# Riska — Wildfire awareness Portugal

> Wildfire awareness Portugal (iPhone/iPad app by Ecosnyp OÜ.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/riska/id6765903652 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ecosnyp OÜ](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896123095)
- Category: Weather, Navigation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 31 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/riska/id6765903652/reviews.md

## What is Riska?

INDEPENDENT APP — NOT A GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Riska is not operated by, affiliated with, or endorsed by any government entity including ANEPC, IPMA, ICNF, or SGIFR. It aggregates publicly available data from third-party sources listed below.

Riska does not generate fire data independently. All information comes from external sources and may be delayed or incomplete. In an emergency, follow official authorities and call 112.

FEATURES
- View wildfire incidents (from ANEPC, ICNF/SGIFR)
- View fire danger levels (from IPMA)
- View weather and civil protection warnings (from IPMA, ANEPC)
- View satellite fire detections on map (from NASA FIRMS)
- Save places and get alerts when conditions change
- Safety and recovery guidance
- Portuguese and English

DATA SOURCES
1. ANEPC — civil protection warnings — https://www.gov.pt/entidades/autoridade-nacional-de-emergencia-e-protecao-civil
2. IPMA — fire danger, weather warnings — https://www.ipma.pt
3. ICNF/SGIFR — rural fire information — https://www.sgifr.gov.pt
4. NASA FIRMS — satellite thermal detection (VIIRS) — https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov
5. EFFIS/Copernicus — burnt area perimeters — https://effis.jrc.ec.europa.eu
6. Copernicus CAMS — air quality — https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu
7. Open-Meteo — weather forecasts (ECMWF) — https://open-meteo.com
8. Blitzortung — lightning detection — https://www.blitzortung.org
9. OpenStreetMap — base map — https://www.openstreetmap.org

DISCLAIMERS
- Not a government service or entity
- Does not replace official emergency communications
- Does not issue evacuation orders or civil protection instructions
- Does not independently verify fire data
- Always follow official authorities in emergencies — call 112

Operated by Ecosnyp OÜ, Tallinn, Estonia
Contact: office@riska.app


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.5 — 2026-08-25

Improved IPMA weather warnings in English, with clearer translations and source information.
“Open on map” now focuses the relevant warning area with severity-based highlighting.
Improved Android and iOS compatibility and app reliability.
Updated offline/Essential Mode behaviour and background handling.
Improved Community Photo access controls and permissions.
General bug fixes, performance improvements, and reliability updates.

### 1.2.4 — 2026-08-18

Riska 1.2.4 improves reliability, navigation, and account handling.

What’s new:
• Fixed Android password reset links so they open correctly in the browser.
• Improved login and session reliability.
• Improved map and network loading behaviour.
• Added clearer states when data cannot be refreshed.
• Improved alert, saved-place, and incident display reliability.
• Added a confirmation step before opening the 112 emergency call handoff.
• General stability and usability fixes.

Riska is an awareness tool and does not replace official emergency services. In an emergency, call

### 1.2.3 — 2026-06-26

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Smarter alert controls, clearer saved-place navigation, test email and Telegram messages, and a new guide explaining how Riska alerts work.

What’s New in This Version

What’s new in Riska 1.2.3:

• Improved navigation and alert controls for saved places
• Added separate test options for email and Telegram alerts
• Added a new “How alerts work” guide
• Fixed help and documentation links
• Improved the More and Account screens
• Corrected the displayed app version
• Removed duplicate and unnecessary interface elements
• General usability, accessibility, and stability improvements

### 1.2.2 — 2026-06-23

What’s new in Riska 1.2.2

• Clearer district search and more accurate guidance about which locations can be searched.

• Improved district and municipality pages with:
– clearer area context;
– source freshness information;
– better loading and refresh behaviour;
– prevention of stale information when switching between areas.

• Added a new “View on map” action to open the selected district or municipality directly on the map.

• Added “Save this area”:
– signed-in users can save the selected area directly;
– signed-out users are guided through sign-in and can continue the save flow afterwards;
– the selected area and coordinates are preserved;
– duplicate saves are prevented.

• Improved global alert preferences:
– changing a global alert preference now updates all saved places;
– new saved places inherit the current global preferences;
– individual place preferences can still be changed separately;
– a later global change applies again to all saved places.

• Improved refresh and synchronization of alert settings across the app.

• Improved wording to make district-level and municipality-level information clearer and more honest.

• Improved Portuguese localization, accessibility labels, navigation, and small-screen layout.

• Improved app startup reliability and internal build stability.

Riska provides supplementary wildfire awareness and does not replace official emergency services. In an emergency, call 112 and follow instructions from the authorities.

### 1.2.1 — 2026-06-19

English

• Improved startup experience for returning users, with faster access to the map.
• Clearer explanations and better placement of information icons.
• Improved Portuguese localization and accessibility.
• Better reliability for notifications, deep links, and saved-place context.
• General stability and compatibility improvements.

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