Wildfire & Incident Tracking

• Watch Duty: Real-time, verified wildfire alerts, perimeter maps, and evacuation updates monitored by responders. Available as a free mobile app.
• InciWeb: The official interagency all-risk incident information system for tracking wildland fire perimeters and official status reports.

Air Quality & Smoke Maps

• AirNow Fire and Smoke Map: A joint tool by the EPA and USFS displaying local Air Quality Index (AQI) readings, PM2.5 levels, and smoke plumes.
• PurpleAir: Hyper-local, crowdsourced real-time AQI data using hyper-localized sensors.

Wind & Weather Forecasts

• Windy.com: Interactive wind vector and satellite maps showing real-time wind speed, direction, temperature, and atmospheric pressure.
• National Weather Service: Official source for Red Flag Warnings, heat advisories, and localized severe weather watches.
• Mountain-Forecast.com: Detailed elevation-specific weather forecasts for thousands of mountain peaks, offering localized temperature, wind speed, and weather updates at different altitudes