HRFE Dispatches
Fires, alarms, collisions and rescues, on the board the moment the call is dispatched, with the units and stations responding.
HRFE · Real-time dispatch · Halifax Regional Municipality
Every Fire & Emergency Call in HRM, the Moment It Goes Out.
Halifax Fire Alerts turns the region’s live fire-and-emergency dispatches, plus neighbour reports and daily burn restrictions, into one calm, readable feed. It also covers getting around: bridge status, live buses, road closures and winter driving conditions. Native on iOS and Android, and open in any browser.
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Live· HRFE DispatchNext check 4:47
- Structure Firenow
Structure Fire - Dartmouth
Pinecrest Dr, DartmouthDartmouth (Highfield Park)7 units - Medical1 min
Medical Assistance - Timberlea
Charles Rd, TimberleaTimberlea1 unit - Rescue2 min
Motor Vehicle Collision - Halifax
Farnham Gate Rd / Dunbrack StHalifax (Knightsridge Dr)2 units - Alarm3 min
Alarm Activation - Halifax
Armstrong Crt, HalifaxHalifax (Knightsridge Dr)3 units - Fire4 min
Outside Fire - Cole Harbour
Cole Harbour Rd, Cole HarbourCole Harbour1 unit
Illustrative example · not live incident data
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~5 min
the dispatch feed, around the clock
Coverage
Nova Scotia
every station across the province
Sources
9 Public
HRFE · police · NS · 511 · Transit · more
Price
Free
independent, no paywall
In the news
CBC News
Nova Scotia
“Halifax-area resident launches free emergency information hub for public.”Read the story on CBC News
Global News
Halifax
“Local software developer creates live emergency update app.”Watch the interview on Global News
Halifax Examiner
Morning File
“Free fire alerts.”Read the story on Halifax Examiner
Your Halifax Now
Community
“All Your Halifax Fire Alerts + More In One App? Yes Please.”Read the story on Your Halifax Now
What you get
The Whole Picture, Before the Sirens Fade.
Neighbour Reports
Police activity, ambulance calls and road closures your neighbours flag, plus official police & RCMP media releases.
Burn Restrictions
The province’s open-fire rules for every county, checked and posted daily through wildfire season.
Traffic, Transit & Roads
Bridge status, traffic cameras, live buses and ferries, road closures and winter driving conditions. More on all of it below.
Follow & Get Notified
Mute what you don’t need, follow the stations and areas you do, and get a push the instant something happens near you.
Getting around
Bridges, Buses and Roads, in the Same App.
Check the bridges before you leave, see where your bus actually is, and know which streets are closed. It’s all in the Traffic tab, with a Winter tab for the snowy months.
Bridges
Macdonald & MacKay Bridges
Traffic in each direction, closures and high-wind notices, plus Harbour Bridges news about planned overnight work. Turn on bridge alerts and you’ll hear about it when a bridge closes or backs up.
Cameras
Traffic Cameras
All four Harbour Bridges cameras and the provincial highway cameras around HRM, from Bedford and Waverley out to Tantallon.
Transit
Live Halifax Transit
Every bus and the Alderney and Woodside ferries on a live map. Look up a route, a bus number or your stop to see what’s coming, live or scheduled, and get a push when your route goes on detour.
Roads
Road Closures & Construction
HRM street closures and 511 highway closures, construction and incidents on one map. See what’s closed today and what’s coming up, with alerts for closures near you.
Winter
Winter Conditions
Environment Canada weather warnings for Halifax, and highway driving conditions from bare to snow-covered. The Winter tab takes over from Burn once burn season ends.
Widgets
Home Screen & Lock Screen
Bridge status and your next bus as home screen widgets. On iPhone, follow your bus on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island with a live countdown.
How it works
Set It Up Once. Stay Ahead After.
01Install
Get the App
Download the native app on iOS or Android, or open the web app in any browser. No account needed to start reading.
02Tune
Set Your Area
Pick the incident types, fire stations and neighbourhoods you actually care about. Everything else stays quiet.
03Stay ahead
Get Notified
Live alerts land the moment a call goes out, and again when a fire’s cause & origin is determined days later.
Independent by design
Built by a neighbour, not a government agency. We aggregate what’s already public and present it plainly, so you can see what’s happening, and decide for yourself.
Halifax Fire Alerts is not affiliated with or endorsed by HRFE, Halifax Regional Police, the RCMP, the Province of Nova Scotia, Halifax Transit or Halifax Harbour Bridges. Information can be delayed or incomplete. For an emergency, always call 911.
Data sources
- Halifax Regional Fire & EmergencyIncident dispatch feed
- Halifax Regional PolicePublic media releases
- Nova Scotia RCMP“H” Division news releases
- Province of Nova ScotiaOpen-fire (burn) restrictions
- 511 Nova ScotiaBridges, highway cameras, closures & winter roads
- Halifax Harbour BridgesBridge cameras & closure news
- Halifax TransitLive buses, ferries & service alerts
- HRM Open DataStreet closures & construction
- Environment CanadaWeather warnings for Halifax
One feed, everywhere
Native on Your Phone. A Browser Away on Everything Else.
iOS
Built in Swift
A true native app for iPhone: fast, offline-aware, with push alerts, home screen widgets and your bus on the Lock Screen.
Android
Built in Kotlin
Native Jetpack Compose on Android, with the same live feed, maps, widgets and notifications.
Web
Your Backup
No device to install on? Open the full app in any browser, the same feed, nothing to download.
Know sooner
Put Halifax’s Dispatches in Your Pocket.
Install the native app, or open the web app right now. Reading is free, and you can start without an account.
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