Terms of Service
Last Updated: October 17, 2026
1. Agreement to Terms
By accessing or using Wildfire Map & Tracker (accessible from wildfiresmap.com), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site.
2. Critical Emergency & Life-Safety Disclaimer
WILDFIRE MAP & TRACKER IS AN INFORMATIONAL VISUALIZATION PLATFORM ONLY. IT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL EMERGENCY DISPATCH SERVICE OR LIFE-SAFETY EVACUATION SYSTEM.
Satellite thermal anomaly detections (NASA MODIS/VIIRS) and agency incident locations (NIFC WFIGS, CIFFC / NRCan) are subject to satellite orbit passes, cloud cover interference, atmospheric distortion, and sensor reporting latency. Satellite data may not show active fires immediately.
In the event of an active wildfire emergency: ALWAYS rely on official local emergency services, county sheriff notifications, 911 dispatch, and local broadcast media for official evacuation directives. Never make life-safety decisions based solely on satellite maps.
3. Use License & Prohibited Activities
Permission is granted to view, share, and embed data visualizations provided on Wildfire Tracker for personal, educational, research, and non-commercial public safety awareness.
Under this license, you expressly agree not to:
- Attempt to reverse engineer, tamper with, or disrupt the platform's real-time streaming tile infrastructure;
- Scrape automated requests at frequencies that exceed rate limits or degrade platform stability for other users;
- Generate automated, artificial, robotic, or fraudulent clicks or impressions on third-party advertisements or sponsored links displayed on the website;
- Misrepresent satellite thermal estimations as official government evacuation orders or legal certifications.
4. Advertising, Third-Party Links & Programmatic Content
Wildfire Tracker displays programmatic advertisements served by Google AdSense and third-party advertising exchanges to finance platform operations. Advertisers may use cookies and web beacons to serve personalized advertisements based on your prior browsing history. For details on how data is handled and how you can opt out of personalized advertising, please review our Privacy Policy.
Wildfire Tracker does not endorse, control, or assume liability for third-party websites, external landing pages, or advertisements linked through the platform. Interaction with third-party content is strictly at the user's own discretion and risk.
5. Open Government Data Attribution
Wildfire Tracker visualizes publicly accessible geospatial telemetry provided by governmental scientific agencies, including NASA FIRMS (Fire Information for Resource Management System), NOAA Hazard Mapping System, US EPA AirNow, NIFC (National Interagency Fire Center), and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) / CIFFC. Wildfire Tracker is an independent entity and is not directly affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by these agencies.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
The materials and data on Wildfire Tracker are provided on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis. Wildfire Tracker makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property.
7. Limitation of Liability
In no event shall Wildfire Tracker, its operators, or data suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data, property damage, personal injury, or business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the satellite mapping tools or data on Wildfire Tracker, even if an authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage.
8. Revisions and Governing Law
Wildfire Tracker may revise these Terms of Service at any time without prior notice. By using this website, you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms of Service. These terms are governed by and construed in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.
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