VicEmergency

Download VicEmergency APK

com.naturallybeing.fireready · by Department of Justice and Community Safety

Latest Version: 6.8.0 • Updated: Mar 15, 2026

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About VicEmergency

VicEmergency is the official Victorian Government app for emergency warnings and information. Download VicEmergency, set up a user profile and watch zones to ensure you receive official warnings and information for areas that interest you. Watch the VicEmergency video at www.youtube.com/channel/UCskGgVGdfEp1C3BMiiwAyzQ To review support articles or submit a request, visit support.emergency.vic.gov.au Main Features: • Live incident map showing current warnings, planned burns and other types of incidents across Victoria.*** • Simple to create a profile and use watch zones that ensure you get official warnings for your local area. Warnings and information* are pushed out to a user's phone when issued by Victoria’s emergency services. • GPS integration to determine your current location** and surrounding incidents. • Emergency Warnings, Warnings, Advice and information as issued by Victoria’s emergency services • Share incidents and warnings with friends and family. • View forecast Fire Danger Ratings on the map. • View today's and tomorrow’s Total Fire Ban status. * Your device must have an internet connection to receive warnings and information issued by Victorian emergency services. ** To view your current location, GPS must be switched on and location functionality enabled. *** Map symbols represent the origin of the emergency, not its current location or spread. The VicEmergency app is just one tool to assist you to access warnings and information about emergencies, however you should never rely on just one information channel. Emergency services use a range of other information channels including SKY TV, ABC local radio, some commercial and designated community radio stations, VicEmergency Hotline on 1800 226 226, VicEmergency website on www.emergency.vic.gov.au and VicEmergency Twitter and Facebook. What's New in this Version? • Addition of other types of emergencies e.g. flood, earthquake, storms, tsunami, shark sightings etc • Addition of user profile so watch zones can be accessed across multiple devices • Integration of user profiles and watch zones with the VicEmergency website • Addition of landscape view for all screens • Addition of custom tone for notifications • Addition of edit function for all aspects of watch zones • Addition of warning notifications by email Are you getting a message asking Allow "VicEmergency" to access to your location? You need to allow access to see incidents and warnings for your current location. The steps for this will vary depending on your device, model and version of android, but should be similar to this: • Open device settings • Select applications • Select manage applications • Choose VicEmergency from the list • Tick the ‘show notifications’ box at the top of the screen

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Every VicEmergency APK on APK.now is automatically scanned and the cryptographic signature is verified against the original publisher's certificate (Department of Justice and Community Safety). Files that fail verification are removed before they ever reach the catalog.

Enable 'Install from unknown sources' for your browser (or the file manager you use to open the APK) under Settings → Apps → Special access. Tap the downloaded VicEmergency APK, confirm the prompts, and Android installs it just like any app from the Play Store.

The latest VicEmergency version available on APK.now is 6.8.0. We track new releases from Department of Justice and Community Safety continuously and add them to the catalog as soon as they pass verification.

Yes — every VicEmergency APK and every version on APK.now is free to download. We never gate downloads behind sign-up, surveys, or paywalls.

APK.now keeps a full archive of every VicEmergency release, including older versions that the Play Store has already replaced. The APKs work on devices without Google Play Services (Huawei, GrapheneOS, Amazon Fire) and are signature-verified so you can be confident the file is genuine.