# VicEmergency > Official Victorian emergency warnings and information app with personalized alerts. (iPhone/iPad app by State of Victoria - Department of Justice.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vicemergency/id356559665 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [State of Victoria - Department of Justice](https://appshunter.io/developer/688084760) - Category: News, Navigation - Price: Free - Rating: 3.50/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 121 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 15 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2010-03-13 - Data updated: 2026-08-28 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vicemergency/id356559665/reviews.md ## What is VicEmergency? VicEmergency is the official Victorian Government app for emergency warnings and information. Download VicEmergency, set up a user profile and watch zones to ensure you receive official warnings and information for areas that interest you. Watch the VicEmergency video at www.youtube.com/channel/UCskGgVGdfEp1C3BMiiwAyzQ To review support articles or submit a request, visit http://support.emergency.vic.gov.au Main Features: • Live incident map showing current warnings, planned burns and other types of incidents across Victoria.*** • Simple to create a profile and use watch zones that ensure you get official warnings for your local area. Warnings and information* are pushed out to a user's phone when issued by Victoria’s emergency services.  • GPS integration to determine your current location** and surrounding incidents.  • Emergency Warnings, Warnings, Advice and information as issued by Victoria’s emergency services • Share incidents and warnings with friends and family. • View forecast Fire Danger Ratings on the map. • View today's and tomorrow’s Total Fire Ban status. * Your device must have an internet connection to receive warnings and information issued by Victorian emergency services.  ** To view your current location, GPS must be switched on and location functionality enabled. *** Map symbols represent the origin of the emergency, not its current location or spread. The VicEmergency app is just one tool to assist you to access warnings and information about emergencies, however you should never rely on just one information channel. Emergency services use a range of other information channels including SKY TV, ABC local radio, some commercial and designated community radio stations, VicEmergency Hotline on 1800 226 226, VicEmergency website on www.emergency.vic.gov.au and VicEmergency Twitter and Facebook. Are you getting a message asking you to turn on notifications? You need to ensure that push notifications are enabled specifically for the VicEmergency app, as follows: For iOS10, iOS9, iOS8 and iOS6: 1. Click on the Settings icon and then select Notifications.  2. Scroll down, click the VicEmergency icon 3. Ensure 'Allow Notifications" or "Notification Centre" (iOS6) at top of the screen is set to On.  4. We recommend that you set Alert Style as 'Banners' or Alerts' and ensure that Sounds and "Show on Lock Screen" or "View in Lock Screen" (iOS6) are set to On.  For iOS7:  1. Open the device's Settings icon and then select 'Notification Center'. 2. Under 'Access on Lock Screen', check that 'Notifications View' is On (showing as green). 3. Scroll further down and ensure that VicEmergency is in the list under INCLUDE. Click it to open it. 4. At the top, set Alert Style as 'Banners' or Alerts' 5. Then ensure that everything in this section is turned On - ‘Badge App Icon’, ‘Sounds’, 'Show in Notification Center', 'Show on Lock Screen’, etc (all should be showing as green). ## Key features - Live incident map - Personalized watch zones - Push notifications for warnings - GPS integration for location - Forecast Fire Danger Ratings - Total Fire Ban status ## Recent user reviews (10 of 121) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vicemergency/id356559665/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Updating information *2026-05-10, version 6.9.0* I find this app very useful and easy to use but it needs to update more often. I see a notification for a planned burn that was 23 days ago. Does this mean it’s still going to happen? ### 4/5 — Good app but has issues. *2026-05-08, version 6.9.0* The app tells me what I need to know, but has a couple of issues. I had the app in 2022 during the floods but because the app didn’t push through while the phone was in ‘focus’ mode it didn’t push through. It took me a while to find out how to correct that. During the last potential flooding period the warnings came through but they weren’t actively canceled, just removed. ### 4/5 — Add stuff mate *2026-03-31, version 6.9.0* Telling u where fires are is good but maybe add other incidents and crimes so we can see stuff ### 5/5 — Keeps you safe *2026-03-09, version 6.9.0* . ### 5/5 — Really good and helpful *2026-02-27, version 6.9.0* Very helpful when you get worried about a accident ### 3/5 — Too may notifications *2026-02-16* I think this is a good and important app. However… I have the notifications set to the minimum for my watch zone so that I will get warning if there’s serious threat of bushfire. On a total fire ban day, I get no less than 13 almost identical notifications just to inform me that conditions are dangerous. This is a ridiculous level of notifications. You need to understand that more notifications DOES NOT lead to higher awareness. It leads to habitually ignoring ANY notifications because 99% of them are not important. It’s effectively the “Boy Who Cried Wolf” effect. If there is ever a really important safety message that I should receive in my watch zone, I will miss it simply because I’ve learned to ignore and delete notifications from this app. Or at best, ignore them at the time and scroll through them later to see if there was anything important. I actually think the amount of superfluous notifications in this app is dangerous. It encourages complacency. On a related note, there is no distinction in the app between a life threatening bushfire and a single bush that’s caught fire in the suburbs somewhere. We need to reserve the word bushfire for community level emergencies. That word needs to strike fear into the hearts of those who hear it. Seeing a notification that there’s a bushfire in my