# Firesource - Live Wildfires — Fires, Air Quality, Detections

> Live wildfire tracking, air quality monitoring, and user-reported fire alerts. (iPhone/iPad app by Hemal doshi.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/firesource-live-wildfires/id1517932241 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hemal doshi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1517932240)
- Category: Weather, Navigation
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 2,536 App Store ratings · 44 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 38 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-06-13
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/firesource-live-wildfires/id1517932241/reviews.md

## What is Firesource?

Firesource’s features:
◦ Live fire feed - both on map and in scrollable menu
◦ Local and national fire incidents - news updates and reports
◦ Fire perimeters - access all realtime fire perimeters at once with information about fire growth and progress, including acreage, containment, personnel, fire cause, and fire behavior
◦ Report a fire - instantly inform other users of a nearby fire by pressing the + button, taking a picture of the fire, and submitting
◦ Air quality - see the effects of recent fires by viewing realtime air quality measurements across the country
◦ Satellite fire detections can indicate new fires and how current fires are spreading

National Fires (InciWeb, Cal Fire, IRWIN):
InciWeb is an interagency incident management system run by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group. InciWeb collects wildfire incident data from several agencies across the United States and provides all of this data together in several feeds. Firesource presents wildfire incidents reported by InciWeb in real time, providing the fire’s location and detailed status. Learn more about InciWeb at their website: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/. Learn more about Cal Fire, which also provides incident information, at their website: https://www.fire.ca.gov. Learn more about IRWIN, the data hub of fire reports, at https://www.forestsandrangelands.gov/WFIT/applications/IRWIN/.

National Fires (Perimeters):
Perimeter data is provided by the Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) Group and hosted in the National Interagency Fire Center ArcGIS Online Organization (The NIFC Org). Firesource displays fire perimeters and descriptions of their progress in the ‘National Fires’ tab of the menu, with this information updated on a regular basis. Learn more about the NIFC at their website: https://www.nifc.gov

User-Reported Fires:
Allowing app users to report a fire and immediately inform other users is an essential aspect of Firesource. To report a fire, press the yellow + button in the top right corner of the map, select the type of fire (vehicle fire, forest fire, terrain fire, structure fire), take a photo of the fire, and press submit. To ensure the validity of fire reports, the user must take a photo of the fire and cannot access Camera Roll to select a picture. Please note that submitting a fire report automatically creates the report at the user’s location, to further ensure that the fire is local and valid. When viewing user-reported fires in the feed, other users can ‘rate’ the fire report by confirming that it is active, contained, or a spam reporting.

Air Quality:
Air quality measurements from across the United States are collected from AirNow.gov, which provides national air quality data using the Air Quality Index (AQI). This data is color-coded to provide information about health concerns due to PM2.5 pollutants. 

Satellite-Detected Fires:
Thermal hotspot detections are displayed and collected from NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), which is an instrument on the Terra and Aqua satellites. Information provided from MODIS about each detection includes brightness (brightness temperature in Kelvin of a fire pixel) and confidence (quality of fire pixel). These fire detections are extremely useful, as they can indicate new fires and fire spread. Learn more about MODIS at their website: https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov

Firesource is not affiliated with any government agencies.
Firesource is only available for iPhone and iPad in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
Privacy Policy: https://firesourceapp.weebly.com/privacy-policy.html
Learn more and contact us at https://firesourceapp.weebly.com/

## Key features

- Live fire map and feed
- Real-time fire perimeters
- Air quality measurements (AQI)
- User-reported fire alerts
- Satellite fire detections
- News updates and reports

## Chart rankings

- #125 in Top Free · Weather (US App Store)

## What do users think of Firesource?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Great for road closures
- 👍 Nice app to have for fire research
- 👍 Comprehensive fire records

**Cons**

- 🐛 Inaccurate and outdated information
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and app issues
- 🐛 Slow performance
- 👎 Limited coverage (no Canada, Australia)
- 👎 Difficult to view fire perimeters

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Fires not showing up on the map
- Air quality data not updating
- App keeps logging users out

**Most requested features**

- Horizontal view for iPad
- Notifications for nearby fires
- More detailed fire information (size, direction, containment)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 44)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/firesource-live-wildfires/id1517932241/reviews.md

### 1/5 — ‼️NOTHING IN APP: major fire, bad air 10 miles away

*2026-08-16, version 1.2.5*

‼️NOTHING IN APP: major fire, bad air 10 miles away.

