tho fire fighters/planes have been dispatched. Sometimes the delay has been several hours which is concerning. Luckily most times these delays are not fires in very close proximity to dense or semi dense populated areas. But if you live in the country as I do this is cause for some concern.
- I assume that once a fire is confirmed someone is immediately entering into some system. If that’s the case why would the app not be linked to it so that people can get the fire alert instantly as it’s entered into the BC Fire system. It feels like it’s done separately causing the delay. The updates - cause & size can come in that few hours later as things are assessed. But for those in the back country or very rural areas can be alerted first thing.
Over all I says it’s a fantastic tool and having lived on an evacuation line for most of last summer it was an EXCELLENT tool for updates.
The Pro’s : Once a fire is posted it is very good with updates. The evacuation orders are also immediate. The notifications are pretty instant and I enable them every spring. Over all very cool.
The Con’s : Many times I’ve learned of a fire in my vicinity via a locals FB post in a locals group page before it’s posted on the app even tho fire fighters/planes have been dispatched. Sometimes the delay has been several hours which is concerning. Luckily most times these delays are not fires in very close proximity to dense or semi dense populated areas. But if you live in the country as I do this is cause for some concern.
- I assume that once a fire is confirmed someone is immediately entering into some system. If that’s the case why would the app not be linked to it so that people can get the fire alert instantly as it’s entered into the BC Fire system. It feels like it’s done separately causing the delay. The updates - cause & size can come in that few hours later as things are assessed. But for those in the back country or very rural areas can be alerted first thing.
Over all I says it’s a fantastic tool and having lived on an evacuation line for most of last summer it was an EXCELLENT tool for updates.
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Great
Works great and the new update in the last year or so improved a lot of features
