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title: "Emergency WA - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in Australia | Apple App Store"
description: "The Emergency WA app is Western Australia’s trusted, official source for fast and accurate information during emergencies – helping you make informed decisions to stay safe. Information on Emergency W"
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# Emergency WA — Australia
> Official alerts and warnings

![Emergency WA App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/d4/cf/6f/d4cf6f09-1518-00dc-70d0-cdd4a81beab1/AppIcon-production-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-11-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Department of Fire and Emergency Services](https://apptail.io/developer/department-of-fire-and-emergency-services-flV) (Australia)
**Category:** News
**Rating:** 4.0/5 (182 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** au.gov.wa.dfes.emergencywa
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** Australia
**Version:** 1.4.1 (released 2026-01-05)
**Original Release:** 2024-12-21
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/app/id6738075801)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/australia](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/australia)

## Emergency WA Description
The Emergency WA app is Western Australia’s trusted, official source for fast and accurate information during emergencies – helping you make informed decisions to stay safe. Information on Emergency WA comes directly from emergency responders.

The app provides all the features of the Emergency WA website with the ability to set up customised notifications so you receive the types of alerts that are important to you.

Key Features:

- Set custom watch zones to receive alerts and warnings for specific areas.
- Receive near real-time notifications about emergencies that impact you.
- Choose which alert types you receive, including fires, storms, floods, burn-offs, Total Fire Bans and Fire Danger Ratings plus many more.
- Experience all features of the app as a Guest or create an Account to receive notifications across multiple devices.
- Listen to live, local emergency radio broadcasts.
- Upload your MyBushfirePlan for quick access and to share it with friends and family.
- Tailor the app to receive accessible emergency information in multiple formats.

Emergency WA is managed by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services on behalf of the Government of Western Australia.

## Emergency WA Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/5b/82/15/5b821511-ca89-545b-8d40-d21927437fc5/iPhone_A_App_Store_1.jpg/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/e3/86/58/e386582f-9a2e-40ad-8ac5-8837d4f481aa/iPhone_A_App_Store_2.jpg/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/fc/9c/43/fc9c43a3-ac06-d9a5-213c-22131f1bad92/iPhone_A_App_Store_3.jpg/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/29/c7/8b/29c78be6-0943-3d6a-fd65-c09f0337c460/iPhone_A_App_Store_5.jpg/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/56/12/ae/5612ae8a-c380-50f7-f10b-bf8a59858c0f/6_5_NO_6.jpg/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/8a/6c/34/8a6c34f1-8523-24f4-f505-16da4729a03f/iPhone_A_App_Store_4.jpg/1284x2778.png)

## Emergency WA Rating Breakdown in Australia
- 5 stars: 114 (63%)
- 4 stars: 16 (9%)
- 3 stars: 15 (8%)
- 2 stars: 15 (8%)
- 1 stars: 22 (12%)

## Emergency WA Reviews in Australia

### **--- "If only I knew what the alert was"
I keep getting alerts for where I live, but I have absolutely no idea what they are, am I in danger, is there a maniac on the rampage, a fire, what? What is the point of alerts in your area if you give no details? I can’t take a picture of the page cause you don’t allow it, but it says time reported, response, updated and reported, I mean, what am I looking at? Nothing.
-- Vyon, 2025-02-23

### ***-- "Strange notification"
A few days after downloading the app, it notified me I had been in a car accident. I was in a rideshare, stopped at traffic lights. It came up with a big button to call 000. Glad I didn’t accidentally press it! I’m guessing bugs like this will be fixed in time.
-- DiscoDove, 2025-02-17

### ****- "Great app - just needs a bit of polish"
Runs smoothly, loads quickly and organises the info for each warning site easily.

Love that I can jump easily through the sections for each advice zone.

Pretty timely update in-line with bushfire.io for all official advice released during dunsborough fires.

So easy to  just tap the evac, wildlife and telephone numbers in the advice and it opens the browser/phone apps without extra effort. 

 Can get a bit spammy with the advice updates but the app always has a little “pls note” section at the top at least it’s easy to check without getting confused about what has changed (or not).

Accessibility:

- if you use IOS text/UI zoom the map gets tricky to navigate because the advice pop up takes so much screen up

- my oldies can’t see/understand the map navigation icons easily which hindered teaching them how to  monitor bushfire advice on rural property

- also takes a moment to learn that each coloured area is an ADVICE zone not where the fire necessarily is yet (caused some confusion for grandies in  dunsborough about which advice they were to follow; go or stay) 

Would be ideal to also see features used on bushfire.io so i can finally get off that app :P

- wind direction indicators 

- suspected hotspot indicators (from satellite imagery)

- subscribe to SMS or email notifications for a fire area and/or add people to the list to get them too eg. Family  (premium option)
-- caitlinb1234wa, 2025-02-17

### ****- "Helpful with Room to Improve"
It’s great that I can set multiple watch zones; it’d also be great to decide if those are locality (or LGA, if need be) based or a circle centred on a particular location. Having a circle around a costal town ends up capturing too far along the coast or not far enough inland; likewise, if I want to see all of North Coastal, I either need to include most of Stirling or much of Melville
-- ex_SES, 2025-02-17

### ***-- "Apps not so great"
Great for warnings and can setup for local warnings. But can no longer login anymore, comes up with “null value” also keeps coming up with an error when you click on the notifications that pop up on your phone it goes to the app with an oops page and an error.
-- Fellas12, 2025-02-14

### *---- "Cyclone warning is wrong"
Cyclone warning is wrong BOM says we should be on yellow alert but your system we have no warning. This is so dangerous. Bring back old system.
-- Aaron_b91, 2025-02-12

