Alertable vs WildFire

Alertable emergency alerts and mass notifications keep you informed of emergencies and daily incidents in your community, workplace and school. Use Alertable for locations in Canada to stay aware and plan ahead. Check in advance for community events, closures, restrictions, hazards, danger and more. Know before you go. Keep yourself and others informed and up to date with Alertable. Notifications are fast, reliable and easy to see and hear. Personalize notifications by type and severity. Choose notifications for many locations including home, work, school, cottage, family and friends locations and more. Change your locations and other personalized options in Settings, after the fact. Key features: • Canada wide public safety alerts (from Canada’s Alert Ready emergency alert system) • severe weather alerts (from Environment and Climate Change Canada) • fast and reliable, highly optimized alert notifications • easy to setup and use • customizable, choose the types of critical, advisory and information alerts you wish to receive • targeted, alerts for only locations you are interested in • follow me, alerts for where you are at • maps, helpful for seeing the geographical area the alert is for • sharable, alerts can be shared on social media, email and text message • informative, emergency descriptions, impact areas and actions to take to remain safe • local, community notifications for closures, outages, restrictions, disruptions, re-openings, Interruptions and more • workplace, get alerts from your organization • accessible, full use by people with different abilities • multilingual, translate alerts into your device’s language setting

WildFire-Ready is a free wildfire tracker and evacuation alert app for Western Canada and 18 western US states — from Alaska to Texas. See live fire maps, air quality, and evacuation alerts from official sources in one place. Bilingual, ad-free, and a companion to 911. NOT A GOVERNMENT APP WildFire-Ready is independently built. It aggregates publicly available data from official government sources, and every data point is labelled with where it came from. For official direction, always rely on 911 and your local authorities. LIVE WILDFIRE MAP Track active fires, satellite hotspots, and fire perimeters updated every few minutes — from BC Wildfire Service, Alberta Wildfire, NIFC and InciWeb (US), and NASA FIRMS satellite detection. AIR QUALITY (AQHI) Real-time Air Quality Health Index readings from Environment and Climate Change Canada stations, with nearest-to-you lookups and wildfire smoke data. EVACUATION & FIRE WEATHER ALERTS Evacuation orders and alerts from Canadian and US jurisdictions, plus Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches from the National Weather Service. SAVED LOCATIONS & SMART ALERTS Save your home, cabin, workplace, or family addresses and set a custom watch radius for each. Get push notifications for fires, poor air quality, and evacuations near the places that matter. AIRCRAFT TRACKER See air tankers and helicopters working active fires. ROAD CLOSURES Wildfire-related closures from DriveBC and 511 Alberta to help you plan around evacuation routes. FIRE GUARD PREPAREDNESS Six FireSmart-aligned checklists plus a Home Ignition Zone self-assessment — available offline so you have it when you need it. FIRE BANS & RESTRICTIONS Current fire bans and campfire categories by region, drawn from provincial regulators. PRIVACY FIRST No account required. Your location and saved places stay on your device. No data sold, no ads, no tracking. FREE FOREVER A public-interest safety tool with no paywalls, subscriptions, or premium tier. Available in English and Canadian French. IMPORTANT WildFire-Ready is a companion to emergency services, never a replacement. Data may be delayed or temporarily unavailable. Always confirm critical information with official sources. If you see smoke or flame, call 911. Questions? team@wildfire-ready.ca