Android App
v1.5.7 — Released October 2, 2026 (11 days ago)
- Updated numerous dependencies
- Fixed an error when trying to zoom to a polygon (ie: fire perimeters and NWS WWAs)
v1.5.6 — Released September 7, 2026 (1 month ago)
- Numerous bug and performance fixes
v1.5.5 — Released August 18, 2026 (1 month ago)
- Additional fixes for crashes caused by out of memory (OOM)
- Evacuation tab issues
- Miscellaneous bug fixes
v1.5.4 — Released August 10, 2026 (2 months ago)
v1.5.3 — Released August 10, 2026 (2 months ago)
- Miscellaneous bug fixes
- Brought app into alignment with web app by adding wildfire complex, evacuation zone background patterns, and more
v1.5.2 — Released July 23, 2026 (2 months ago)
v1.5.1 — Released July 15, 2026 (2 months ago)
- Emergency code updates to fix a bug causing app to crash for users (mostly Samsung devices)
- Adjust splash screen to avoid looking like app is frozen by adding linear loading bar and skip button for slow network connections
v1.5 — Released July 11, 2026 (3 months ago)
- Updated Mapbox dependencies
- Fixed issue with some important text not be selectable (to copy/highlight) by the user; changed the highlight color to make it more apparent
- Improved data asynchronization on splash screen with code efficiency improvements and removed antiquated loading circle with text (increases load speed)
- Several backend utility code improvements (for efficiency and scaleability)
- Fixed an issue where basemaps wouldn’t load as desired
v1.4.9 — Released July 2, 2026 (3 months ago)
- Numerous bug fixes and code efficiency improvements
- Updated wildfire incident layout in bottom sheet dialog
- Several dependency updates
v1.4.8 — Released June 17, 2026 (3 months ago)
- Fixed a bug where VIIRS satellite hotspots were not showing
- Several dependency updates, including Mapbox
- Fixed several bugs causing the app to crash unexpectedly
- Fixed a few bugs causing MyFires to display incorrectly and not removing circular progress indicator
- Improvements made to evacuations and RFWs tabs
v1.4.7 — Released May 29, 2026 (4 months ago)
- Redesigned layout for nearby incident weather & forecast (including a better layout for landscape orientations and tablets)
- Fixed issue with wind direction arrow being pointed the wrong direction
- Added threshold coloring in fire weather forecast for winds
- Numerous bug and performance fixes
- Updated several dependencies including Mapbox
v1.4.6 — Released April 24, 2026 (5 months ago)
- Several bug and performance fixes
- Updated several dependencies and AGP
v1.4.5 — Released March 17, 2026 (6 months ago)
- Fixed a bug causing the app to crash when viewing fire weather warnings tab with recycler view diff list
- Fixed several small bugs affected a minor amount of users
- Fixed several bugs pertaining to digesting API responses
- Upgraded AGP to v9.1.0, Mapbox API to v11.20.1, and several other dependencies
v1.4.4 — Released February 10, 2026 (8 months ago)
- Fixed a bug causing the app to crash when viewing NDFD forecast models
- Updated Mapbox, geospatial libraries, and a few other dependencies
v1.4.3 — Released February 6, 2026 (8 months ago)
- Fixed an issue with certain controls appearing when they shouldn’t
- Fixed a bug with layers that contain dropdown options displaying incorrectly
- Updated styling for map layer switches on dark mode
- Fixed issues retrieving risk layer information from the map “on click”
- Numerous efficiency improvements
v1.4.2 — Released February 2, 2026 (8 months ago)
- Fixed an error with the app crashing on launch due to third-party software provider Mapbox
- Fixed an issue with dismiss sync button layout with varying device insets
- Updated NDK and several other dependency versions
- A few other bug fixes
v1.4.1 — Released February 1, 2026 (8 months ago)
- Fixed a few errors causing the app to crash
v1.4 — Released January 22, 2026 (8 months ago)
- Added several new layers to both Web and Android versions of the app
- Clarified legend descriptions and improved legend generation efficiency
- Fixed an issue with the app crashing when a user attempts to search for cities, fires, states, etc.
