# WildFireVantage — Real-Time Wildfire Alerts

> Real-Time Wildfire Alerts (iPhone/iPad app by Laya Vantage Systems Corp.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wildfirevantage/id6762401825 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Laya Vantage Systems Corp](https://appshunter.io/developer/1032975625)
- Category: Weather, News
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-16
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wildfirevantage/id6762401825/reviews.md

## What is WildFireVantage?

WildFire Vantage gives you real-time wildfire intelligence so you can stay informed and prepared.

LIVE FIRE MAP
See every active wildfire across the United States on an interactive map powered by NASA FIRMS satellite detections and NIFC federal incident data. Tap any fire for details, including acreage, containment, and responding agencies, and nearby resources.

FIRE WEATHER INTELLIGENCE
Red Flag Warnings, Fire Weather Watches, and Wind Advisories are displayed as colored overlays on the map so you can see exactly which areas are at elevated risk.

AIR QUALITY MONITORING
Real-time AQI and PM2.5 readings so you know when smoke is affecting your area.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES
  - Fire perimeter boundaries updated throughout the day
  - Live wildfire camera feeds from ALERTCalifornia and regional networks
  - Active aircraft tracking (air tankers, helicopters)
  - Weather station data and wind conditions
  - SPC Fire Weather Outlooks
  - Smoke plume satellite imagery
  - Shelter locations for evacuees

Data sourced from NASA FIRMS, NIFC/WFIGS, NOAA National Weather Service, AirNow, and state fire agencies across 11+ states.


## Version history (last 5 of 5)

### 1.3.7 — 2026-07-29

• Fire news now appears right inside each fire's update timeline
• Clearer, sourced evacuation status
• More reliable map layers (smoke, cameras, perimeters)

### 1.3.6 — 2026-07-23

Clearer evacuations: zones are now grouped by county and de-duplicated, each links to the official order and (when available) your county's official evacuation-zone map, and status changes are more accurate. Plus reliability improvements.

### 1.3.5 — 2026-07-21

- Redesigned fire updates — updates now appear as structured cards with a pinned header showing current evacuation orders, warnings, and shelter info for each zone, color-coded and linked to the official source. Evacuations are grouped by county with freshness indicators.
- Faster loading — fire data downloads are now ~90% smaller, so the map loads in seconds even on cellular.
- Better search — find any place, address, or landmark as you type (e.g. "Tryon International"), alongside fires and your saved zones.
- Larger text sizes fully supported — the app now lays out cleanly at every iOS text size, with no cut-off buttons or truncated names.
- Smarter alerts — clearer timestamps in your alert list, and tapping an older notification for a fire that's since been contained now tells you instead of doing nothing.
- Reliability fixes — fewer false "Data delayed" banners and more accurate evacuation status wording.

### 1.3.4 — 2026-07-02

• Share a Fire — send a beautiful, up-to-the-minute fire card to
  Messages, X, Facebook, or Instagram in one tap. Share a whole fire
  or a single update with its photos, and pick which photo leads.
• Rich link previews — when you share a fire link, it now unfurls into
  a branded card (fire name, size, containment) instead of a bare link,
  and tapping it opens the exact fire or update.
• More accurate fire size — acreage now reflects the mapped fire
  perimeter when available, so it lines up with official sources and
  stays consistent everywhere in the app.
• Full-screen Update Reader — swipe through a fire's latest updates in
  a focused, easy-to-read view; a notification takes you straight to
  the update it's about.
• Stronger emergency alerts — time-sensitive fire alerts break through
  Focus and Do Not Disturb with a distinct alert sound.
• Reliability and polish improvements throughout.

### 1.3.3 — 2026-06-25

• Tapping a wildfire alert now reliably opens that fire, from anywhere in the app.
• New alert sound + vibration when notifications arrive while the app is open.

## Related topics

[wildfire explorer](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/wildfire-explorer) · [fireguard wildfire tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/fireguard-wildfire-tracker) · [waterbomber wildfire tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/waterbomber-wildfire-tracker)

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