Fireguard Wildfire Tracker 9.12.2

version 9.11.2

This version fixes an issue that had led to a crash for some users monitoring fires in the United States.

version 9.12.2

version 9.11.0

This version fixes retrieval of various fire and weather information for users monitoring fires in the United States.

If you like the app, please consider upgrading to support future app development.

version 9.10.3

Fixed an issue that had led to an app crash under some circumstances for users in the United States.

version 9.4.0

Get notified of fire reports crowdsourced from WildCAD, PulsePoint, ALERTWildfire, IRWIN, Twitter, Waze, and scanner traffic as they happen. (USA only)

Thank you to everyone who has purchased the upgrade. Your support for the continued development and maintenance of this app is appreciated.

version 9.3.0

Get notified of fire reports crowdsourced from WildCAD, PulsePoint, ALERTWildfire, IRWIN, Twitter, Waze, and scanner traffic as they happen. (USA only)

We would like to say a big, big thank you to everyone who has purchased the upgrade. It's because of your support that we've been able to continue developing and supporting this app!

version 9.2.1

Get notified of fire reports crowdsourced from WildCAD, PulsePoint, Broadcastify, ALERTWildfire, IRWIN, Twitter, and scanner traffic as they happen. Enable in Settings. (USA only)

version 9.2.1

Get notified of fire reports crowdsourced from WildCAD, PulsePoint, ALERTWildfire, IRWIN, Twitter, and scanner traffic as they happen. (USA only)

version 8.3.0

- Automatic detection of Android settings that may interfere with automatic updates
- Get notified of fire reports crowdsourced from Twitter, WildCAD, PulsePoint, and others. Enable in Settings. (USA)
- Improved fire camera display (USA)

Note: Fire perimeters (USA only) will now be shown only for your map areas. This is a change from the previous behavior, which was to show all fire perimeters in the United States.

version 7.2.3

- Fire perimeter performance improvements (USA only)
- Fixed an issue with GOES hotspot download that had led to a crash under some circumstances

Note: Fire perimeters will now be shown only for your map areas. This is a change from the previous behavior, which was to show all fire perimeters in the United States. This change addresses the problem of phones running out of memory during periods of extreme fire activity.

version 7.0.3

v7.0.3:
Fixed problems introduced in the v7.0.0 release that had led to an app crash under some circumstances

v7.0.0:
. Fixed an issue that had led to crowdsourced incident markers not being shown under some circumstances
. Fixed an out-of-memory issue that had led to the app crashing or not displaying hotspots under some circumstances

version 6.4.0

v6.4.0:
. Improved performance

v6.3.0:
. Active wildfire markers (Canada)
. Dry thunderstorm risk areas (USA)

v6.2.0:
. Satellite ground tracks for NOAA-20, Terra, and Suomi-NPP (upgrade required)
. Fire weather outlook (USA)
. Improved display of wildfire markers and fire weather warning areas (USA)

version 6.3.1

v6.3.0:
. Active wildfire markers (Canada only)
. Dry thunderstorm risk areas (USA only)

v6.2.0:
. Satellite ground tracks for NOAA-20, Terra, and Suomi-NPP (upgrade required)
. Fire weather outlook (USA only)
. Improved display of wildfire markers and fire weather warning areas (USA only)

version 6.2.0

. Satellite ground tracks for NOAA-20, Terra, and Suomi-NPP (upgrade required)
. Fire weather outlook (USA only)
. Improved display of wildfire markers and fire weather warning areas (USA only)

version 5.3.1

Minor improvements to display of Cal Fire incidents and crowdsourced fire reports (USA only)

version 5.3.0

Restored fire perimeters (USA only)
Introduced crowdsourced reports (USA only)

version 5.2.0

USA only: New map layer for crowdsourced information reports

version 4.2.2

v4.2.1/v4.2.2: Fixed an issue that had led to a crash for some users when the app received malformed data published in the Cal Fire incident data feed
v4.2.0: Simplified setup: Added the ability to add a map area based on a city name if you don't want to specify points on a map

version 4.2.1

v4.2.1: Fixed an issue that had led to a crash for some users when the app received malformed data published in the Cal Fire incident data feed
v4.2.0: Simplified setup: Added the ability to add a map area based on a city name if you don't want to specify points on a map

version 4.2.0

You can now specify a city name to quickly add a new map area

version 4.1.1

Fixed a minor issue relating to fire cameras (USA only)

version 4.1.0

- You can now refresh fire data directly from the detail page
- Fire cameras (USA only)

version 4.0.0

- You can now refresh fire data directly from the detail page
- Fire cameras (USA only)
- Fixed a crashing issue encountered by some users when fire perimeters are enabled

version 3.12.0

Fire boundary data download improvements (USA only)

version 3.10.0

. Fire alert notification threshold customization
. Dark mode support

version 3.9.2

Bug fixes

version 3.9.1

You can now see InciWeb and Cal Fire incidents on the map for the United States. Enable in Settings.

version 3.9.0

You can now see InciWeb and Cal Fire incidents on the map for the United States. Enable these new layers in Settings. These new layers are currently available only to upgraded users.

version 3.8.3

Fixes an issue that had led to some NOAA/GOES hotspots in North America being shown on the map for longer than 48 hours under some circumstances

version 3.8.3

Fixed an issue that had led to NOAA/GOES hotspots in North America being shown on the map for longer than 48 hours under some circumstances

version 3.8.2

Fixes corrupted data originating from a Google back-end service that had led to the app crashing for some users starting April 23, 2020

version 3.8.1

. United States wildfire perimeters are now retrieved from NIFC because GeoMAC is being permanently shut down
. Fixed an issue where Europe-based users were incorrectly shown a dialog repeatedly under some circumstances

version 3.7.0

Monitoring via GOES-East, GOES-West, and NOAA-20 is no longer limited to upgraded users only

version 3.6.0

- Fixed an issue where hotspot count would be incorrect (off by one) under some circumstances
- Minor adjustments to map view

version 3.5.0

Legend explaining marker color

version 3.4.1

Reduced size of default "fires near me" region

version 3.3.0

Option to use alternate hotspot marker style

version 3.2.0

Adjustments to better handle very large fires

version 3.1.0

Improved hotspot display for fires with a large number of hotspots

version 2.3.1

Behind-the-scenes maintenance to keep things running smoothly

version 2.3.0

Hotspots acquired within the previous 48 hours are shown

version 2.2.1

- Distance to hotspots shown in hotspot info when nearby
- Option to show traffic slowdowns on map

version 2.1.2

- Coloring of hotspot marker pins by time since acquisition
- Previous day hotspots now also shown

version 2.0.6

Minor improvements to orbital map

version 1.11.0

Satellite next-overpass prediction. To view, tap "Overpass schedule" on any hotspot info callout

version 1.10.1

- Fixed an issue where place search would not properly re-center the map under some circumstances
- Behind-the-scenes changes to allow for quickly switching to use NASA's backup system during maintenance periods or unscheduled data outages

version 1.9.9

- Fixed an issue where prompts to upgrade the app were shown incorrectly
- Reduced app size