# BC Wildfire

> Current BC Wildfire data, Opt-in push notifications and quick call reporting!

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.wildfire.wildfire`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Digital Imagination
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 26,200
- **Rating:** 3.78 / 5 (263 ratings)
- **Version:** 11.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-01-06
- **First published:** 2015-09-09
- **Size:** 26 MB
- **Data as of:** 2025-01-20
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wildfire.wildfire)
- **Website:** [http://www.digitalimagination.ca](http://www.digitalimagination.ca/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.digitalimagination.ca/privacy\_wildfire.txt](http://www.digitalimagination.ca/privacy_wildfire.txt)

## Description

"BC Wildfire" is an essential Android app that provides real-time updates on wildfire locations, bans, restrictions, evacuation feeds, and air quality indices for British Columbia and Alberta. Users can opt-in for push notifications tailored to their preferences, ensuring they receive important alerts without overwhelming spam. Stay safe and informed with quick access to vital information and a direct call reporting feature, all designed to keep you aware of wildfire risks in your area.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.wildfire.wildfire.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

### Pros

- User-friendly and easy to navigate
- Keeps users informed with timely updates about wildfires
- Better interface and more informative than official provincial apps
- Helpful for planning travel and staying safe in high-risk fire areas
- Frequent data uploads and reliable information on fire statuses

### Cons

- Occasional issues with data updates and connection problems
- Missing major highway routes and roads on maps, causing navigation issues during evacuations
- Some icons too similar, making it hard to differentiate fire statuses
- Differences in information detail for fires in the U.S. compared to those in Canada

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