Evac Go Plan
A household evacuation planner for BC and Alberta residents that turns a region's evacuation-order and alert system into a ready-to-go family plan with checklists, route options, and a reunification protocol.
Families in wildfire-prone BC and Alberta communities who want an evacuation plan before the order comes
- Pre-built go-bag and pet checklist with the items that actually matter (medications, ID, insurance docs, phone chargers)
- Two pre-planned evacuation routes per household, mapped against current fire perimeters and road closures
- Family reunification protocol with automated SMS if the power is out, using a low-bandwidth fallback
- Yearly 'fire season ready' reminder that walks the household through the plan in 10 minutes
The Kamloops article notes that the fire is human-caused under hot, dry, windy conditions, and firefighters are explicitly asking the public to be vigilant; this is the exact moment households realize they do not have a plan.
BC 2025 burned 886,300 hectares (well above 10-year avg) with dozens of evacuation orders/alerts; Kamloops fire is trending 200+ on Google Trends CA, indicating acute spike-driven demand each fire season.2025 BC Wildfire Season: Smaller but still impactful with over 886k hectares burned ↗Wildfire Season Summary - Province of British Columbia ↗
WildFire-Ready (a solo-dev tracker) is the closest competitor and explicitly does NOT do plan generation; PrepareBC and Canada.ca only offer static printable forms, so the 'order-feed → ready plan' niche is largely open but not empty.WildFire-Ready - Apps on Google Play ↗Make an Emergency Plan - canada.ca ↗
No paid evacuation-planning apps surfaced; the incumbent tracker is free and the government actively gives plans away for free, creating a strong free-alternative anchor that suppresses willingness to pay.WildFire-Ready - Apps on Google Play ↗Make your emergency plan - Province of British Columbia ↗
Wildfire frequency and area burned in BC/Alberta remain structurally elevated due to climate trends; the 10-year average is already a high baseline and the 2025 season alone hit 886k ha, confirming a durable multi-decade problem.Statistics & Geospatial Data - Province of British Columbia ↗Wildfire status - Alberta.ca ↗
Buildable but non-trivial: requires ingesting live BC/Alberta evacuation order/alert feeds, route/rendezvous logic, and offline-capable checklists; achievable solo in a few months, but real-time data integrations and reliable geo-routing raise scope.Wildfire maps and data - Alberta.ca ↗Plan, prepare, stay informed - Province of British Columbia ↗