The Fire Weather Alert System (FWAS) is a vital tool designed to support firefighters on the front lines by providing timely and critical weather information. This app is specifically designed to provide wildland firefighters alerts and notifications for changing weather conditions based on user-set thresholds. The app also provides convenient access to RAWS data, Zone Fire Weather Forecasts, and other important fire weather information.
This app recently released an updated version that includes some of the following features:
– Push notifications
– Lightning alerts
– Ground-based lightning detections
– Access to NWS spot weather forecasts
– Cell coverage as a map layer
– Access to windy cameras
– Access to NWS Fire Weather Matrices
In short, FWAS not only empowers firefighters with accurate weather insights but also helps safeguard communities by enabling timely responses to emerging fire threats.For more information and a quick start guide, be sure to click here!
Another website that is free and user-friendly is the U.S. Forest Service ‘Wildfire Risk to Communities’. This website is an interactive website that has maps, charts, and resources to help communities understand, explore, and reduce wildfire risk.
The recent update in the website includes the latest data on vegetation, weather, and fire behavior models. Interested in how you can help your community reduce wildfire risk? This is the place to start! To view the website and more information, be sure to click here!