App Shopper: US Fires (News)

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Jun 01 '12	Version 1.7
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US Fires

iOS Universal

US Fires is designed to provide current data about wild fires for the different States in the USA. It takes information from both Inciweb.org and from USDA web sites to provide as much comprehensive information as possible.

With the initial download of the application you are provided with data for the state of Oklahoma. To access other states you must purchase them from within the application. The current price per State is at the tier 1 price bracket.

*** For this summer only, if you purchase 5 or more states - you can now access the fire information for ALL of the states. ***

The main screen is a map showing where you are located and where the fires are located, to help the user understand where the fires are in relation to their current location. It is also possible to overlay the fire information with the thermal satellite data from the USDA to help locate the fires. This map can be displayed as a Satellite image, a normal map or as a hybrid of both.

Please note that while the Satellite Thermal data is useful, it also will take time to load, and does take up significant memory on the iPhone and iPad. The application does download in a compressed format, and therefore reduces your data usage.

While all care has been taken to provide the information as accurately as possible, the application does rely on both an internet connection and on accurate data being provided by inciweb.org and USDA.

We do recommend that you utilize official forms of communication regarding fires to ensure your safety and follow their instructions. We take no responsibility on actions people take based on the information provided by this application.

We do ask that users send feedback to P4G directly, as without this feedback we can not fix your particular issue and make the application suit your needs.

This application has been written by people who live in Victoria, Australia and have seen the devastation and loss that can be done by wild fires (bush fires) and hope that applications such as this can provide some help to people to stay informed.

What's new

This version includes some modifications to try and get the most up to date fire data available.

Other fixes include, correctly handling the state of New Hampshire.

If you notice the data in the app is out of date please feel free to email feedback@p4g.biz to help determine where the problem is. We can only fix problems we know about.

Also please note that although this app is "free", it "only" provides data for Oklahoma. To get other states you must perform an inApp purchase of 0.99USD, although once you buy 5 ($4.95) then all states are provided at no extra cost.