Nearcast helps you stay aware of hazards near the places you care about across Canada — wildfires, evacuations, air quality (AQHI), and fire weather — using publicly available open data.
WHAT NEARCAST DOES
• See active wildfires and nearby evacuations on a live map
• Track Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) in your selected regions
• Check fire-weather context (FWI) near your saved places
• Save home, family, or travel spots and watch a radius around them
• Get optional local phone alerts after Nearcast refreshes live feeds
• Share a place update with family via Messages or Mail
IMPORTANT
Nearcast is independent and unofficial. It is not affiliated with the Government of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, provincial wildfire agencies, or any emergency service. It does not issue or replace Alert Ready / wireless emergency alerts.
In an emergency, call 9-1-1. Always follow local authorities and official alert systems.
COVERAGE NOTES
• Wildfires and AQHI: broader Canadian open-data coverage
• Evacuation polygons: currently strongest for British Columbia
• Notifications are local and evaluated when the app refreshes — not guaranteed background emergency delivery
Privacy-first: saved places, regions, and preferences stay on your device. Nearcast does not continuously track your live GPS.
Privacy: https://nearcast.securitygeek.io/privacy.html
Support: https://nearcast.securitygeek.io/support.html
