BC Wildfire Service

The OFFICIAL BC Wildfire Service app for situational awareness throughout BC

Province of British Columbia, Canada · ca.bc.gov.WildfireInformation

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.6.0 (95)
Updated: Oct 20, 2022 (3 years ago)
APK size: 9.7 MB
Requires: Android 5.0+ (API 21)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Tools (app)
Permissions: 13 (6 sensitive)
Website: bcwildfire.ca
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

BC Wildfire Service is an app by Province of British Columbia, Canada in the Tools category. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 13 permissions, 6 of them sensitive, including precise location, camera and record audio.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

The OFFICIAL BC Wildfire Service App provides real-time wildfire information to the public on their mobile device: ------------------------------------------ Interactive Wildfire Map ------------------------------------------ A simple to use map that allows you to be aware of the situation around you. The map includes the ability to view the following layers: - BC Wildfire – Active Fires - BC Wildfire – Declared Out - BC Wildfire Fire Perimeters - BC Wildfire Fire Centre Boundaries - BC Wildfire Fire Danger Rating - BC Wildfire Bans & Prohibitions - BC Wildfire Area Restrictions - BC Parks and Recreation Site Information (closures) - Evacuation Alert & Order Information - Drive BC events - Near Me functionality - Search Functionality ------------------------------------------ Advisories ------------------------------------------ A listing of the current "Bans and Prohibitions", "Evacuation Orders and Alerts" and "Restricted Area Notifications" ------------------------------------------ Current Wildfire Statistics ------------------------------------------ Statistics for the current "active" fires as well as the current Wildfire Year. ------------------------------------------ Notifications ------------------------------------------ Customize how your push notifications will be delivered to you when the BC Wildfire Service application is not running. You can register for "Latest News" and "Near Me" notifications. ------------------------------------------ Latest News ------------------------------------------ A listing of the latest information published by the BC Wildfire Service. ------------------------------------------ Report a Fire ------------------------------------------ Submit an electronic Report a Fire right from your device, including photos and other information that will be useful to the BC Wildfire Service in responding to the report.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Oct 20, 2022.
Certificate issued to “BCGOV” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Oct 20, 2022
Validated against Google Play Oct 20, 2022
Signed byCN=BCGOV, OU=BCGOV, O=BCGOV, C=CA
Signing certificate (SHA-1)C0:CC:12:DF:AD:B4:FE:D3:92:F2:C0:C5:17:7D:8F:15:36:37:E7:FF
File MD592fc1742fb90cc5ff57ce1cf105e2519
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (13)

BC Wildfire Service requests 13 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
GPS android.hardware.location.gps
Microphone android.hardware.microphone