FireGuard is a personal safety app for wildfire awareness, natural hazards and severe weather.
It combines active incident awareness, satellite fire detections, fire-danger forecasting, weather data, area-based alerts and emergency tools in one mobile experience.
Key features
Wildfire and hazard awareness
- Active wildfire incidents where supported
- Wildland and urban fire context
- Interactive fire and risk map
- Satellite thermal hotspot layers from public sources
- Area-based alerts for important nearby incidents up to 50 km
- Earthquake, flood and winter-hazard awareness where data is available
Fire-risk monitoring
- Weather-based fire-danger assessment
- Temperature, humidity, wind and precipitation analysis
- Localized risk evaluation
- Area-specific hazard context
Weather and air quality
- Hourly weather forecast
- 5-day forecast
- Temperature, apparent temperature, humidity and pressure
- Wind speed, direction and Beaufort scale
- Precipitation, UV and air quality
- Multi-location tracking when enabled
Emergency tools
- Quick access to emergency calling
- Personal emergency profile with medical information and emergency contacts
- SOS location sharing with coordinates when activated by the user
- Optional live location sharing with trusted contacts
- Preparedness checklists and safety guidance
- Offline safety information where supported
Accessibility and experience
- Larger text support
- Clearer hazard cards
- Light and dark themes
- Improved reliability, performance and stability
Data sources
FireGuard uses public and trusted data sources where available, including NASA FIRMS, VIIRS, MODIS, Copernicus EFFIS, USGS, OpenWeatherMap, WAQI, Mapbox, OpenStreetMap and national or regional alert sources where supported.
Privacy
- No advertising
- No sale of personal data
- No data mining for advertising
- User-controlled permissions
- Location is used for nearby hazards, forecasts and alerts
Important notice
FireGuard is a situational awareness, risk monitoring and emergency support app. It does not replace official emergency services, fire departments, public safety authorities, official warnings or evacuation orders. Data may contain delays, inaccuracies or temporary interruptions. In an emergency, always follow official local authority instructions.
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