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Published by US Forest Service on 2024-05-30We have made it super easy to delete FWAS–Fire Weather Alert System account and/or app.
Table of Contents:
Guide to Delete FWAS–Fire Weather Alert System 👇
Things to note before removing FWAS:
- The developer of FWAS is US Forest Service and all inquiries must go to them.
- The GDPR gives EU and UK residents a "right to erasure" meaning that you can request app developers like US Forest Service to delete all your data it holds. US Forest Service must comply within 1 month.
- The CCPA lets American residents request that US Forest Service deletes your data or risk incurring a fine (upto $7,500 dollars).
↪️ Steps to delete FWAS account:
1: Visit the FWAS website directly Here →
2: Contact FWAS Support/ Customer Service:
- 23.53% Contact Match
- Developer: USDA Forest Service
- E-Mail: fwas.help@gmail.com
- Website: Visit FWAS Website
Deleting from Smartphone 📱
Delete on iPhone:
- On your homescreen, Tap and hold FWAS–Fire Weather Alert System until it starts shaking.
- Once it starts to shake, you'll see an X Mark at the top of the app icon.
- Click on that X to delete the FWAS–Fire Weather Alert System app.
Delete on Android:
- Open your GooglePlay app and goto the menu.
- Click "My Apps and Games" » then "Installed".
- Choose FWAS–Fire Weather Alert System, » then click "Uninstall".
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🎌 About FWAS–Fire Weather Alert System
1. These weather events are often predictable using local weather measurements and forecasts, but on-the-ground firefighters have historically lacked access to this information.
2. • Monitor Red Flag Warnings, Fire Weather Watches, Wind Advisories, Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, etc.
3. • Get custom weather alerts when wind speed, wind gust, relative humidity, air temperature, and precipitation exceed your set thresholds.
4. Many firefighters have been entrapped due to rapid changes in weather causing unexpected fire behavior.
5. • Access and read your local fire weather forecast.
6. The Fire Weather Alert System provides this access.
7. • See National Weather Service Active Alerts on the map and read the text.
8. • Select weather stations from a map and view data in graph and tabular form.
9. • See fire weather zone names and boundaries on the map.
10. • Alerts broadcast using in-app messages, text, and/or email.
11. • View incident name, type, size, and most recent perimeter (including smaller IA fires).
12. • Access RAWS, iRAWS, ASOS, and other station networks.
13. • RAWS/ASOS stations and short-term forecasts (HRRR model) are monitored.
