Guidepole: Wildfire Smoke Map

Guidepole LLC

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About this app

Wildfire smoke doesn't stay where the fire is. Guidepole Fire is a live wildfire map and wildfire tracker that shows every fire, the smoke overhead and the air you're actually breathing, right now and for the next 24 hours. So you know whether to go outside, close the windows or get out of town.

Guidepole Fire is made by Guidepole LLC, a private company. It does not represent any government entity and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency. Sources are linked below.

EVERY WILDFIRE, LIVE
• Active wildfires across the US and Canada: size, containment, cause and crews, updated continuously.
• Official fire perimeters from NIFC, drawn on a 3D map of the terrain.
• Satellite hot spots from NASA FIRMS, so new heat shows up even before a fire has a name.
• Wind, humidity, radar and red flag warnings, so you can see which way a fire may run.

SMOKE AND AIR QUALITY
• The live smoke plume overhead from NOAA satellites.
• A 24-hour smoke forecast you can scrub hour by hour.
• Real-time air quality (AQI) from EPA AirNow and PurpleAir sensors, with a 24-hour AQI forecast.

ANSWERS, NOT JUST DATA
• "Where's this smoke coming from?" Tap any spot and Guidepole Fire traces it to the upwind fire.
• "Is my air safe right now?" The current AQI in plain words, and what it means for you.
• "When will it clear?" A read on how wind and weather will move the smoke out.
• Or just ask Gary, the built-in assistant, about the fires, smoke and air near any place.

FREE FIRE AND SMOKE ALERTS
Save home, the cabin or anywhere you care about. Get a heads-up when a new fire starts nearby, when satellite heat shows up, when a red flag warning is issued, or when smoke and bad air reach your places. The core safety alerts are always free.

FIRE PRO (OPTIONAL)
Unlock the full forecast and deeper detail with Fire Pro, monthly or annual. Start with a free trial and cancel anytime.

OFFICIAL SOURCES
Government data in this app comes from these agencies:
• Fire incidents and perimeters: National Interagency Fire Center, https://www.nifc.gov
• Incident information: InciWeb, https://inciweb.wildfire.gov
• Satellite hot spots: NASA FIRMS, https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov
• Smoke plumes: NOAA Hazard Mapping System, https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/products/land/hms.html
• Smoke and weather forecasts: NOAA HRRR, https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/
• Air quality: EPA AirNow, https://www.airnow.gov
• Weather, radar, and red flag warnings: National Weather Service, https://www.weather.gov
• Canadian fires: Natural Resources Canada, https://cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca
• Canadian air quality and smoke forecasts: Environment Canada, https://weather.gc.ca
Community air sensors come from PurpleAir, a private company, https://www.purpleair.com.

Guidepole Fire is an information tool, not an emergency service. It does not replace evacuation orders or alerts from local authorities, 911, InciWeb, AirNow or the National Weather Service. Always follow official guidance.

What’s new

• Fire and spot cards have tabs: a fire's status, spread, air, and report, or a spot's situation, air, weather, nearby fires, and your notes.
• Moderate or high fire danger, bad air, smoke, and fires within 30 miles show first.
• Sharper LiDAR relief up close (Fire Pro).
• The map remembers your layers.
• A new sign-in screen with a live map.
• Gary asks once before your first question and gets only a rounded location.
• The “can't connect” banner shows only when our server is really down.