Hydrant Finder Downloads & RevenueHydrant Finder · App Store

HydrantFinder shows first responders the three nearest fire hydrants and fire plugs to wherever they're standing — with live compass arrows that keep pointing as you walk, and a map that turns with you.

HOW IT WORKS
• Open the app and the map centres on you with every hydrant within a kilometre plotted.
• The three nearest are ranked green, yellow and red. Anything within 150 m gets a live arrow on the Compass tab; the distance counts down as you move.
• Further away? Tap a hydrant on the map or in the list and the arrow appears.
• Heading-up or north-up map, your choice. One tap to recentre.
• "Point me there" jumps from the map to the compass; the map button opens walking directions in Apple Maps.

COVERAGE
HydrantFinder draws on open data published by water authorities and councils, and queries every source that covers your position:
• Barwon Water — Geelong, Bellarine, Surf Coast and Colac
• City of Melbourne — Melbourne CBD and inner suburbs
• Central Highlands Water — Ballarat and surrounds
Outside these areas the app will tell you no data is available. Coverage grows as more authorities publish their assets.

BUILT BY VOLUNTEERS
HydrantFinder was developed by CFA volunteers at Responder Technologies. A percentage of any profits is returned to the volunteer brigade.

IMPORTANT
This app is a support tool and is not to be relied upon. Hydrant positions come from third-party datasets that may be incomplete, out of date or inaccurate, and GPS accuracy varies — typically 3–5 m outdoors, worse near buildings. Always confirm hydrant locations on the ground and follow your brigade's procedures.

PRIVACY
Your location is used only while the app is open, only to find hydrants near you, and is never stored or sent anywhere other than the public data queries needed to fetch hydrant positions. No account, no tracking, no ads.

Questions or feedback: [email protected]