Everyone needs to know about this new Google Maps safety feature

[Chris Smith]

• Google announced a new Maps and Search safety feature that will make it easier to manage wildfire-related situations.
• Google Maps and Search will both display a wildfire boundary map that will be updated every hour, almost in real-time. That way, users will know what areas to avoid and receive alerts if they're in the proximity of a fire.
• The feature uses live imagery for satellites combined with Google's mapping algorithms to represent on the map the extent of a wildfire faithfully.

Google already provides SOS alerts inside its products, including Search and Maps, that cover natural disasters as well as health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. They help to keep you safe on your trips.

This week, the company announced another safety feature that will soon be available from its apps, and it's one that everyone should be aware of. Going forward, Google will display near real-time information about wildfires, complete with an actual representation on the map of the impacted areas.

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