How to Set Up Notifications

Bushfire.io can send you notifications when fires, floods, storms, or other warnings or incidents occur anywhere in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the USA.

We want you to receive what is important to you. On any one day there is a lot going on, and we do not want to spam you. Pro users can opt in to receive everything. A more useful option is a notification for all Emergency Warnings across Australia.

Create a New Notification, by Searching

Searching for a location of interest is the quickest and easiest way to get set up.

1. Select Notifications > Create Notification from the top menu. If the menu is collapsed, select the Hamburger menu first. Or go straight there.
2. Enter the location of interest to you (e.g. Lilydale) and select it.
3. On the next screen, you choose what we send you and where we send it.
   • Choose the notifications that you want to receive (for example, “Warnings and incidents in my region” includes events within 30km). You can change this.
   • Make sure that the area of interest is not too big or too small. Tip: if you live near a city, you can make the area smaller. If you live somewhere more remote, you can make it larger. You can also use a wider area for warnings and a smaller area for incidents near home.
   • Make sure that Receive push notifications on this device is ticked. Your device then asks for permission to send you notifications. Without permission, we cannot send you notifications. If you have already granted permission, this option is sometimes hidden.
   • Choose where the notifications go.
   • Check the severity, alert levels, event types and phases, and make sure that they suit you.
4. Select Save.
5. We send you a test notification to show that everything works.

Create a New Notification, using the Circle Tool (Advanced)

1. Go to an area of interest on the map. You can search for it or move the map to it. If you cannot see the area clearly, zoom in. The area is limited to 75km, so make sure that you are zoomed in enough.
2. Draw your circle. Select the circle icon in the draw tool on the right. Tap and hold in the middle of the area of interest, then drag outwards (keep holding the screen). The circle grows as you drag.
3. Select Setup Notification.
4. Set up the notification area. Give the notification a name. The name is included in each notification that you receive. Turn on the options that you want.
5. Select Save Notification. The Notification screen opens.

Create a New Notification, using the Polygon Tool (Pro Users)

1. Draw a polygon around an area of interest.
2. Select Setup Notification.
3. Configure a notification as you usually would.

Free vs Premium Notifications

We send more than 300k notifications per day, so we cannot provide SMS or other premium notification types, such as email and webhooks, for free. These destinations are available on our Pro, Business or Enterprise plans. Email us if you would like to fund SMS alerts for people.

See Bushfire.io Plans.

How to Edit or Remove Notifications

1. Log in to Bushfire.io.
2. Go to Notifications > Settings, from the top menu. If the menu is collapsed, select the Hamburger menu first.
3. Select the notification you’d like to change.
4. Make your changes, or delete the notification.

Critical Alerts and Do Not Disturb Overrides

Never miss an emergency alert, even when your phone is silenced.

Bushfire.io v4.5.0 and later supports Critical Alerts on iOS and Do Not Disturb overrides on Android, so that life-threatening notifications sound even when your phone is on silent or in Do Not Disturb mode.

• iOS: Enable Bypass silent mode with Critical Alerts (iOS Only) when setting up a notification.
• Android: Long-press the Bushfire.io app → App Info → Notifications → [Your Notification] → toggle Override Do Not Disturb.

Learn how to Use Critical Alerts.

Use Critical Alerts only for serious, life-threatening events.