VicEmergency

Name: VicEmergency
Rating: 2.875 (5120 reviews)
Author: Department of Justice and Community Safety

By: Department of Justice and Community Safety App

The official Victorian Government app for emergency warnings and information

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

1,484,485 ▲ 1.72K

Data as of 2026-09-16

Rating:

2.88 +1

(5,120)

Version:

6.9.0

Last updated: 2026-09-04

Ranking

#54,230 ▼ 133

Overall

Features & Capabilities

VicEmergency is the official app from the Victorian Government delivering timely emergency warnings and information to help residents stay safe. Users can set up personalized profiles and watch zones to receive alerts relevant to their local areas, including live incident maps showing current emergencies like fires, floods, and storms across Victoria. The app integrates GPS to provide location-specific warnings and includes features like fire danger ratings, total fire ban statuses, and options to share alerts with friends and family.

Updated with support for various emergency types beyond fires, VicEmergency also offers landscape mode, customizable notification tones, and email alerts. It's a critical tool for accessing official emergency updates alongside other channels like radio, TV, and social media, helping Victorians prepare and respond effectively during emergencies.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Weather

By:

Department of Justice and Community Safety

Downloads:

1,484,485 1.72K

Rating:

2.88

(5,120) 1 new ratings

Version:

6.9.0 Last updated: 2026-09-04

Version code:

604070

Creation date:

2010-12-20

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT Low risk
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE Low risk

Size:

11.64MB

Email:

su*****@vicemergency.zendesk.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-16

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 54,230 ▼ 133

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Developed by:

Department of Justice and Community Safety

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.naturallybeing.fireready

Email:

su*****@vicemergency.zendesk.com

Website:

http://www.emergency.vic.gov.au/app

User Reviews

Overall, users like VicEmergency for being easy to use and informative, quickly showing updates on fires, floods, and heat. The strongest positives are clarity and timely alerts about emergencies. However, recurring concerns center on notification overload and limited customization (in particular, hard-to-turn-off alerts like fire danger, heat warnings, and near vs. wider-area notifications). Users also report frequent location/setup problems, device compatibility issues, app freezes, and UI/navigation clutter that makes certain features hard to find or trust (outdated or stale alerts). Addressing these would improve reliability and user trust.

Pros

Easy to use and clear information.
Timely, informative alerts for multiple disaster types (fires, floods, heat) that help users stay up to date.
Useful for tracking events near you and staying informed during emergencies.
Overall good app with clear, understandable content.

Cons

Notification overload with many alerts and limited customization; users want option to turn off or silence non-urgent warnings.
Inability to customize alert sounds/notifications by type (e.g., fire danger vs. heat warnings) and per location/zone.
Location/setup problems and compatibility issues, including freezing or prompts that prevent use (sometimes device-specific).
Reliability and data freshness concerns: app can freeze, fail to load warnings, or show outdated/irrelevant alerts.
UI/UX issues: cluttered interface, hard-to-find maps/watch features, and inconsistent navigation.

Recent reviews

The newest update has left me unable to click on the incidents of the emergencies because my navigation buttons are on top of them, so if I was to click on the incidents or warnings it gets rid of the app. Is it the update or is it my Samsung phone??

Ei*****, 2026-09-12

Constantly whining about weather events in the mountains hundreds of kms away. Needs serious work on localising alerts to the areas actually affected. Support team need to go read a few fables about the boy who cried wolf, and chicken little.