If you live near an area that is prone to wildfires, you need a good fire map app. Here are some of the best fire map apps that you can install on your phone so that you can get early warning when there is a fire hazard in your area. This can give you the extra time you need to gather your belongings and evacuate as quickly as possible.
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Fireguard is an impressive app that pulls data from NASA's Fire Information for Resource management System (FIRMS). This data includes fires detected using satellite infrared imaging technology.
On the positive side, this means you will see notifications from the app long before anyone else gets alerts to the fire – including emergency personnel. On the negative side, there is little information available in the app about each hotspot.
The Wildfire Info app allows you to view a satellite map with icons indicating the locations of fires reported to various government wildfire agencies.