- Made several updates to align app nomenclature with Web nomenclature
- Updated user settings class to guard against null values and provide default values when user has no saved settings
- Numerous code efficiency improvements
- Updated several dependencies and libraries
- Added Australia bushfires to the map and improved perimeter code
- Consolidated acreage formatting to a singular function for all measurement types (eg: acres, hectares, sq mi, sq km)
- Fixed a bug with “My Fires” that shows wildfires that can no longer be viewed on the map (unless in historical mode with a subscription)
- Optimized data sync on app open
- Migrated “login with Google” to new standard
- Fixed a substantial issue with significant fire potential layer not reflecting users’ selected timeframe
v1.3.2 — Released November 26, 2025 (10 months ago)
- Fixed an issue with the map style loading due to fragment activity not being started
- Added a catch for main API function to prevent OOM crashes
v1.3.1 — Released November 20, 2025 (10 months ago)
- Fixed an error when users try to subscribe, originating from the app
- Fixed an issue with the map style reloading on occasion
v1.3 — Released November 13, 2025 (10 months ago)
- Numerous improvements to code efficiencies
- Updated theming to use Material 3
- Improved dark theme/night layouts
- Fixed issues with fire status displaying incorrectly
- Bolstered login security
v1.2.3 — Released November 6, 2025 (11 months ago)
- Numerous improvements to code efficiency when it pertains to IO/network threads
- Fixed an issue with perimeters not loading when user goes from historical fires to live fires
- Fixed an issue with search UI displaying incorrectly at times
v1.2.2 — Released October 10, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Several bug & performance fixes
v1.2.1 — Released October 2, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Added better try/catch logic to capture DNS/network errors when retrieving information from APIs
- Several bug and performance fixes, including some UI components
- Fixed an issue with NWS NDFD forecast layer legend
- Updated Mapbox to v11.15.2
v1.2 — Released October 1, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Several bug and performance fixes
- Numerous code efficiency improvements
- Fixed issues with evacuation locations
- Fixed issue with evacuation tab causing UI to freeze up for some users
- Subscriptions now integrated
- Added ability to copy and paste text from incident details
- Fixed issues with "my fires" displaying duplicates when unfollowing a fire and crashing occasionally
- Fixed issue with dark mode on the account fragment
- Improved code performance for account, login, and register fragments. Made slight UI changes
- Fixed issue with incident details bottom sheet showing "wildfire" instead of "smoke check" when applicable
- Fixed issue with users being unable to update account profile information
- Fixed an issue with users being unable to open links from inciweb information textviews
- Added ability to filter evacuations by county and fire weather watches/warnings by state
- Dropdowns in layers menu causing erroneous data to be retrieved when specific layers aren't checked
- Finally added the ability for users to login with Google in the app
- Fixed issues with the location button and tracking (adopted a more standard UX convention)
- Made efficiency changes to the layers menu generation which will speed up open/load times and handle contingencies when layer data is unavailable
- Updated several dependencies and AGP
v1.1.5 — Released July 18, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Several bug and performance fixes
- Fixed issues with evacuation locations
v1.1.4 — Released July 3, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Numerous code and performance improvements
- Made updates to API fetching process to reduce bugs, crashes, and inefficiencies
- Update several dependencies
- Upgraded target SDK from 34 to 35 and enabled edge-to-edge compatibility
v1.1.3 — Released June 27, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Fixed an issue with app crashing when viewing Canada wildfire data
- Code improvements to accessing fire weather from incident weather tab
- Added tooltip to fire history chart data points and made improvements to charting API
- Fixed an issue with chart not showing most recent acreage change of an incident
- Updated numerous dependencies core to the app
v1.1.2 — Released June 23, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Fixed a bug with perimeters not loading when users click on a fire from search results
- Fixed a bug with incident sheet causing a crash on some occasions
- Fixed several bugs causing the app to crash due to rare occasions of malformed data
- Fixed several bugs with “My Fires” displaying correctly
- Made improvements to search API to give better results
v1.1.1 — Released June 17, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Bug fixes for search and evacuation popup
v1.1 — Released June 15, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Numerous bug fixes and code efficiency improvements
- Added clustering to MODIS hotspots and pushed these layers below fire icons for better map visibility
- Incorporated Canadian wildfires and wildfire perimeters (a setting in ‘map preferences’ allows users to turn this off)
- Added a new layer called “PNW Evacuation Vulnerability”
- Made minor UI changes to evacuation polygons, evacuation iconography, and data popups
- Smoke forecasts can now be viewed up to 13 hours for the current time instead of just the next hour's forecast
- Added detailed RAWS fire weather information to weather stations
- Updated Mapbox SDK to v11.12.3
- Update Java compilation from v8.0 to v11.0
- Fixed an issue with ERC data not showing on map
v1.0.11 — Released May 30, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Updated gradle from v8.10.0 to v8.10.1
- Fixed a bug with app search causing a crash attributed to missing incident IDs
- Fixed a bug with custom tabs (in-app browser) causing a crash for devices without chrome and/or a default browser
