FireGuard: Emergency & Safety

FireGuard brings wildfire, earthquake, severe weather and hazard awareness together with maps, proximity alerts, SOS tools and safety updates.

FireGuard is a personal safety app for wildfire awareness, natural hazards and severe weather.

It combines active incident awareness, satellite fire detections, fire-danger forecasting, weather data, area-based alerts and emergency tools in one mobile experience.

Key features

Wildfire and hazard awareness

• Active wildfire incidents where supported
• Wildland and urban fire context
• Interactive fire and risk map
• Satellite thermal hotspot layers from public sources
• Area-based alerts for important nearby incidents up to 50 km
• Earthquake, flood and winter-hazard awareness where data is available

Fire-risk monitoring

• Weather-based fire-danger assessment
• Temperature, humidity, wind and precipitation analysis
• Localized risk evaluation
• Area-specific hazard context

Weather and air quality

• Hourly weather forecast
• 5-day forecast
• Temperature, apparent temperature, humidity and pressure
• Wind speed, direction and Beaufort scale
• Precipitation, UV and air quality
• Multi-location tracking when enabled

Emergency tools

• Quick access to emergency calling
• Personal emergency profile with medical information and emergency contacts
• SOS location sharing with coordinates when activated by the user
• Optional live location sharing with trusted contacts
• Preparedness checklists and safety guidance
• Offline safety information where supported

Accessibility and experience

• Larger text support
• Clearer hazard cards
• Light and dark themes
• Improved reliability, performance and stability

Data sources FireGuard uses public and trusted data sources where available, including NASA FIRMS, VIIRS, MODIS, Copernicus EFFIS, USGS, OpenWeatherMap, WAQI, Mapbox, OpenStreetMap and national or regional alert sources where supported.

Privacy

• No advertising
• No sale of personal data
• No data mining for advertising
• User-controlled permissions
• Location is used for nearby hazards, forecasts and alerts

Important notice FireGuard is a situational awareness, risk monitoring and emergency support app. It does not replace official emergency services, fire departments, public safety authorities, official warnings or evacuation orders. Data may contain delays, inaccuracies or temporary interruptions. In an emergency, always follow official local authority instructions.