Fire Aware

Our Mission & Vision
Mission & Purpose

Protecting British Columbia with Real-Time Wildfire & Environmental Intelligence

Fire Aware combines orbital satellite telemetry, provincial fire perimeters, and atmospheric physics to turn complex wildfire and smoke data into clear, proactive, life-saving community awareness.

1,800+
Active Fires Monitored
15 Min
Satellite Refresh Cycles
50+
Weather & FWI Metrics
100%
Open Public Access

Pillars of the Platform

Zero-Latency Hazard Detection

We ingest BC Wildfire Service incident perimeters, NASA MODIS & VIIRS thermal anomalies, and real-time Blitzortung lightning strikes in continuous high-frequency background sweeps.

Atmospheric & Smoke Modeling

Harmonizing sensor networks with EPA woodsmoke calibration, BlueSky smoke dispersion forecasts, and localized valley topography to anticipate air quality shifts before they arrive.

Wildland-Urban Interface Safety

Equipping residents and emergency travelers with location-gated evacuation alerts, highway DriveBC camera views, and 25km corridor fire proximity warnings along all major routes.

Authoritative Data Streams

Fire Aware operates on audited, public-sector scientific datasets with automatic fallback redundancy:

  • BC Wildfire Service (BCWS): Active perimeters, incident names, fire stages of control, and fire sizes.
  • NASA FIRMS: Ultra-sensitive VIIRS (375m) & MODIS thermal infrared hotspot detections.
  • Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC): Station forecasts, radar, and official CAP alert feeds.
  • Natural Resources Canada (CWFIS): Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index (FWI) system codes.
  • DriveBC Corridor Network: Real-time highway road safety cameras and wildfire closure notices.

Core Principles & Values

Unrestricted Public Access:
Emergency evacuation alerts, smoke plumes, and active fires are public safety rights — never paywalled.
Peer-Reviewed Science:
Indices are calculated using established CFFDRS equations, Rothermel spread models, and EPA empirical moisture corrections.
First Nations Partnership:
Respectful alignment with Indigenous territorial boundaries and cultural fire stewardship knowledge across BC.

Data integrations on this deployment

Which external data providers this Fire Aware deployment is configured for. The app works without any of them — feeds degrade honestly. Presence is shown, never key values.

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