Tammy Henkel
This app is typical of the goverment adage of fix what is not broken. It is very slow to load and is not accurate half the time. It also no longer shows roads and communities like a map so it is almost impossible to identify where the fire is actually located. By the time the average persons takes the time to figure out the actual location of the fire people may be at risk. Bring back the old app, it was extremely functional and far more detailed for the user.
45 people found this review helpful
Robyn Perkins
Rarely loads and you have to cycle through force closing and reopening until it finally gives you a glimpse of functionality - a problem that never occurred for me with the old Alberta Wildfire app while it was available. When you are concerned that you may need to take the initiative to evacuate, you need fast and reliable information at your fingertips, not the current waste of time this app presents with its bonus of staring at a little fire load screen burning your time away.
25 people found this review helpful
benny_lemon
Uninstalled. App should open regardless if your location is on or if you've restarted. It's a disaster info & reporting app, not a system update. I installed, waited 4 mins for it to open before I gave up to troubleshoot. Took advice from other users, restarted phone. App opened @1 min, data loaded @1 min. Controls were buggy, slow. Any time map was adjusted it would chunk & reload. Oof. Use the Alberta Wildfire website via your web browser. You get all the info with none of the headache!
5 people found this review helpful