TAS Fires4.2 - App Store

This is the original TAS Fires app and is designed to provide up to date information about bush fire data in Tasmania, Australia for iPhone, iPad and iPod users.

The information is provided to you in both a searchable/sortable list and on a map to help the user understand which fires are of importance to them. The information can also be shared via social media/email and text.

It utilises data from the Tasmanian Fire Service RSS feeds on fires, wind data from the Bureau of Meteorology with your current location provided by the iPhone GPS.

Using this information the application is able to provide a list of fires showing the nearest ones first, helping you to understand your current situation.

The information is reliant on both the accuracy of the iPhone GPS and the data recorded on the TFS's website.

This application does not cache any data, so Internet access (either Wireless. 3G or LTE) is required to access the data.

Be aware that while P4G has utilised "best efforts" to provide this information to you, it is not intended to replace other sources of information on the fire situation near you. Also remember that fire and weather can change quickly.

All data is provided Copyright from the Tasmanian Fire Service and the Bureau of Meteorology.

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Version History This version fixes a few things to make it look better in iOS 26. It also adds the ability to send a lat long of an incident to ForeFlight. 4.2 12/26/2025 This version includes a number of updates.
- incident notifications are now stored in the app and can be found under your watch zones. We keep 3 days of notifications.
- we have brought back Google Maps as an option. If you want to lock it in, go to the settings and select "Google Maps".
- we have moved wind warnings to the warnings page.

Any issues or questions, please reach out to support@p4g.biz. 4.1.2 07/19/2024 fixes a number of small bugs that have crept into the app. 4.1.0 10/13/2023 Fixes a crash when you try to select a new rain radar. 4.0.3 01/13/2023 We have bought back the fire boundaries for incidents reported. 4.0.2 10/13/2022 This version fixes no fires being shown. It also adds Warnings as provided by Tas Alerts. 4.0.0 10/10/2022 Brings back the satellite hot spots and now shows the fire ratings for the state 3.1.3 12/30/2021 Hopefully fixed the last of the issues discovered through iOS 15.1 3.1.2 11/04/2021 fixes an issue with iOS 15.1 3.1.1 11/02/2021 Fixes a crash on startup since iOS 15.1 and adds a widget to see fires in a watch zone 3.1.0 10/27/2021 Fixes an issue with adding and updating watch zones. It also adds dark mode. 3.0.2 01/06/2021 fixes an issue for iPads and iOS 13.* 3.0.1 11/26/2019 This version introduces notifications, to alert you to new fires being reported. Note that we provide our best efforts to try and send out notifications in a timely fashion, there are a number of things outside our control that can prevent notifications getting to you.

We have also updated the app to make the most of dark mode in iOS 13.  

Have a safe fire season! 3.0 11/05/2019 This version fixes a serious bug in the mapping of the fires, plus some minor updates. 2.0.3 01/31/2019 Added wind forecast on the wind graph and fixed an ios7 issue. 2.0.2 11/07/2015 This update changes the icon and includes some minor user interface changes 2.0.1 09/27/2015 This version includes a number of updates to make it easier to navigate around the information.

We have also added the following extra information:
- Permitted Burns are now shown on the map
- BOM Radar is available.

And there is now a "Today View" showing the nearest fires to you, to make it easy to get a quick update on the latest fire information. 2.0 07/02/2015 This version fixes a number of critical bugs:
- stops crashing in iOS 5.x
- stops crashing on google maps when a fire area has been provided 1.5.3 01/16/2014 This version includes the following changes:-
- allows you to zoom to the nearest fire for the Google Map by clicking on the screen title (already available in the Apple Map)
- removes wind arrows when the information is older than 2 hours 1.5.2 12/20/2013 Fixes issue with the iPad version not updating the map with updated fire information. 1.5.1 11/25/2013 This update includes the following:
- added Google Maps as an alternative to Apple Maps
- added support for iOS 7.x
- improved the iPad look and feel. 1.5 11/19/2013 This version adds the capability to sort the fires from a distance from specified locations. Great for determining if fires are near your house when you are not at home...

To use it press and hold on the map to select a location. 1.2 02/17/2013 This version includes:-
- fire area maps where available
- the ability to see a fire within the Google Maps App
- the TFS Twitter Feed (under Information)
- definitions of the colours of the satellite hotspots... 1.1 01/11/2013 1.0 12/12/2012