If there’s an active crisis in your current map view, you may find an alert with updates and safety information about the event. Active crises include wildfires, floods, and earthquakes.
Crisis-related alerts show up on your map if:
- You search for an area including a wildfire and are at the correct zoom level
- You select a navigation route that enters an area impacted by a crisis
Use the crisis sheet
In the alert, tap the crisis icon or alert card to expand the crisis sheet.
The sheet may also reveal more information, updates, and news articles related to the crisis.
Learn & share about the event
.Report road closures to help others navigate
.Send feedback about the crisis sheet
Understand crisis-related alerts
Alerts make emergency information from local, national, or international authorities easily accessible during a crisis. You can find that information highlighted on Google Maps. Examples of crisis information include emergency phone numbers, websites, or map visualizations for a detailed view.
Google Maps shows alerts for these natural disasters:
- Earthquakes
- Floods
- Hurricanes or typhoons
- Tropical storms
- Wildfires
Tip: Wildfire boundaries may not appear at all zoom levels.
Get information about active wildfires
You have multiple ways to find information about wildfires on Google Maps. This information may show up in different formats on your map.
Tip: In some locations, the Wildfires layer might be referred to as the "Bushfires" layer.
the Wildfires button.