Wildfire Watch · Free and Plus
Your personal location dashboard

Monitor a place you care about—for free

Add your home, cabin or favourite campsite. FireRadar keeps checking nearby wildfires, fire bans, evacuation information, smoke, air quality and fire danger where supported—all together in your personal dashboard.

Your first monitored location is free. No payment required.

HomeCabinFamily locationCommunityCampground area

Choose your place, then complete account and location setup to start monitoring.

The public map remains available without an account.

Example dashboard location
Kelowna, BC
Active
Official fires tracked
2
Concern Level
Monitoring
Example escalation
Concern Level increased

An official wildfire changed to Out of Control near the watched location.

Plus delivery
SMS notification sent

A verified Canadian mobile number can receive qualifying Wildfire Watch texts.

Illustrative example only. Not current Kelowna conditions.

Check location availability

Choose a place to keep monitoring

Enter a Canadian address, community or postal code. Confirm the place and complete setup so FireRadar can keep checking supported conditions around it.

  • Use the recommended Concern Level or choose another
  • Your first monitored location is free. No payment required.
  • Plus expands to 5 locations with supported browser and SMS delivery

For a campground or remote property, enter the nearest address or community that FireRadar can find.

You can check location availability before creating a Free account.

Example notification

How a Wildfire Watch notification works.

This example shows FireRadar checking official wildfire updates and sending a notification when the selected Concern Level is reached.

Wildfire Watch
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Simulation only. Wildfire Watch does not predict fire spread and does not replace official emergency alerts, evacuation orders or instructions.

Important limits

Wildfire Watch does not predict fire spread.

Concern Levels are FireRadar assessments based on supported official updates. They are not official emergency classifications.

No spread prediction. Reported growth and mapped proximity describe changes between official updates; they are not forecasts of where fire will move.
Official publication timing matters. FireRadar cannot notify you about an official change before the responsible source publishes data FireRadar can observe.
Emergency authorities remain authoritative. Always follow official evacuation orders, alerts, road closures and emergency instructions.
Free and FireRadar Plus

Monitor a place you care about—for free

Add your home, cabin or favourite campsite. FireRadar keeps checking nearby wildfires, fire bans, evacuation information, smoke, air quality and fire danger where supported—all together in your personal dashboard.

Your first monitored location is free. No payment required.

Free includes one Wildfire Watch place with email notifications. FireRadar Plus expands this to 5 places with supported browser and SMS delivery for $39/year or $7.99/month.

Start monitoring for free
Questions and answers

Wildfire Watch FAQ

Is Wildfire Watch an official emergency alert?

No. Wildfire Watch is FireRadar’s location-based situation dashboard and notification feature. For evacuation orders, emergency instructions and public-safety decisions, always follow the responsible official authority.

Does Wildfire Watch predict where a wildfire will spread?

No. FireRadar does not predict fire spread. Concern Level is based on supported observations from official updates, including status, reported size or perimeter, distance and meaningful change between official updates.

How does Wildfire Watch notify me?

Free includes Wildfire Watch email notifications. FireRadar Plus can also send eligible SMS to one verified Canadian mobile number and supports browser notifications where available.

Which locations support Wildfire Watch?

Free includes one Canadian address, town, city or postal code as a dashboard location with email notifications. Plus expands this independent allowance to 5 locations. Its separate focused Alert allowance is 10. For a campground or remote property, use the nearest address or community that FireRadar can find.

Does the live wildfire map require Plus?

No. FireRadar's live wildfire map and core public wildfire information stay free and ad-free. Plus adds more dashboard locations, eligible delivery channels and enhanced focused Alerts.