suburb, and then finding out that the incident was a small shrub that smoked a bit and a passing fireman put it out by throwing a bucket of water on it again encourages me to ignore warnings from the app as sensationalised. I’m not saying that we shouldn’t be notified of those incidents, but don’t call them bushfires. We all know the damage, fear and chaos a real bushfire can cause. Let’s not diminish the meaning of a bushfire warning by teaching people to react with “oh it’s probably nothing. It’s never anything”. ### 3/5 — Valuable but flawed *2026-02-16, version 6.9.0* An app that is truly needed. There is a lot to like but there needs to be greater fidelity for notifications. What happens is i get too many irrelevant notifications and run the risk of ignoring them and potentially missing the ones that count. Allow me to choose whether i want to be notified for a specific categories such as tfb declared. When i see a notification popping up i want it to be a real issue not just informational. ### 4/5 — A few suggested changes… *2026-01-27* Totally appreciate the app. Here’s my wish list. It all relates to the “filter” option: 1. I want to be able to set “impact area” as “permanently on”. It’s annoying having to turn it on every time I change maps or watch zones. 2. I want to be able to view wind direction and speed AND impact zone at the same time. Same issue as 1 - can I please set options “on” and they stay on and load multiple options. 3. As well as “impact area”, it would be amazing if we could see approximately where the fire front is or where there is active burning. This one may be counter productive so feel free to disregard it. But 1&2 - please!!!! ### 1/5 — Very glitchy *2026-01-24, version 6.9.0* This app doesn’t work for me I try to login keeps telling me my password is wrong and I know it’s not. I have reset my password 5 times it keeps telling me it’s wrong. It just seems very glitchy ### 1/5 — Irrelevant Notification Spam *2026-01-24, version 6.9.0* I had to delete this garbage. No matter what, this app will spam you with countless irrelevant notifications. So much so that you end up ignoring them and missing important information. Counter productive, this will acclimatise you into ignoring their warnings. Vic gov would have been better off using the money to improve their emergency services, instead they wasted it on this. ## Frequently asked questions about VicEmergency ### What does the VicEmergency app do? The VicEmergency app provides official emergency warnings and information for Victoria, Australia. It allows users to set up personalized watch zones to receive alerts for specific areas and view a live map of current incidents, planned burns, and other emergencies. ### What are the key features of VicEmergency? Key features include a live incident map, the ability to create user profiles and watch zones for personalized alerts, GPS integration to show your current location and nearby incidents, and access to emergency warnings, advice, and information as issued by Victoria's emergency services. It also allows sharing of incidents and viewing of fire danger ratings and total fire ban status. ### Is the VicEmergency app free to use? Yes, the VicEmergency app is free to download and use. There are no costs associated with receiving emergency warnings and information through the app. ### What are the compatibility requirements for VicEmergency? The app requires an internet connection to receive warnings and information. For GPS integration to determine your current location, GPS must be switched on and location functionality enabled on your device. Specific notification settings may need to be adjusted in your device's settings for optimal alert delivery. ### How can I ensure I receive emergency alerts on my phone? To ensure you receive alerts, you need to enable push notifications specifically for the VicEmergency app within your device's settings. This typically involves going to Settings > Notifications, selecting VicEmergency, and ensuring 'Allow Notifications' is turned on, along with recommended alert styles and sounds. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 6.9.0 — 2025-12-02 new BoM link updates. ### 6.7.0 — 2025-02-26 Some bug fixes, minor updates and enhancements ### 6.4.0 — 2022-09-01 - Adopted the Australian Fire Danger Rating System which standardises our use of fire danger ratings nationally. - Updated our base map to the latest Spatial Vision VicMap Book - Improved compatibility with the latest devices ### 6.3.0 — 2021-12-16 - Further changes to the display of warnings as part of a national initiative to have all states and territories displaying incidents and warnings in the same way. - Updated our base map to the latest Spatial Vision VicMap Book - Improved compatibility with the latest devices ### 6.2.5 — 2020-12-20 - The icons shown on VicEmergency have changed as part of a national initiative to have all states and territories displaying incidents and warnings in the same way. - Updated our base map to the latest Spatial Vision VicMap Book - Improved compatibility with the latest devices ## Apps similar to VicEmergency | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [TasALERT](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tasalert/id6615065687) | — | Free | News | | [SBS News](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sbs-news/id432849691) | 4.1 (13) | Free | News | | [Alert SA](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alert-sa/id1487904728) | 4.9 (12) | Free | News | | [The Age](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-age/id1411569220) | 4.7 (31) | Free | News | | [SBS Audio](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sbs-audio/id470808084) | 3.1 (18) | Free | News | | [Australian Financial Review](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/australian-financial-review/id524599864) | 3.2 (5) | Free | News | ## More apps by State of Victoria - Department of Justice - [SAS](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sas/id1481142183) All apps by State of Victoria - Department of Justice: https://appshunter.io/developer/688084760 ## Related topics [epa vic safety apps](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/epa-vic-safety-apps) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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