EU Fires

Fire — Real-Time Wildfire Monitoring

Fire brings live wildfire monitoring to your fingertips using NASA satellite data, the Copernicus EFFIS European feed, and Portuguese Civil Protection sources. Stay informed about active fires across Europe, receive instant push alerts when a wildfire is detected near you, and contribute on-the-ground reports to help your community.

REAL-TIME SATELLITE DATA

Live fire detection from NASA FIRMS (Fire Information for Resource Management System)
VIIRS sensors on NOAA-20 and Suomi-NPP satellites
Updates within 3 hours of satellite observation
Color-coded fire intensity indicators (Low, Moderate, High, Extreme)
PORTUGUESE CIVIL PROTECTION

Live fire data from Proteção Civil via Fogos.pt
Per-incident detail: firefighters, vehicles, aircraft deployed
Fire status tracking from first alert to resolution
Resource-history charts showing response progression
Automatically activates when you're in Portugal
PAN-EUROPEAN PUSH ALERTS

Server-driven push notifications anywhere in Europe — no need to keep the app running
Inside Portugal: alerts powered by the ANEPC / ProCiv official feed
Elsewhere in Europe: alerts powered by Copernicus EFFIS
Country name and source attribution in every push
Configurable alert radius (5–200 km), defaults to 15 km
Persistence guard: a satellite detection must be confirmed across two consecutive polls before a push is sent — fewer false positives
CITIZEN REPORTS

Spotted a fire on the ground? Tap "Report fire" and submit a report with optional photo
Six fire-specific categories: Wildfire, Building, Vehicle, Industrial, Agricultural, Other
Reports are visible to ProCiv operators and to other Fire users on the map
Sign in privately with Apple or Google — no password to remember
Build trust over time: 10-tier reputation ladder from Civilian to Mythic, earned by submitting accurate reports
FIRE SPREAD FORECAST

Predict how fires may spread using a scientific elliptical fire spread model
Based on Anderson (1983) and Alexander (1985) wildfire research
Real-time wind, humidity and soil-moisture data from Open-Meteo
Time-stepped predictions at 1, 3 and 6 hours
LIVE WIND MAP

Wind direction and speed overlay across the visible map
Color-coded arrows from blue (calm) to red (strong wind)
Auto-refreshes as you pan and zoom
Powered by Open-Meteo real-time weather data
INTERACTIVE MAP

Standard, satellite and NASA VIIRS imagery views
See smoke plumes and burn scars on true-color satellite imagery
Fire Weather Index overlay from Copernicus EFFIS — the official 6-class danger scale
Burnt-area overlay highlighting recently-burnt terrain
IPMA daily fire-risk map (Portugal)
Built-in legend in Settings explains every map control
STATISTICS

Country picker auto-presets to your location
Active fires breakdown by country (FIRMS, Europe-wide)
Detailed Portugal stats: severity, deployed resources, resources over time, fire types, status, top districts
Intensity distribution and satellite-detection analytics
PRIVACY FIRST

No account required to view fires or receive alerts
Sign-in is optional and only needed to submit citizen reports
Your location only leaves the device when push alerts are enabled (so the server knows what radius to match)
No third-party tracking or analytics
NINE-LANGUAGE SUPPORT
Available in English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Greek, Arabic and Serbian.

DATA SOURCES
Fire data provided by NASA FIRMS, Copernicus EFFIS / Emergency Management Service, and Proteção Civil (via Fogos.pt). Weather data from Open-Meteo. Fire-spread model based on published wildfire research by Anderson (1983) and Alexander (1985). This app is for informational purposes only and should not be the sole source for emergency decisions.

Universal app for iPhone, iPad and Mac.

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