CAFMS Newsletter

December 17, 2014

Volume 4 Issue 4

My Phone is on Fire!
Apps to Help Keep you Safe, Entertained, and in the Right Place on the
Fire Line!
Avenza PDF Maps
Features: Read geospatial PDF,

GeoTIFF, and GeoPDF Maps

Access thousands of maps in the
Avenza Map Store
Upload your own Maps
View your location using GPS
Plot Photos
Measure distances and areas - save
measurements to line data with the
ability to import and export lines (as
KML)
Availability: Android / Apple ios
Cost: Free

GPS Kit Pro

Features: Designed for Outdoor
activities.
Fast Map performance & Tracking
Multiple Map Overviews available.
Offline workflow with cached maps
Availability: Apple ios
Cost: $9.99

Peak AR

Features: Experience the

panorama of the peaks
surrounding you.
Have you ever wondered What is
the name of that prominent peak
over there? find the answer
simply by taking a look through
the camera of your device.
Availability: Apple ios / Android
Cost: FREE

Google Earth

Features: Fly around

the planet at the swipe
of your finger.
Explore your
surrounding from a
birds eye view.
Browse layers
including roads,
boarders, places,
photos and more.
Availability: Apple ios
/ Android
Cost: FREE

National Weather Service Mobile

Features: Create and review spot requests.
Full site functionality
Availability: Apple / Android
Cost: FREE

Weather Underground
Features: Hyper Local weather forecasts
Interactive Radar / Satellite / Active Fire
Perimeters
Live data from personal weather stations
RAWS Stations
Availability: Apple / Android
Cost: FREE

 Features: Simple yet powerful.

Shows real time lightning and Active Fire
Perimeters with updated information from 209
reports.
Availability: Apple / Android
Cost: $1.99

Firefighter RH Calculator
Features: Basic relative humidity
calculator
Input air temperature, wet
bulb temperature, elevation
and click the bottom
Units need to be in
Fahrenheit and feet
Availability: Android
Cost: Free
Burnt Planet
Features: Access MODIS sensors
Global Natural Resource and Land
Management tool. It provides real time access
to global hotspot data generated by the MODIS
sensors aboard the Terra & Aqua satellites.
Availability: Apple ios/ Android
Cost: Free

IRPG-NWCG/IRPG-Full Wildland
Firefighter
Features: Reference of the
Incident Response Pocket Guide
Standard Firefighting
Orders
Fireline Handbook
Red Book
Rx Fire Burn Templates
Add your own files
And More!
Availability: Android /
Cost: Free & $3.87

Wildfire info / Wildfire Pro

Features: Geared to get info into the hands of wildland
firefighters prior to arriving on site
Fire incidents info from FireWhat.com
Fire perimeter mapping
Fire calculators
Quick reference guides - safety, weather,
operations, and size up reports
Fire maps with custom overlays - severe weather
warnings and NEXRAD radar
Availability: Apple (Info) & Android (Pro)
Cost: Free (Info) & $4.99 (Pro)
Info updated on a regular basis

Wildland Toolkit
Features: Reference Guide &
Calculator
RH & Dewpoint
Fine Dead Fuel Moisture
Probability of Ignition
Flame Length
Rate of Spread
Scorch Height
Direction of Max Spread
Effective Wind Speed
Availability: Apple
Cost: $5.99

Compass
Shows Latitude and
Longitude quickly for
size up reporting.

This list of Apps was put together by Jason Hattersley a USFS employee on the George Washington
and Jefferson National Forest, James River and Warm Springs Ranger District. He presented these at
the Central Appalachians Fire Learning Network meeting on November 5, 2014 in Warm Springs,
VA.

Happy Holidays from Us to You! We Hope its a

Time Filled with Fun, Family, Friends and if
you are Lucky, Fire!

Linville Gorge August 2014

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