- Updates to code that deals with being unable to open an incident in the bottom sheet
- Updated nearby weather UI
- Added a button to incident weather concerns for users to see a full fire wx forecast in-app browser
- Updated Stripe dependency
v1.0.10 — Released May 25, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Bug fixes for user account fragment when user data is “null”
- Minor UI and UX changes to settings fragment
- Update gradle version to 8.14.1
v1.0.9 — Released May 16, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Fixed bugs with syncing user account information from servers
- Fixed bug with search feature
- Improved efficiency of background tasks
- Continued to fix bugs with evacuation data returning null
- Minor UI updates to incident details sheet
- Added ability to see SPC fire/severe weather outlooks in-app
v1.0.8 — Released May 9, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Android package updates
- Updated AGP from version 8.9.2 to 8.10.0
- Fixed a bug with fire weather warnings not showing a state
- Increased login duration before expiry
- Added popup to suggest user account creation based on custom algorithm
- Added in-app browser for links that require opening in user’s default browser
- UI improvements on the wildfire incident sheet
v1.0.7 — Released May 2, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Fixed issue with startup activity crashing due to lifecycle problems
- Fixed a bug with the wrong county/state showing when clicking from “My Fires” list or from search results (temporary fix)
- Fixed bugs with “My Fires”
- Fixed bug with “report a fire” feature/fragment
v1.0.6 — Released April 25, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Fixed issues with search feature relating to searches of states causing app crashes
- Fixed a bug with app startup syncing wildfire data leading to app crashes
- Fixed bugs with radar layer
- Fixed bugs with popup when a fire perimeter is selected (clicked on)
- Fixed a bug with evacuations/fire WWAs tabs
- Fixed a bug with incident details centering the map above the bottom sheet dialog
- Fixed a bug with startup activity intents when user navigates from web URL directly to the app with link intents
- Fixed bugs with “My Fires”
- Made small changes to user account & devices fragments’ UI
- Updated several dependencies (Stripe, Compose BOM, Firebase BOM, com.android.application, androidx.work.work-runtime-ktx)
v1.0.5 — Released April 18, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Fixed urgent bug with ability for users to create an account from the app
v1.0.4 — Released April 18, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Fixed bugs pertaining to Mapbox loading MODIS heat detection and search marker
- Fixed a bug with incident sheet not working when offline
- Fixed a bug with radar animation
- Fixed a bug with weather alert text displaying
- Implemented new code to center fire icon on the map above bottom sheet dialog when an incident is clicked or selected from search (fire icon returns to center of screen when bottom sheet dialog is dismissed).
- Improved search functionality and fixed bugs with trending fires not displaying correct data from API and progress bar (loading circle) not disappearing when results appear
- Fixed styling issues throughout the app
- Added additional Firebase tracking for analytics purposes
- Fixed bug with user registration while getting current location
- Fixed a layout issue with incident details for smaller screens
- Updated programmatic approach to syncing wildfire data on app startup and during background tasks
- Fixed acres history help text calculation for negative growth (reduction in size of fire/acres)
- Small chart design styles updated
v1.0.3 — Released April 12, 2025 (1 year ago)
v1.0.2 — Released April 11, 2025 (1 year ago)
v1.0.1 — Released April 9, 2025 (1 year ago)
v1.0 — Released April 5, 2025 (1 year ago)
Web/Browser
v2.6.4 — Released March 27, 2026
- Numerous bug and styling fixes
- Numerous performance fixes
- Added hourly conditions to fire weather forecast in lieu of solely the 5-day fire weather forecast
- Increased user authentication security surrounding SSO & fixed a bug preventing users from logging in
- Rolled out an improved basemap for "MAPO Outdoors"
- Added high visibility evacuations button
v2.5 — Released February 16, 2026
- Numerous changes to layout and style of the app
- Additional layers were added (primarily for premium and pro users)
- Numerous bug and performance fixes
- Updated Maplibre versions
v2.4 — Released October 1, 2025
- Numerous bug and performance fixes
- Integrated subscriptions into the platform
- Migrated from Mapbox to Maplibre
- Fixed issues with dark mode compatability
v2.3 — Released June 15, 2025
- Numerous bug fixes
- Added clustering to MODIS hotspots for better map visibility
- Incorporated Canadian wildfires and wildfire perimeters
- Numerous code improvements and rewrites for speed and efficiency
- Updates to GIS database
- Moved "dark mode" setting to user account (only available for users that have accounts)
- Bug fixes when in dark mode
- Added a new layer called "PNW Evacuation Vulnerability"
- Made minor UI changes to evacuation polygons
- UI changes to map settings menu
- Added detailed RAWS fire weather information to weather stations
- Improvements made to incident weather concerns
- Added a new fire weather forecast feature to see fire weather at a clicked location
- Smoke forecasts can now be viewed up to 13 hours for the current time instead of just the next hour's forecast
- Fixed issues with navigation menu when screen size changes
- Fixed issue with determining icons caused by failed expressions within Mapbox
- Updated Mapbox SDK to v3.12.0
v2.2.250523 — Released May 23, 2025
- Fixed issues with map search when searching for GIS (eg: lakes, peaks, etc)
v2.2.250509 — Released May 9, 2025
- Several bug & performance fixes
- Minor UI changes
v2.2.250425 — Released April 25, 2025
- Fixed issues with map search when searching for states