### 3/5 — Fire Source Great App in Victoria

*2026-01-09, version 1.2.5*

It can take a minute to show the fires but it’s much more specific than the VicEmergency app and great to use together. 
I’d suggest when it’s a false alarm, that the icon changes to black with a line through it and when it’s ‘safe’ changing the flame icon from orange to black. This would make it much easier to keep track of what’s a threat and what’s not. This app was a god send yesterday and really helped us with our decision to stay or go. Good app!

### 1/5 — Crashes constantly

*2026-01-07, version 1.2.5*

Hopeless. Just sits there with nothing on map, buttons dont work and then just crashes out

### 2/5 — I’m sorry

*2025-12-12, version 1.2.5*

It is very slow.

### 1/5 — Useless app

*2025-12-05, version 1.2.5*

Knowing there’s fires near me I downloaded this app and it shows no fires anywhere. I checked every link on the app and it’s shows nothing. Maybe it’s broken?

### 1/5 — Leaves out some of the most important info

*2025-08-20, version 1.2.5*

Only shows area burned at time of discovery and never updates. At present, it shows the Lee fire at 50 acres— it has burned over 130,000. It also does not show a fire boundary.

### 1/5 — Just downloaded 8/1/25

*2025-08-01, version 1.2.5*

NOT accurate so far! Pretty disappointed-just downloaded this app today as the Grand Canyon Dragon fire just turned MEGA, & our air quality at Page/Lake Powell is VERY POOR. Have heard that the fire is moving closer to the small communities between Grand Canyon and Page, wanted to track the fire and smoke. The Grand Canyon DRAGON/MEGA Fire is NOT EVEN ON THE MAP!! Instead over half of UT is on fire—according to the map—but we were told that a lot of those fires were mostly contained. Oh, and air quality in AZ is showing green-meaning good. IT IS NOT. I’ll keep this app for a few days, see if things improve, but NOT IMPRESSED thus far. 😤

### 5/5 — Summer fires

*2025-06-23, version 1.2.5*

Great for road closures on our trip through Colorado

### 5/5 — Great App

*2025-03-16, version 1.2.5*

I live in a wooded area, and with all the fire warnings in Texas, I like knowing where fires are in my area.

### 2/5 — Not see much

*2025-03-15, version 1.2.5*

Fires all over Oklahoma around Stillwater, Mannford and many other areas and not much of anything is showing up.

## Frequently asked questions about Firesource

### What does the Firesource app do?

Firesource provides real-time information on live wildfires, including their locations on a map and in a scrollable feed. It also offers detailed fire perimeters with information on growth and containment, news updates, and current air quality measurements across the country.

### What are the key features of Firesource?

Key features include a live fire map and feed, access to real-time fire perimeters with detailed statistics, air quality monitoring based on AQI data, and the ability for users to report nearby fires by submitting photos and location information.

### Is Firesource free to use?

Yes, the application is free to download and use. There are no mentioned costs or subscription fees associated with accessing its features.

### How can I report a fire using the app?

To report a fire, tap the '+' button on the map, select the fire type, take a photo of the fire, and submit. The report will automatically be created at your current location to ensure it's local and valid. Other users can then rate the report's accuracy.

### What kind of data does the app use for fire and air quality information?

The app aggregates data from national sources like InciWeb, Cal Fire, IRWIN, and the Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) Group for fire incidents and perimeters. Air quality data is sourced from AirNow.gov, providing Air Quality Index (AQI) measurements.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.5 — 2023-04-11

- UI/UX improvements
- Bug fixes

### 1.2.4 — 2023-04-07

- UI/UX improvements

### 1.2.3 — 2022-08-10

View hundreds of new local fire reports on the revitalized app interface.
- All fire perimeters are now generated automatically. The hassle of pressing fire icons to view individual perimeters has been removed
- 100s of detailed fire reports (provided by IRWIN) have been added to the app for more accurate fire mapping
- Several intuitive UI/UX adjustments

### 1.2.2 — 2021-06-20

- Added fire perimeters with information about acreage, containment, personnel, etc. for United States
- UI Improvements

### 1.2.1 — 2020-12-30

- Added Australian fires, air quality, and satellite detections
- UI Improvements

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