Plans
The live bushfire map and your alerts are free for everyone, and always will be. Supporters pay for extras that cost us money to run and help keep the lights on. Teams put a whole crew on one live map.
Always free
Free
Every fire, warning and hotspot in Australia on one map, with alerts for the place you care about.
$0
No ads. No trial. Nothing to sign up for to see the map.
- Official incidents and warnings from all eight state and territory fire services
- Warning areas, fire areas and planned burns
- Satellite hotspots, updated every few minutes
- Fire danger, wind, air quality and smoke, thunderstorms and dry lightning risk
- Road closures and power outages
- 2D and 3D terrain maps
- 1 watch zone, with push alerts to your phone or computer
- Field tools: your position with MGA grid reference, Field mode, pins, recorded tracks and GPX export
For individuals
Supporter
Extra imagery, aircraft and fire analysis for people who follow fires closely.
$19 / year
3-day free trial. Cancel any time. Prices include GST.
3-day free trial. Price and billing through Google Play.
- Everything in Free, plus:
- HD aerial imagery (10–50 cm) in NSW, VIC, QLD and the ACT
- Recent satellite imagery of the whole country
- Live firefighting aircraft tracking
- Possible Ignitions: storm-linked new-fire detection, with opt-in alerts
- Ember attack and fire spread zones
- Fire history playback, up to 30 days
- 3D wind analysis
- 10 watch zones, including whole states
For crews and brigades
Team
See where your whole crew is and has been, live, on the same map.
- Crew · 5 peopleA$149/yr or A$19/mo
- Strike team · 10 peopleA$249/yr or A$32/mo
- Brigade · 25 peopleA$499/yr or A$59/mo
One payment for the whole team. Prices include GST. Monthly suits fire season.
To join a team, open the invite link or enter the 6-character code your team owner sends you.
- Everything in Supporter, for every member, plus:
- Everyone's live position on the map, about every 30 seconds, with their trail for the last 2 hours or the whole shift
- Keeps sharing with the screen off in the Android app
- Team pins: water points, hazards and staging areas everyone can see
- Check-in: OK, Returning or Need help
- An alert when a member is inside a fire's predicted spread (30 min, 1 h, 2 h) or ember zone
- SOS to the whole team, then Call 000 with your grid reference to read out
- Alerts to the team when someone has not updated for 15 min or not moved for 30 min (the owner sets the times)
- Join by invite link or code; sharing switches itself off after your shift
Compare plans
| Feature | Free | Supporter | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fires and warnings | |||
| Official incidents and warnings, all states | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Warning areas and fire areas | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Satellite hotspots | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Named fire pages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ember attack and fire spread zones | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Possible Ignitions | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fire history playback | — | ✓30 days | ✓30 days |
| Conditions and impact | |||
| Fire danger, wind, smoke, storms, lightning risk | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Road closures and power outages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D wind analysis | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Firefighting aircraft tracking | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Imagery | |||
| Street, satellite, hybrid and terrain base maps | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HD aerial imagery (NSW, VIC, QLD, ACT) | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recent satellite imagery | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Alerts | |||
| Watch zones with push alerts | 1 | 10 | 10each member |
| In the field | |||
| Position, MGA grid reference and Field mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pins, recorded tracks and GPX export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Share a position as a link | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Your team | |||
| Live positions of the whole team, with trails | — | — | ✓ |
| Sharing with the screen off (Android app) | — | — | ✓ |
| Team pins | — | — | ✓ |
| Check-in status | — | — | ✓ |
| SOS to the team | — | — | ✓ |
| No-update and not-moving alerts | — | — | ✓ |
| Alert when inside a predicted fire spread | — | — | ✓ |
| Team size | — | — | 5, 10 or 25 |
Questions
- Is the map really free?
- Yes. Everything you need to know where fires are and what the fire services are saying is free, with no ads. Safety information is never behind a paywall. The paid plans cover things that cost us money per user: imagery licences, aircraft data and the servers behind team sharing.
- Do team members each need a Supporter subscription?
- No. Everyone in a team with an active Team plan gets every Supporter feature while they are in it. The team owner pays once for the team; members join free with the invite.
- Can I cancel?
- Any time. A cancelled plan keeps working to the end of the period you paid for. The free map stays free.
- Does it work on iPhone?
- Yes, in Safari, and you can add it to your home screen. On an iPhone, team sharing works while Firewatch is open; only the Android app can keep sharing with the screen off. To get SOS and team alerts on an iPhone, add Firewatch to your Home Screen (Share, then Add to Home Screen), open it from there and turn alerts on.
- Who can see my location?
- Nobody, unless you are in a team and turn sharing on. Then only the members of that team see it, and it switches itself off after your shift. See the privacy policy.
- Is team sharing a safety-of-life system?
- No. It helps a crew keep track of each other. It does not replace radios, agency systems or calling Triple Zero (000) in an emergency. An SOS alerts your team only; Firewatch never contacts emergency services for you, and the SOS screen puts Call 000 and your grid reference in front of you.
Hipponics Firewatch is independent and not a government service. In an emergency, follow the advice of your state fire service and call 000.