VIC Fires

Thank goodness that this app is easy to use. The ability to provide reliable and clear information about ‘events’ which doesn’t need to reset to consistently when exiting from an incident information link, unlike the ‘State’s Emergency Service’ app. Please keep this app running as it’s fantastic.

Needs explanation of what the different coloured shaded patches are. They aren’t mentioned on the legend. Probably it’s more obvious when there are not so very many fires. As far as I can work out, the “i” icons are each related to a shaded area but it is hard to work out which “i” goes with which patch. I initially thought the yellow patch stretching all the way up to Albury depicted the borders of a massive fire, but my relatives in the area assure me they aren’t burning, so I assume it goes with the air quality warning icon? It wouldn’t hurt to have a Help page for new users to explain the basics of how to read the map.

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I currently have to watch fires on both sides of the NSW/Vic border and I’m using the RFS Fires Near Me app, this app and Vic Emergency app. RFS Fires Near Me is so much better that I use it to check the Vic side fires. It doesn’t give much info just fire boundaries (it’s not their role, they have enough to do) but it’s so much more user friendly than this app and the VE one. And typically the Vic based ones don’t lower themselves to include fires on the NSW side. Cut all the pretty animations and put an address function on it for starters. Then go check out Fires Near Me and change your design. We’re going to rely on these every summer from now on, please do better.

All the information you need, in a fast reliable app. Far superior to fireready and vicemergency. If you want a fire app that loads well with a poor mobile signal ( typical in hilly high fire danger country), includes fire info., wind (essential), even fire hotspot info., is simple to use (I have found this critical when there are fires nearby, because you start getting stressed and have many fast decisions and actions to take), does alerts, sorting, filtering, etc., nothing beats this. I'd be happy to pay serious money for this app because I continue to depend on it. The Government apps have been more than disappointing.

Recurved a quick response on how to select your choice of watch zones from the developers which was pleasing. To select your own individual watch zone, go to the map and zoom in on the location you wish to watch. Hold your finger on that spot and it will come up in the watch zone add screen. Select Add and your done. You can select multiple watch zones