Tower 5: Wildfire Intelligence
Real-time fires, risk & alerts
Free
Real-time wildfires, smoke, fire warnings, and property-level risk profiles for any U.S. address. Free. Now available on iPhones running iOS 18 and newer.
Tower 5 is the easiest way to understand wildfire risk in your neighborhood — and across the United States.
Whether you own a home in a fire-prone area, work in insurance underwriting, or just want to know when smoke is coming, Tower 5 puts the same federal data fire managers rely on into one map you can actually read.
LIVE WILDFIRE INTELLIGENCE
- Active fire perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center
- Satellite hot-spot detections from NASA FIRMS, refreshed throughout the day
- Fire weather warnings from the National Weather Service
- Smoke plumes from NOAA's Hazard Mapping System
- A 96-hour rainfall timeline (past 24h to next 72h)
- Real-time air temperature and surface wind across the country
WILDFIRE RISK CONTEXT
- Historical fire perimeters going back over a century
- U.S. Drought Monitor severity, refreshed weekly
- Tap any location to see every signal stacked in one popup
PROPERTY RISK PROFILE
Search any U.S. address to generate a comprehensive wildfire-risk profile:
- Wildfire Hazard Potential rating
- Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) classification
- Future climate-adjusted burn probability
- Surface fuel model — what would carry a fire here
- Historical fires within 16 miles
- Closest fire stations, hospitals, evacuation shelters
Profiles are saved to your account so you can compare properties or revisit them later.
PREMIUM (OPTIONAL)
Tower 5 Premium unlocks advanced map layers — Hazard Potential, Future Risk, Energy Release Component, Surface Fuel Models, Wind, Drought, Hospitals, Shelters, and Power Lines — plus unlimited saved property profiles and PDF/CSV export.
7-day free trial, then $9.99/month. Subscription is managed at tower5.org/upgrade.
WHO IT'S FOR
- Homeowners in fire-prone areas
- Insurance underwriters and risk analysts
- Real estate buyers researching a property
- Land managers and emergency planners
- Anyone who's ever wondered "how close is that fire?"
DATA SOURCES
National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), NASA FIRMS, NOAA, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey, LANDFIRE, National Weather Service, U.S. Drought Monitor, USGS SILVIS Lab, Department of Energy / HSIP. Per-layer attribution is available inside the app.
LIMITATIONS
Tower 5 is informational only. The app does not replace Wireless Emergency Alerts, NWS broadcasts, or guidance from your local fire authority. Always cross-check critical decisions with official sources.
PRIVACY
Tower 5 collects only the minimum data needed to authenticate your account and run your risk profiles. We do not sell user data. No third-party advertising SDKs.
Privacy policy: https://tower5.org/privacy
Terms of service: https://tower5.org/terms
Ratings & Reviews
v1.1 expands Tower 5 compatibility to iPhones running iOS 18 and newer. The same federally-sourced wildfire intelligence, on more devices.
The developer, Snoflo.org LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- Search History
- Identifiers
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Snoflo.org LLC
- Size
- 33.2 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Snoflo.org LLC