NSW Fire History

Access APIMetadata Portal Metadata InformationContent TitleNSW Fire HistoryContent TypeHosted Feature LayerDescriptionNSW Fire History dataset in AFAC schemaInitial Publication Date04/09/2024Data Currency28/09/2024Data Update FrequencyWeeklyContent SourceAPIFile TypeMap Feature ServiceAttributionfire_id, fire_name, ignition_date, capture_date, extinguish_date, fire_type, ignition_cause, capt_method, area_ha, perim_km, state, agency, globalidData Theme, Classification or Relationship to other DatasetsThe goal of the dataset is to produce a quality assured product with fire extents compared against available imagery.  Since the 2000's data has been sourced from internal RFS systems including ICON, BRIMS and GUARDIAN flowing into internal edit and production fire history datasets.  This publicly available 'NSW FIre History' dataset is published complying to the AFAC Fire History Guideline, Fire history data dictionary (afac.com.au).  The dataset is also used in the National Historical Bushfire Boundaries | Digital Atlas of Australia.AccuracyFire Extents vary from 10m to 100m.Spatial Reference System (dataset)GDA94Spatial Reference System (web service)OtherWGS84 Equivalent ToGDA94Spatial Extent[141.00014027900016, -37.50517169608843], [153.6325547710001, -28.179468392213952]Content LineageData is sourced from mapping of wildfires and hazard reductions by various NSW Local and State Government Agencies.  From 2006 data came from NSW RFS ICON system for Wildfires.  Hazard Reduction Burns came from BRIMS system and from 2018 GUARDIAN system.  Data prior was sourced from Bush Fire Management Committee members, Catchment Authority, Dept of Lands, Fire & Rescue NSW, Forest Corporation of NSW, NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service, Parks Australia, Rural Fire Service, State Emergency ServiceData ClassificationUnclassifiedData Access PolicySharedData QualityVariedTerms and ConditionsCreative CommonStandard and SpecificationSet out in the NSW Fire History Data Access and Management Plan and the https://www.afac.com.au/insight/doctrine/article/current/fire-history-data-dictionaryData CustodianNSW Rural Fire ServicePoint of ContactSupervisor Data and SpatialData AggregatorNSW Rural Fire Service, Geoscience AustraliaData DistributorNSW Rural Fire ServiceAdditional Supporting InformationNSW Fire History Data Access and Management PlanTRIM Number