Active Fires and Fosberg Fire Index (Premium Layer)

Tomorrow.io’s platform provides two core tools for fire monitoring and situational awareness: the Fire Index and the Active Fires Layer. These layers support disaster preparedness, safety planning, and real-time response.

🔒 This feature is part of Tomorrow.io’s premium offering. For access, contact your Tomorrow.io Account Team or sales@tomorrow.io.

Active Fires Layer

This map layer displays real-time fire detection data based on satellite inputs. Each flame icon represents a point of interest, categorized by certainty:

To view this layer:

1. Open the Map View
2. Toggle on the Active Fires layer
3. Use zoom and filtering tools to explore areas of interest

Fire Index (Fosberg FWI)

The Fosberg Fire Weather Index (FWI) quantifies potential fire behavior severity based on forecasted weather conditions.

• Scale: 0 to 100 (higher values indicate more intense fire conditions)
• Inputs: Wind speed, temperature, and relative humidity

Update Frequency and Coverage

Viewing Fire Data on the Platform

To explore fire risk or detection data:

1. Navigate to the Trends tab
2. Select Fire Index or Active Fires from the parameter list
3. View data visualized on the map in yellow (FWI) and icon markers (Fires)

Accessing via API

Developers can access the following:

• Fire Index (Fosberg FWI)
• Active Fires Detection

This supports use cases such as:

• Triggering automated alerts
• Integrating fire risk into emergency response workflows
• Feeding fire data into internal dashboards or public applications

For implementation guidance, refer to our API documentation.

Need Help?

For assistance with fire data layers or integration, reach out to your Account Team or email support@tomorrow.io.