Wildfire Info User Reviews

Name: Wildfire Info
Rating: 3.4 (31 reviews)

Wildfire Info

David Gross

📡 News

☀️ Weather

Customer Experience

Positive experience38.9% of reviews

Neutral8.3% of reviews

Negative experience52.8% of reviews

~ Based on 36 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Wildfire Info Safe?

Wildfire Info has mixed safety signals based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Wildfire Info is 69/100.

This assessment is based on 31 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.4/5.

Safety Analysis

54.8% of ratings point to a safe experience

6.5% of ratings suggest some concerns

38.7% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 31 App Store ratings for Wildfire Info.

Is Wildfire Info Legit?

Wildfire Info appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Wildfire Info is 80/100.

Based on 80 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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Old app needs updated

Interface is basic and old school. Needs a redesign to stay modern. Since other much more modern and frequently updated apps with the same functionality always exist, it’s better to avoid this one - it’s not supported and should probably be retired.

BlazeJester

2 years ago

Wildfire info

Still getting run time errors it never lasted this long I guess it’s time to move on and delete it will be using watch duty for fire info now. This has not been updated for over 3 years not good.

kcopter

2 years ago

Wildfire info

Still getting run time errors it never lasted this long I guess it’s time to move on and delete it

kcopter

2 years ago

Not updated anymore

App doesn’t seem to be managed anymore, fires are rarely shown or updated. Used to be a great resource and now is useless.

Rick D'Elia

2 years ago

Response from developer

Inciweb parser fixed on 05/03/2024

Information not current

Perhaps lack of information on the ground limits the ability of any such app to provide current information on fire perimeter, but it would be helpful (particularly for those with family members in or near an impacted area) to have some idea of the present size, growth of a fire, and how much of a threat a fire poses to any certain area. The fire perimeter information hasn’t been updated in nearly 10 hours. A fire can cover a lot of ground in that time.

EBECHIDAHO

3 years ago

The app unfortunately does not hold record

This app is horrible it is about whenever I try to make a fire go into a place it never updates the wildfires that makes the app bad take it off who needs an app with it I think it reminds me of Wikipedia not encyclopedia but if you can’t delete it just add more wildfires to the app this is reticules I can’t handle it anymore

devlin mccoy

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hey, please email or write here some specific fires or regions you had an issue with. It would be very helpful. Thanks!

Useless

The map will not display.
Shows pins and thats all, nothing more.
Using IOS 12.4.1.

Will Phettel

5 years ago

Response from developer

Launch the official Apple Maps app first, then come back to the app. It will work. This is a quirk in the older iOS operating system. Usually once you do this "fix" it will last a while.

Love it!

Living in a drought area of California where wildfires have happened, I check this site at least twice daily. Thanks for making me feel more secure.

Bumihills

5 years ago

Great way to stay informed of the fires within ones surroundings.

Minimalistic app, providing the MODIS and CAL Fire and other useful maps.

C2370

6 years ago

Info incomplete

While this looks like a good app, it’s very inconsistent. Many fire perimeter maps are not available. That should be the most important item to show.

Nick-ggp

6 years ago

Response from developer

Please email or post here a more specific description of this problem... davidgrossapps@gmail.com

A great tool

Thank you so much for such a great app - I had some trouble initially with the fire map not showing anything except the topographical map. The developer contacted me. I deleted and then downloaded the app again. It is now working perfectly.

CaliforniaRobin

6 years ago

Response from developer

I do not believe there was any down time recently. Did you try the app on at least two different networks (i.e. cellular and WiFi)? Did you try cycling in and out of airplane mode? Rebooting your device? Please email davidgrossapps@gmail.com so I can more fully understand your issue. What screen(s) it happened on, etc.

Useless

This app is useless. Wildfires have been raging for 2 days in Napa and Sonoma counties in California with extensive evacuation orders. I’ve been trying to get information but there’s not a peep re. things like CAL Fire incident reports or updates via this app. The best I can do is stale information from the San Francisco newspaper.

Kyoung21b

6 years ago

Response from developer

Please email davidgrossapps@gmail.com so I can more fully understand your issue.

Inciweb at hands reach!

Inciweb is my go to website for all active wildfire events. I do not live in an area prone to wildfires but I do pay close attention to them as I do travel quite a bit.

Along with Inciweb this app provides outlooks for the country.

Awesome app!

crowfly80

6 years ago

Will not launch on 13.5.1

The app crashes immediately upon launch. I’ve tried deleting and reinstalling several times to no avail

Paul 5432

6 years ago

Impressive array of easy to access data and feeds

Minor suggestions- allow users to bookmark favorite twitter feed for their area. And perhaps explanation of how to interpret the power ratings of MODIS VIIRS readings.

Overall- 5 stars.

Golfer in Santa Barbara

6 years ago

great app for what it does

who needs the hyperbolic news when you can just get actual fire data direct from reliable sources. love this app - especially when my mom texts from montana with whatever recent sensationalist nonsense the TV has had to say about fires here in california. 5 stars.

lars b amble

7 years ago

NO WAY TO SIGN UP FOR ALERTS.

California fires and NO ALERTS?

y d g kuhxh linl iu

7 years ago

Out of Date

The information on this app is usually out of date. It shows fires that have been put out months ago.

ClydeD

7 years ago

Response from developer

It's fixed now. CAL FIRE changed their data format with no heads-up. Sorry about that. Also, please make sure to check the MODIS/VIIRS hotspots, as they usually do not lie about where fires are. The satellite that takes the infrared measurement is in orbit, however, and for some periods of the day, does not have visibility of the USA, I believe.

Wildfire Info not current

The Wildfire app is days behind current events and not effective for emergency public information. I have stopped using it in favor of local emergency services reports.

SAS6243S

7 years ago

Barely launches on ios12!!!

Just updated on ios12 and now the app doesn’t even refresh.
I’m trying to track fires in my area!!!
Update - developer says there was a server issue. Still a great app!

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