QLD Fires

I would say I enjoy this app BUT I am very grateful for this app and the ability to be able to see where fires are. I own horses that where being ready to be evacuated previously due to fires. Thanks to this app I am able to check regularly if there are fires in the area they live and get them ready to be evacuated if necessary m.

Like the idea of this app but in the last month or so I am getting notifications for fires from 2 weeks or more ago but the notifications for new or current fires are not coming through. Would love the opportunity to have a siren of some description for new alerts near me as a different sound to FB alerts that I generally ignore. Can there be a different alert from fires in relation to trucks not being at fire station as I nearly had a heart attack when a “fire” broke out in Gympie (several times), turns out it is just when the truck is out of the station. Lastly less confusing info about the fires eg. the fire at Black Snake (Kilkivan) states that there are multiple warnings for this fire however I can’t find more than one warning which relates to a very small area and had to go to Facebook to get more info but had to sift thru a lot of other fires to get the info I needed. Just want to say that you are doing a great job, just not sure if you knew of these glitches.

Firstly, thank you for the app. As I travel in a caravan I really appreciate it. The app needs an explainations of what each status means you need to be doing. “Information”, “advice” and “notification” sound reasonable similar. And what are the pink dots that have suddenly appeared on the map? Could you include a list explaining what each status level means please? The status that the NSW “Fires near me” app use ... “out of control”, “being controlled” and “under control” make it immediately clear what is actually happening. This app also has a map legend explaining the symbols on the map.

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Some good features but needs some work. ‘New’ fire alerts are good but what about updates esp alert level updates. An evac notice was issued on the wkend but nothing from the app...???! Some description of colour coding on Sentinel info would be good also. I love the idea of the ‘watch area’ but what does it do? I look forward to the updates. If you could get QFES to provide timely and useful info that would be great too🤣 Also; in settings pls allow a change of alert ‘noise/chime’. I am an RFS member... the difference between a FB message and a possible fire alert is important! Further (if poss!) are you able to over ride my ‘do not disturb’ setting? This could allow me to be at the truck before i receive a ‘call out’. If at all possible have a look at the info which was available via the old ‘Emergency Aus’ app. It was REALLY GOOD. One final essential (but wishful!) thought... fires dont understand lines on a map. State borders are irrelevant! ( yes i have Fires NSW app but really???!... see my review there)

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Downloaded this app after reading all review of ‘brilliant!’, ‘must have!’ and ‘essential!’. What a load of tosh. Have had around 10 notifications come through for fires in my area, only to open the app and there’s no information there. Look out the window and there’s smoke everywhere, can hear the fire trucks - but there’s NOTHING in the app!! Do we evacuate? Stay put? Catch our animals and prepare? Who knows!! Certainly not the app!! It’s reckless to have an app like this. People pay thinking they can rely on it. What a joke. It endangers lives when developers fail to follow through on apps like this one!