Fireguard Wildfire Tracker vs AlertCat

Track wildfire activity in near real-time on a single, layered map, and get fire alerts when satellites detect a new hotspot near the places you watch. Fireguard pulls data from NASA, NOAA, NIFC, NWS, and other authoritative sources so you can see what's burning, where it's headed, and how conditions are changing. WORLDWIDE LAYERS • Satellite hotspot detections from Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21 (VIIRS 375 m) and Terra (MODIS 1 km) • Satellite ground-track overlays showing upcoming sensor passes • Low-confidence hotspot filter to reduce false positives UNITED STATES LAYERS • GOES geostationary fire detections • Active fire perimeters and WFIGS interagency boundaries • InciWeb incidents, wildland dispatch reports, and new-start ignitions • ICS-209 large-incident tracking with assigned resources • Satellite-derived emerging fire polygons • Cal Fire California incidents • NOAA smoke plume areas • Red Flag Warnings, Fire Weather Watches, and SPC Day 1 Outlook • Dry thunderstorm risk areas • Air Quality Index (AQI) monitoring stations with PM2.5 and ozone • Live fire camera feeds (ALERTCalifornia) • Real-time traffic conditions INTERNATIONAL LAYERS • Canada active wildfires by province (NRCan CWFIS) • Australia NSW Rural Fire Service major incidents • Europe, Mediterranean, and Middle East fire perimeters (EFFIS) DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE • No account, login, or subscription required • Monitor up to 3 map areas at once — pick a city or use your current location • Tap any marker or polygon for a detailed breakdown with source links • Toggle layers on or off to build the view you need Anyone in or near a fire-prone area — residents, first responders, ranchers, travelers, or people watching out for family — gets a clearer picture of what's happening, faster. Fire alerts follow satellite passes: detections typically arrive 1–4 hours after a fire starts. Fireguard is not an official warning system. Always follow instructions from local authorities.

AlertCat helps you check conditions near you and across Catalonia using public information about civil protection, weather, wildfires and local resources. NEAR YOU AND ACROSS CATALONIA Check hazardous weather warnings, civil protection plan phases and the Pla Alfa fire-risk level. Search for municipalities and access local information and the sources behind each alert. WILDFIRE PREVENTION Explore a map of water points, tracks, settlements, completed and planned fuel-break strips, municipal plots and Collserola lookout towers. Combine these layers with active or stabilised fires and municipal and county boundaries. Barcelona Provincial Council’s layers cover its own territory. Measure distances and areas on the map. In Resilience, save basemaps and prevention layers for a municipality, county or selected area. Refresh each download to incorporate changes to the inventory. FIRES AND FOLLOWING Check fires reported by official sources, their progress and reported resources. Follow a fire, configure notifications and view progress on the Lock Screen on supported devices. WEATHER AND MAPS Access forecasts, rainfall, animated rain radar and wind information. Explore different basemap styles and weather and territorial layers. ENVIRONMENT AND PREVENTION Find information about river flows, reservoirs, drought, sea conditions, beaches, earthquakes, confinement areas, closed mountain areas, flood zones, defibrillators, climate shelters, air quality, and chemical hazards and warning sirens. MOUNTAINS AND WHERE AM I? Discover peaks, refuges, snow and access information in Mountain mode. With “Where am I?” you can check your coordinates and municipality, locate defibrillators and call 112. Saved maps and data help when connectivity is limited; current information and some features require an internet connection. No user account or advertising. Available in Catalan, Spanish and English. Customise the action buttons, preferences and notifications, and check source status in Settings. Data comes from services including Protecció Civil, Meteocat, Bombers, Agents Rurals, ICGC, Barcelona Provincial Council, ACA, Servei Català de Trànsit and other sources identified in the app. Prevention inventories do not guarantee real-time resource availability. AlertCat is an independent app, not an official app of the Government of Catalonia or the emergency services. It does not replace instructions from the authorities. In an emergency, call 112. Free download. Full access to AlertCat requires an annual subscription, with a 3-day free trial for eligible App Store customers. After the trial, €0.99 per year in Spain; your local price is shown before you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically until cancelled through your Apple Account. Previous AlertCat purchasers keep full access without a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/