### **--- "Needs more"
Why not add main roads/travel map closures??
-- lahabb117, 2025-02-10

### ****- "App should retain settings"
It’s quite useful but app should retain previous settings such as location, satellite map and layers when opening. Like bushfire.io does.
-- eddystone lighthouse, 2025-02-07

### *---- "Woeful to navigate"
Getting notifications that then can’t find when opening app. Have no fire band and total fire ban advice. This needs to be improved. Website is much clearer.
-- 62argh, 2025-01-30

### ***-- "Slow!!!!!"
For an “official” app, it is extremely slow to update. You often have to quit the app and restart it before it updates. The map also lags when moving around on the map. There are 3rd party apps that are much better than this “official” one.
-- WozzaMe, 2025-01-30

### ***-- "It works"
The app works for the most part but it’s a bit glitchy as every time it opens it has an issue with getting authentication apparently and I’m unable to modify my watch zone or set up a new one as it keeps saying unable to connect to server
-- TheGreaseMonk, 2025-01-26

### ***** "Excellent Real Time Information"
Brilliant app which allows you to make informed decisions to ensure your family stays safe.
-- Dragonwolf444, 2025-01-24

### **--- "Too many notifications"
I’ve created a home watch zone, but the smallest radius of 5km is too large. I also can’t turn off Watch and Act, which means I get building fire and chemical spill notifications from the industrial area on other side of the freeway which do not impact me.

The emergency category is also too broad. A heatwave is NOT an emergency, and I do NOT need notifications every time this non-emergency is updated.
-- jumpinf00l, 2025-01-24

### ***** "Well designed and informative - crucial for safety"
Appreciate the effort that has gone into Emergency WA. The app is super easy to use and understand, and vital in staying up to date on warnings and fires.
-- Trev555000, 2025-01-22

### ***** "Radius"
I’m liking the app in general but as a rural resident the 5km radius from my area is not enough. We need to know where fires are further out from us as they can impact very quickly due to the landscape and lack of access roads in and out of our location. It would be great to have an option to increase the radius.
*EDIT: Contact from developer advised how to increase radius up to 100km by editing the slider bar. Thank you!!
-- Jacysharp, 2025-01-21

### ***** "Suggestion for Improved Radius Control in Emergency WA App"
Hello, Firstly, thank you for developing such a helpful app—it’s a fantastic tool for staying informed about emergencies. However, I believe it could be improved by offering better control over the radius for incident notifications. Currently, the app uses a “crow flies” radius, which can unintentionally cover a much larger area than desired, often encompassing most of WA. It would be more practical to have the ability to define boundaries based on specific regions or local government areas. For instance, it would be great to select notifications limited to the City of Swan rather than creating a manual radius. As it stands, I have to extend the boundary centre well beyond Bullsbrook to ensure I receive the notifications relevant to my area, which adds unnecessary coverage. This enhancement would make the app even more user-friendly and tailored for residents seeking updates relevant to their specific location. Thank you for considering this suggestion, and I look forward to seeing future improvements!
-- Lucas (perth), 2025-01-20

### ***-- "Doesn’t work yet"
Great concept but needs completion. Alerts don’t work, 2 bushfires in my preset alert areas in last 2 days and I received no notifications. Also app doesn’t show new incidents unless closed and restarted.
-- DS Petra, 2025-01-15

### ***** "👍"
Finally listened to me after many years of requesting this app. It’s perfect 👍
-- Samuel_Healey, 2025-01-15

### **--- "To many notifications"
I thought that by selecting an area or a number of areas, that would be all the notifications I would get. How do I narrow down the warning and other notifications to those areas I have selected only. I
-- Zombiewalker, 2025-01-13

### ***-- "Useful app but"
Needs a scale adding to the map
-- 7&amp;89@, 2025-01-13

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## Emergency WA Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | Australia | News | #1 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | News | #21 |
| Top Free | Australia | Overall | #28 |
| Top Free | Singapore | News | #32 |
| Top Free | Philippines | News | #34 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | News | #39 |
| Top Free | Ireland | News | #49 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | News | #49 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | News | #64 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | News | #75 |
| Top Free | Thailand | News | #80 |
| Top Free | Germany | News | #97 |
| Top Free | Denmark | News | #99 |
| Top Free | Austria | News | #102 |
| Top Free | South Africa | News | #108 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | News | #133 |
| Top Free | France | News | #150 |
| Top Free | Israel | News | #160 |
| Top Free | Canada | News | #169 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | News | #173 |
| Top Free | Belgium | News | #173 |
| Top Free | Italy | News | #199 |
| Top Free | Sweden | News | #209 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | News | #212 |
| Top Free | Hungary | News | #217 |
| Top Free | Japan | News | #218 |
| Top Free | Colombia | News | #219 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | News | #221 |
| Top Free | India | News | #229 |
| Top Free | Norway | News | #254 |
| Top Free | Brazil | News | #267 |
| Top Free | Argentina | News | #270 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | News | #402 |

## Emergency WA Discovered Keywords
- emergency
- emergency wa


## Emergency WA Available In
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/australia)
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/united-states)
- [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/brunei)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/belarus)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/canada)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/chile)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/china)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/denmark)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/estonia)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/united-kingdom)
- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/croatia)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/ireland)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/israel)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/south-korea)
- [Sri Lanka](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/sri-lanka)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/nigeria)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/norway)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/new-zealand)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/peru)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/poland)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/portugal)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/russia)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/saudi-arabia)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/sweden)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/thailand)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/turkey)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/taiwan)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/united-arab-emirates)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/south-africa)
- [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/emergency-wa-XwFu/bulgaria)

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