The Fire Wire App vs Daily Dispatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Fire Wire App
Stay informed about live fire, EMS, and 911 alerts with an interactive incident map and scanner audio. Receive instant notifications for emergencies worldwide, track incidents, and access historical data. Premium features offer an ad-free experience, background audio, and advanced filtering.
- Live incident map
- Instant push alerts
- Incident feed and archive
- Scanner audio
- Favorites and bookmarking
- Precision filters
- Custom alert tones
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Know about the job first. Fire Wire delivers live fire, EMS and emergency incident alerts for New York City, Long Island and beyond, with an interactive incident map and live scanner audio, right on your iPhone. FREE • Live incident feed and map: structure fires, all hands, multiple alarms, rescues, haz-mat and more, posted as they happen. • Your areas, your alerts: follow the boroughs and counties you care about and get push alerts only for those. • Every unit on the run: see the responding units, the address and the photo for each incident. • Comments: talk about the job with other members. PREMIUM ($5.99 / month) • Live scanner radio. • An ad-free experience. • Custom notifications: specific units, boroughs, incident types, and more to come. BUILT FOR THE NIGHT TOUR • Dark mode, big type, and a clean map built for use in the field. • Alerts for your areas land on your lock screen the moment they are posted. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. The plan renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://nycfirewire.net/terms Privacy: https://nycfirewire.net/privacy
Daily Dispatch
A daily newsletter delivering national and state news, job postings, and fire service announcements. It offers a concise format for busy fire chiefs and officers, with links to additional resources. Entry-level personnel can also stay informed on fire safety trends.
- National and state fire service news
- Job postings and announcements
- Scan-friendly daily format
- Regional focus and relevant content
- Links to additional resources
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The Daily Dispatch is a FREE scan friendly newsletter distributed each weekday. The newsletter features current national and state news, jobs and fire service announcements in a format that was designed to meet the needs and interests of the busy fire chief and motivated chief officer. Entry level fire personnel may also benefit by staying connected with fire safety information and other trends in the fire service. Readers are able to quickly decide what articles and issues are important to them and access the information through a convenient link to additional content and resources. The Daily Dispatch combines the communication efforts of leading fire service organizations and provides a popular abbreviated style that focuses on the highlights of the day. Each edition of the Daily Dispatch is compiled specifically for the state in which it is published and provides regional focus through articles and content chosen for its relevance to the local reader.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daily Dispatch at none against The Fire Wire App's 1. Daily Dispatch also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.4). The Fire Wire App's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 31 months) and ratings volume (110 vs 14). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. The Fire Wire App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Daily Dispatch asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for The Fire Wire App against 3.5 for Daily Dispatch. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Fire Wire App has 110 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of The Fire Wire App's written reviews are positive against 33% of Daily Dispatch's.
The Fire Wire App ships an update monthly, Daily Dispatch every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Fire Wire App | Daily Dispatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (110 ratings) | 3.5 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NYC Fire Wire Inc | Western Fire Chiefs Association Inc. |
Customer experience
The Fire Wire App
Daily Dispatch
In-app purchases
The Fire Wire App
- Premium Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
Daily Dispatch
No in-app purchases
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