# VicEmergency

> The official Victorian Government app for emergency warnings and information

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.naturallybeing.fireready](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.naturallybeing.fireready)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.naturallybeing.fireready`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Department of Justice and Community Safety
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 1,484,485
- **Rating:** 2.88 / 5 (5,120 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.9.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-04
- **First published:** 2010-12-20
- **Publisher country:** AU
- **Size:** 12 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.naturallybeing.fireready)
- **Website:** [http://www.emergency.vic.gov.au/app](http://www.emergency.vic.gov.au/app)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.emv.vic.gov.au/privacy](http://www.emv.vic.gov.au/privacy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #54,246 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.naturallybeing.fireready.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.naturallybeing.fireready.permission.PushHandlerActivity`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

## Review summary

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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.naturallybeing.fireready)