Fire safety app simulates wildfires and shows a route to avoid them

By Edd Gent

Wildfires rampaging through rural communities are becoming a worryingly common sight thanks to climate change. A new mobile app could help guide those who are stuck onto a path to safety by providing simple directions like those given in maps applications.

In recent years, massive wildfires in the US, Australia and Greece have led to scores of deaths, and there is a growing scientific consensus that these disasters will become more frequent as the planet continues to warm.

“It’s a very serious problem,” says Andreas Kamilaris at the CYENS Center of Excellence …