In any disaster event, any information which can be used for quick decision-making is greatly needed for the authority. This information can either be in digital or analog form and most probably scattered within different departments or agencies. Retrieval of this information then is of the utmost importance. With the advent of highspeed Internet and its wide usage and penetration, information dissemination now has changed - data availability is now at the touch of a button. Integral to all these is dissemination via the Internet through the use of online data repository. Among the most useful are spatial-data applications developed with the integration of Geographic Information System and the Internet. This paper will present an outline of the Forest Fire Information System (ForFIS), an online geographic information system developed by Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (ARSM) for monitoring and retrieving real time hotspots and forest fires. HIS not only contain information on hotspot and forest fire locations through satellite imagery, but it also monitors the Air Pollutant Index (API), which is retrieved from Department of Environment (DOE), and wind directions, retrieved from Malaysian Meteorological Department (MMD). Wind and API together with hotspot and forest fire imagery will eventually complement each other in understanding haze conditions in Malaysia. ForFIS is available online at http://fmrs.remotesensing.gov.my/his and currently being used by relevant agencies responsible in the management of forest fire and monitoring haze under the coordination of National Haze Committee.
