Our FREE Wildfire App--available in English and Spanish for use on both iPhone and Android platforms-- includes the “Blaze Tracker” trio of features, which can be customized for alerts specific to locations where they live, travel or have loved ones:
- “Blaze Warnings” which let users see areas where NOAA has issued warnings that conditions are favorable for potential wildfires;
- “Blaze Alerts” inform users when a wildfire has begun within 100 miles of any locations monitored; and
- “Blaze Path” from Inciweb.org which provides users with a current view of an existing wildfire’s perimeter, how it has spread and the fire’s current location when available.
Additional features include:
- One touch “I’m safe” messaging that allows users to broadcast reassurance to family and friends via social media outlets that they are out of harm’s way;
- Locations of open Red Cross shelters;
- Preloaded content that gives users instant access to critical action steps, even without mobile connectivity;
- Toolkit with flashlight, strobe light and audible alarm; and
- Badges users can earn through interactive quizzes and share on social networks.
The Wildfire App--along with the Tornado, Earthquake, Hurricane, and First Aid apps--can be found in the Apple
App Store and the Google Play Store for Android by searching for
American Red Cross. Apps can help prepare people for disasters, but they are
not a substitute for training. Red Cross
First Aid and CPR/AED training empowers people to know how to respond to
emergencies in case advanced medical help is delayed. People can go to redcross.org/takeaclass to find a
course near them.
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