Understanding Map Layers

Available Map Layers

The map supports a wide range of data layers that can be toggled from the Layer Panel. Availability depends on your subscription tier and which layers the site administrator has enabled.

Incident Layers

• CAD / PulsePoint Incidents — Live incident markers from dispatch feeds.
• CHP Traffic Incidents — California Highway Patrol traffic incidents.

Fire Layers

• CAL FIRE Incidents — Active CAL FIRE incidents.
• CAL FIRE Perimeters — Fire perimeter polygons from CAL FIRE.
• NIFC Wildfires — National Interagency Fire Center active wildfires.
• NGFS Fire Alerts — Next Generation Fire System alerts.
• VIIRS/MODIS Thermal Hotspots — Satellite-detected heat signatures from NASA FIRMS (Pro+).
• Satellite Burned Area — Satellite imagery of burned areas (Pro+).

Weather Layers

• NWS Weather Alerts — National Weather Service watches, warnings, and advisories as map polygons.
• Xweather Radar — Live radar overlay (Pro+).
• Xweather Wind — Wind speed and direction overlay (Pro+).
• Xweather Lightning — Lightning strike data (Pro+).
• RAWS Stations — Remote Automated Weather Stations showing fire-weather observations.
• Synoptic Stations — Mesonet weather station data (Pro+).
• Spot Forecasts — NWS spot forecast locations.

Infrastructure Layers

• Power Outages — Current power outage areas.
• SCE PSPS Areas — Southern California Edison Public Safety Power Shutoff zones.
• Evacuation Zones — Genasys evacuation zone overlays.
• Fire Stations — Fire station locations.

Other Layers

• Aircraft Tracking — Live ADS-B aircraft positions, useful for tracking firefighting aircraft (Pro+).

Layer availability may change as the administrator adjusts the tier feature matrix. If a layer isn't visible in your panel, it may require a higher subscription tier.