Wildfire Info was a weather app developed by David Gross Apps. It was removed from Google Play Oct 15, 2025 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Wildfire Info had been downloaded 81 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Wildfire Info was rated 3.85 out of 5 stars, based on 190 ratings.
App Information
Wildfire Info was free to download. The APK download size was 23.46 MB. The last available version was 3.0.3. The last update was on July 11, 2025.
Technical Requirements
Wildfire Info required Android 5.0+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play July 2017.
Description
Disclaimer: This unofficial app does not represent any government agency and is not affiliated with any government agency. The sources of the data are the publicly accessible sources listed below.
Browse current wildfire and prescribed burn activity throughout all of the world.
Active Wildfire Perimeter data from NIFC WFIGS. Tagged by state, search by name, and filter by acres burned. WFIGS stands for the Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) Group. NIFC stands for the National Interagency Fire Center. NIFC WFIGS Source URLs: https://www.nifc.gov/ with data hosted at https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/nifc::wfigs-current-interagency-fire-perimeters/about
NASA MODIS and VIIRS satellite instruments data: Thermal hotspot maps by region show wildfire activity in the past 48 hours. See hotspot info including fire radiance power, brightness temperature, and confidence. NASA MODIS/VIIRS Source URL: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/active_fire/ . MODIS stands for Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer. VIIRS stands for Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite.
InciWeb & CAL FIRE active fire maps: hot-link to the corresponding official incident webpage. Inciweb Source URL: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/ , CAL FIRE Source URL: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents
CHP (California Highway Patrol): Incidents in the past 3 hours related to fires are filtered out separately, all traffic incidents are included viewable by last 1 or 3 hours.CHP Source URL: https://cad.chp.ca.gov/Traffic.aspx
NESDIS GOES 16/17 Satellite Animations show wildfire smoke plumes, drought conditions, etc. from the satellite's perspective. NESDIS GOES Source URL: https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov. NESDIS stands for National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. GOES stands for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite.
Links to current hyper-local weather summary conditions from NWS, NOAA, Government of Canada, and Government of Australia: including temperature, wind and gust conditions, and local forecasts anywhere in the USA, Canada, or Australia at your centered map location. NWS/NOAA Source URL: https://forecast.weather.gov/, Government of Canada Weather Source URL: https://weather.gc.ca/, Government of Australia Weather Source URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/
Wildfire Situation Reports section with mirrored PDFs from NIFC. NIFC Source URL: https://www.nifc.gov
Pull up the Google Maps app for an area with the embedded deep links.
There is a section for wildfire-related US government Twitter accounts viewable by map by approximate location or sorted into national and state sources in a table view. Twitter Source URLs: https://twitter.com
Information is posted as soon as it becomes available from WFIGS, NIFC, NASA, InciWeb, CAL FIRE, CHP, NESDIS, NOAA, NWS, Government of Canada, and Government of Australia.
Recent changes: I updated the app to support the latest Android version, which includes the newest security and performance improvements from Google. This helps ensures you have the best possible experience.
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★★★★★
Good app shows you where the fires are accepted if it's not a CDF fire you don't find out much
★★★★★
Unless your a firefighter you won't understand this app. As for me this is the best I've ever used!
★★★★★
Great mapping but.... The locations on the inciweb is WAY OFF!!! Up to 80 miles east of the actual fire.
★★★★★
UPD: The MODIS and VI IRS features are absolutely helpful ! It has shown how the Bobcat fire, once a single event, is now four separate events. Now moving away from suburbs and raging The Bobcat Fire is the first time I've used the wildfire Info app, and it has re-a-l-I-y helped us prepare to evacuate quickly! It's full of important details and links that can be cumbersome. But, that is also it's best quality--too much into Is good in an emergency. Thank you, David. . . Keep up the great work!!!
★★☆☆☆
Update: The perimeter is a feature that doesn't contain all active fires and can take DAYS to show an active fire, which renders it useless to me. Currently, the IRWIN screen doesn't even show the "Sites Fire" which is an active fire in CA of 1,000+ acres. So I can't tap on it to see a perimeter. Again... USELESS. This is an honest review. I'm sorry if the app dev doesn't appreciate honesty.
★★☆☆☆
Doesn't follow Cal fire fires properly. Doesn't show the current fire situation or status. Garbage.
★★☆☆☆
Used to work but now crashes every time the inciweb map is clicked. Android phone. Sent feedback days ago. Still crashes.
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Frequently asked questions about Wildfire Info
Is Wildfire Info free?
Yes. Wildfire Info is free to download from Google Play.
Is Wildfire Info still available?
No. Wildfire Info was removed from Google Play. We last saw it there Oct 15, 2025.
Does Wildfire Info contain ads?
No. Google Play does not list Wildfire Info as containing ads.
What Android version does Wildfire Info require?
Wildfire Info runs on Android 5.0 and higher.
How large is the Wildfire Info APK?
The Wildfire Info APK is 23.46 MB.
Is Wildfire Info suitable for children?
Google Play rates the content of Wildfire Info as suitable for everyone.
How many times has Wildfire Info been downloaded?
Google Play lists 50,000+ downloads for Wildfire Info.
How do people rate Wildfire Info?
Wildfire Info scores 3.85 out of 5 stars, from 191 ratings on Google Play.
Who made Wildfire Info?
Wildfire Info was developed by David Gross Apps. It is listed in the weather category on Google Play.
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