NYC Alert
Live FDNY Alerts & Scanner
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
NYC Alert is the live FDNY feed for New York City: fires, emergencies and working jobs across all five boroughs, on a dark map, with FREE push notifications.
FIRSTALERT — OUR OWN EARLY-WARNING SYSTEM
The moment FDNY dispatch announces a box and corner, NYC Alert sends a FirstAlert card with the alarm box and its corner. The full alert follows as the call develops: the address once it is confirmed, then updates like all hands, second alarms and under control.
FREE PUSH NOTIFICATIONS
• Signal, box and address right in the notification, for example "10-77 | Box 0638 | address".
• Updates when a call escalates, or only the first alert. You choose.
• Pick your boroughs, FDNY or NYPD, incident types and the minimum level.
• Quiet hours, with Breaking alerts still coming through.
• FDNY house tones and MDT tones as alert sounds.
NEARBY ALERTS
Get alerted when something happens near you: 500 ft, 1,000 ft, ¼ mile or ½ mile. Nearby alerts sound 3 times and vibrate, even in quiet hours. Location is optional, used only for these alerts and never shared or shown to anyone.
LIVE MAP
Every incident as a pin on a dark map of the five boroughs, from the last 30 minutes to the last 24 hours. Turn on map layers: all FDNY firehouses (a house lights up when its company is on a job), FDNY EMS stations and the subway lines.
LIVE DISPATCH RADIO
A handheld-style radio with live FDNY dispatch for each borough. Scan them all, follow a new incident to its borough, and keep listening in the background.
UNITS — SEE WHO'S ON THE JOB
Every FDNY engine, ladder, rescue, squad and battalion, plus FDNY EMS. Units heard on calls rise to the top with the incident they're working. Tap one to open its call.
JOBS AND LIVE CAMERAS
Working incidents with their box, corner and address, filtered by borough and type, with the nearest live traffic cameras on each call.
COMMUNITY PHOTOS AND UPDATES
Photos and on-scene updates from Fire Buffs, News Media and NYC Alert staff. Buff photos are taken at the scene; written updates are checked before they appear. Report or block any post you don't want to see.
ALERT PLUS (OPTIONAL)
Everything above stays free. Alert Plus adds saved places (nearby alerts for home, work or school), 7- and 30-day history, radio replay of the last 60 minutes, a different tone for each alert type, and a supporter badge. Alert Plus is an auto-renewable subscription: $2.99 per month or $24.99 per year (US prices; prices vary by country). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings.
Terms of Use: https://nycalert.ai/terms
Privacy Policy: https://nycalert.ai/privacy
IMPORTANT
NYC Alert is not an emergency service and is not affiliated with the FDNY, NYPD or the City of New York. Alerts are based on public FDNY and NYPD radio and may be incomplete or wrong. In an emergency, call 911.
-Fixed a bug in the map loading
- Added video push notifications
- CRITICAL: Fixed an email verification bug preventing users from logging in
The developer, Austin Ayers, 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:
- Purchases
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Austin Ayers
- Size
- 64.9 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Realistic Violence
Profanity or Crude Humor
Medical Treatment information
Contains
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Alert Plus $2.99
- Alert Plus (Yearly) $24.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 NYC Alert