Wildland Fire Links

Fire Information

Watch Duty Org.: Current Fire and Evacuation Info for the Western United States Map https://app.watchduty.

Cal Topo maps with "Fire Activity"(heat detected by satellites)(works best to right click>open link in new tab)

https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=41.21812,-113.84033&z=6&b=oo&o=f16a&n=0.32&a=modis_m

Cal Topo app android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caltopo.android&gl=us

Cal Topo apple app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caltopo.android&gl=us

Explanation of Caltopo fire layers

https://training.caltopo.com/all_users/resources/fire

FIRMS- Fire Viewer

https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/usfs/map/#t:tsd;d:24hrs,24hrs;l:fires_all,active-ca,active-usa,fire-perimeter,countries,aqua_crc,earth;@-120.3,42.0,7.1z

Zoom Earth -Live Weather Map with fires

https://zoom.earth/#view=37.823,-119.075,7z/map=live/overlays=heat,fires

Alert West Camera Network

https://alertwest.live/

NIFC -The National Interagency Fire Center https://www.nifc.gov/
For "SIT Report" click "Fire Information" then click "Incident Management Situation Report-PDF

Flight Radar-Track Helicopter and Air attack activity over fires

https://www.flightradar24.com/42.34,-122.57/9

IRPG

IRPG app download -Very handy reference tool (2025 version)

https://www.irpgapp.com/

2025 IRPG PDF Download this to your phone.

https://fs-prod-nwcg.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/publication/pms461.pdf?VersionId=5jVfeVueiTHKLajwBHssv7sEh4Gv2QFm

Wildland Firefighter

https://www.wildlandfirefighter.

2025 Wildland fire perimeters map

Link

**** Get a government fire map or IAP from their FTP site.

a. Visit https://ftp.wildfire.gov/public/incident_specific_data/

b. You’ll see folders of each of the regions on this screen (for example:NW or N Calif..)choose an area

c. Keep selecting through years and incidents,dates,etc...or this year.

d. Look for desired Incident... desired date and subject...IAP....Maps....GIS. Calfire has a separate

list in Ca north and Ca south.

e. When you find a useful map"Open With" Avenza Maps (it should load to your Avenza "My Maps" list.

f. For latest IR map in Google Earth Pr(desktop download), open latest date, select .kmz file,download, opens with Google Earth Pro If you have Google Earth Pro downloaded to your phone, the latest file should be in "Projects" at the bottom of screen.

Active Fire Evacuation Zones Map- Genasys Project-

https://protect.genasys.com/hazards?z=3.7437135687003114&latlon=40.484193525179194%2C-108.29050382548627

WFCA Map with info from Pulse Point-Zoom in to see recent smaller fires

https://fire-map.wfca.com/?lng=-115.181&lat=40.7577&zoom=4.63

NOAA World in Real Time satellite maps

https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/real-time-imagery/interactive-maps/the-world-real-time

NASA Fire detection to view on Google Earth

https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/usfs/api/kml_fire_footprints/

Wildcad.net

http://www.wildcad.net/WildCADWeb.asp

Lightning Map (gear icon adjusts settings)(works best to right click> open link in new tab)
Link

How to Size Up a Fire by ODF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDHVxb3BTJg&t=9s