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Wildfire Info on Windows Pc

Developed By: David Gross Apps

License: Free

Rating: 3,9/5 - 189 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.0.1
Size 23.2 MB
Release Date November 15, 24
Category Weather Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (2)]

What's New:
- Fix for crash when navigating throughout the app on poor network conditions or if navigating too quickly- Additional fix for crash when loading maps due to... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Disclaimer: This unofficial app does not represent any government agency and is not affiliated with any government agency. The sources of the data are the publicly accessible sourc... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Wildfire Info and install on Windows PC. Wildfire Info is free Weather app, developed by David Gross Apps. Latest version of Wildfire Info is 3.0.1, was released on 2024-11-15 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000. Overall rating of Wildfire Info is 3,9. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 189 users, 31 users had rated it 5*, 105 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Wildfire Info on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Wildfire Info on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Wildfire Info on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Wildfire Info using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Wildfire Info" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Wildfire Info on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Wildfire Info" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 3.0.1.

Download Wildfire Info 3.0.1 on Windows PC – 23.2 MB

Disclaimer: This unofficial app does not represent any government agency and is not affiliated with any government agency. The sources of the data are the publicly accessible sources listed below.

Browse current wildfire and prescribed burn activity throughout all of the world.

Active Wildfire Perimeter data from WFIGS updated every 20 minutes. Tagged by state, search by name, and filter by acres burned. WFIGS stands for the Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) Group

NASA MODIS and VIIRS satellite instruments data: Thermal hotspot maps by region show wildfire activity in the past 48 hours. See hotspot info including fire radiance power, brightness temperature, and confidence.

Air Quality data (PM 2.5, PM10, and Ozone) globally from EPA AirNow and PurpleAir.

InciWeb & CAL FIRE active fire maps: hot-link to the corresponding official incident webpage.

CHP (California Highway Patrol): Incidents in the past 3 hours related to fires are filtered out separately, all traffic incidents are included viewable by last 1 or 3 hours.

Links to current hyper-local weather summary conditions from NWS, NOAA, Government of Canada, and Government of Australia: including temperature, wind and gust conditions, and local forecasts anywhere in the USA, Canada, or Australia at your centered map location.

Wildfire Situation Reports section with mirrored PDFs from NIFC and more.

Pull up the Google Maps app for an area with the embedded deep links.

There is a section for wildfire-related US government Twitter accounts viewable by map by approximate location or sorted into national and state sources in a table view.

Information is posted as soon as it becomes available from WFIGS, NIFC, NASA, InciWeb, CAL FIRE, CHP, NOAA, NWS, Government of Canada, and Government of Australia.
- Fix for crash when navigating throughout the app on poor network conditions or if navigating too quickly
- Additional fix for crash when loading maps due to map load race condition
- Fix for crash when tapping Map Tools popup on InciWeb Map view
- Removed duplicate Map Tools crosshair for WFIGS perimeters, and prevented this from potentially happening on other screens
- News section removed for now, being re-worked and may be re-introduced in the near future in a different way
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.