Migrate fires_flutter to flutter_map v6.1.0 and complete major null-safety fixes

- Updated Android build files: gradle plugin 8.2.2, gradle 8.3, SDK 34, minSdk 21
- Ran dart fix --apply for 87 automatic null-safety fixes
- Migrated flutter_map v6 API breaking changes:
  - MapOptions: center → initialCenter, zoom → initialZoom
  - layers → children structure
  - TileLayerOptions/MarkerLayerOptions/PolylineLayerOptions → TileLayer/MarkerLayer/PolylineLayer
  - Removed plugin_api.dart imports
  - Converted old plugin system (ZoomMapPlugin, AttributionPlugin, etc.) to direct widgets
  - Updated onTap callback signature: (TapPosition) → (TapPosition, LatLng)
- Migrated all marker/polyline creation to v6 API
- Fixed FlatButton → TextButton deprecation
- Fixed stackTrace access with catch(e, stackTrace) pattern
- Removed deprecated flutter_google_places_autocomplete dependency
- Removed deprecated dependencies: latlong, connectivity, launch_review
- Updated all imports from latlong → latlong2
- Placeholder implementation for places autocomplete (feature temporarily disabled)

Remaining tasks (non-blocking for build):
- Complete null-safety fixes for _location variables in genericMap.dart
- Fix theme.dart MaterialTheme parameter issues
- Fix customStepper.dart null-safety issues
- Final build and testing

lib/models/fireNotificationsPersist.dart

@@ -12,18 +12,11 @@ Future<List<FireNotification>> loadFireNotifications() async {
   return await globals.prefs.then((prefs) {
     List<String> FireNotifications = prefs.getStringList(fireNotificationKey);
     List<FireNotification> persistedList = [];
-    if (FireNotifications == null) {
-      FireNotifications = [];
-      // first run, init with empty list
-      persistFireNotifications(persistedList);
-    }
-    if (FireNotifications is List) {
-      FireNotifications.forEach((notificationString) {
-        Map notificationMap = json.decode(notificationString);
-        persistedList.add(FireNotification.fromJson(notificationMap));
-      });
-    }
-    return persistedList;
+    FireNotifications.forEach((notificationString) {
+      Map notificationMap = json.decode(notificationString);
+      persistedList.add(FireNotification.fromJson(notificationMap));
+    });
+      return persistedList;
   });
 }