Disaster Science

Using Critical Alerts

Bushfire.io now supports Critical Alerts on iOS and Do Not Disturb overrides on Android — allowing essential emergency warnings to sound even when your device is silenced. These features ensure that life-threatening alerts always reach you, even if your phone is in silent mode, Do Not Disturb, or focus mode.

How to Setup Notifications

Bushfire.io allows you to receive notifications when fires, floods, storms, or other types of warnings or incidents occur anywhere in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the USA.

How-to use Satellite Imagery

When you open Bushfire.io, the map you see — with towns, roads, and landscapes — comes from base imagery similar to Google Maps. That’s a static snapshot, refreshed every year or two in populated areas, but less often in remote regions.

Using Different Wind Forecast Models

Bushfire.io Pro users can access multiple wind forecast models—including our new Australian Digital Forecast Database (ADFD) for Pro subscribers. ADFD is maintained by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) and better integrates local terrain and weather observations into its forecasts, making it especially reliable for Australian conditions.

How do I Setup Custom Layers?

Custom Layers lets Business and Enterprise subscribers create and manage their own data layers—perfect for situational awareness, internal operations, or tailored overlays. You can customise how each layer looks, who sees it, and when you’re notified about relevant events nearby.

How do I Set Up Organisation Users?

Managing users is a core feature of Bushfire.io Business and Enterprise. Depending on how your organisation is licensed, you can either create an unlimited number of users or assign specific licence types (Pro, Business) to users under a quota model.

Learn more about Possible Fire Ignitions

Possible Fire Ignitions merges real-time lightning data with satellite-detected thermal hotspots.

What phone numbers do SMS messages come from?

Bushfire.io Pro users can receive SMS notifications. We may send messages to you from one of the following phone numbers. These numbers are one-way only and replies cannot be received.

How to customise what is shown on the map

You can customise what is shown on the map by turning layers on or off.

How do I Cancel Bushfire.io Pro?

We’re sorry to see you go 🙁 If there’s anything we can do to improve, please let us know by leaving feedback. Every feature and fix we make comes from your suggestions – even the small annoyances!

How do I use 3D mode in Bushfire.io Pro?

Bushfire.io 3D Mode is only available to subscribers of Bushfire.io Pro. You can subscribe at https://bushfire.io/ux/plans or find out more.

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