This dataset is a filtered product from “The Historical Bush fire Boundaries” dataset which is available here. Below filters are applied to “The Historical Bush fire Boundaries” dataset to prepare this visualisation: Records within New South Wales state boundaries. Records with known attributes of "extinguish_date" and "ignition_date".Duration is a calculated attribute called "duration"; derived from "extinguish_date" and "ignition_date" attributes. "duration" in days = "extinguish_date" – "ignition_date" + 1 Visualisation and Attributes: Time enabled based on the "ignition_date"Colored based on the "fire_type"Transparency based on the "duration" Useful links, For complete “The Historical Bush fire Boundaries” dataset, please use this source linkMore information about the ARDC Project and Work Package 4More information about the Fire History Data Dictionary Metadata Content TitleNSW Historical Bushfire Boundaries WebAppContent TypeWeb ApplicationDescriptionNSW Fire history data; including bushfires and prescribed burns ranging from 1998 to 2022 with known duration.Initial Publication Date23/08/2023Data Currency23/08/2023Data Update FrequencyOtherContent SourceOtherFile TypeMap Feature ServiceAttributionFor additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer HubData Theme, Classification or Relationship to other DatasetsFor additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer HubAccuracyFor additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer HubSpatial Reference System (dataset)GDA94Spatial Reference System (web service)EPSG:3857WGS84 Equivalent ToGDA94Spatial ExtentContent LineageData ClassificationUnclassifiedData Access PolicyOpenData QualityTerms and ConditionsCreative CommonStandard and SpecificationFor additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer HubData CustodianARDC, Geoscience Australia and the Emergency Management Spatial Information NetworkPoint of ContactPlease contact us via the Spatial Services Customer HubData AggregatorLive NSWDCS Spatial Services346 Panorama AveBathurst NSW 2795Data DistributorLive NSWDCS Spatial Services346 Panorama AveBathurst NSW 2795Additional Supporting InformationContent Source - “The Historical Bush fire Boundaries” datasetDue to data licensing restrictions and or unavailability of data not all of the jurisdictional historical bush fire data was made available. This is a known limitation of the dataset.TRIM Number

The Bushfire Boundaries - Historical Dataset (version 2) represents the aggregation of jurisdictional supplied burnt areas polygons that date from the early 1900's through to 2023 (excluding the Northern Territory). The burnt areas represent curated jurisdictional owned polygons of both bushfires and prescribed (planned) burns. This dataset was produced under Work Stream 1C - Activity 3 of the National Bushfire Intelligence Capability; a collaborative partnership between the Australian Climate Services, CSIRO (NBIC), Geoscience Australia (GA), and the Emergency Management Spatial Information Network (EMSINA). Under agreement this Project (Activity 3) will release a nationally consistent, harmonised and standardised historical bushfire boundary dataset derived from the authoritative state and territory agencies in both 2023 (this dataset) and again in November 2024. The information released within this dataset is reflective of the data supplied by participating authoritative agencies. It may, or may not, represent all fire history within that jurisdiction.

The dataset provides most recent fire scar mapping for many major fires that have burnt in a given area within or adjacent to National Parks and Wildlife South Australia (NPWSA) reserves. This data set is derived from Fire History mapping. The most recent fire mapping can be used for operational management and planning of fire events and ecological resource management.

This spatial product shows accumulating snapshots of ‘near real-time’ bushfire and prescribed burn extents for all jurisdictions who have the technical ability or appropriate licence conditions to provide this information into the National Near-Real-Time Bushfire Extents product. This dataset can be accessed via the Digital Atlas of Australia: https://digital.atlas.gov.au/maps/64e4825780624e9abdd42e1d49afd27a This is a scientific product and should not be used for safety of life decisions. Please refer to jurisdictional emergency response agencies for incident warnings and information. This product is funded until 30 June 2026.

This spatial product shows ‘near real-time’ bushfire and prescribed burn extents for all jurisdictions who have the technical ability or appropriate licence conditions to provide this information into a national product. This dataset can be accessed via the Digital Atlas of Australia: https://digital.atlas.gov.au/maps/digitalatlas::near-real-time-bushfire-boundaries This is a scientific product and should not be used for safety of life decisions. Please refer to jurisdictional emergency response agencies for incident warnings and information. This product is funded until 30 June 2026.

The NSW Bush Fire Prone Land dataset is a map prepared in accordance with the Guide for Bush Fire Prone Land Mapping (BFPL Mapping Guide) and certified by the Commissioner of NSW RFS under section 146(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Over time there has been various releases of the BFPL Mapping Guide, in which the categories and types of vegetation included in the BFPL map have changed. The version of the guide under which, each polygon or LGA was certified is contained in the data. An area of land that can support a bush fire or is likely to be subject to bush fire attack, as designated on a bush fire prone land map. The definition of bushfire vegetation categories under guideline version 5b: Vegetation Category 1 consists of: Areas of forest, woodlands, heaths (tall and short), forested wetlands and timber plantations. Vegetation Category 2 consists of: Rainforests. Lower risk vegetation parcels. These vegetation parcels represent a lower bush fire risk to surrounding development and consist of: - Remnant vegetation; - Land with ongoing land management practices that actively reduces bush fire risk. Vegetation Category 3 consists of: Grasslands, freshwater wetlands, semi-arid woodlands, alpine complex and arid shrublands. Buffers are created based on the bushfire vegetation, with buffering distance being 100 metres for vegetation category 1 and 30 metres for vegetation category 2 and 3. Vegetation excluded from the bushfire vegetation categories include isolated areas of vegetation less than one hectare, managed lands and some agricultural lands. Please refer to BFPL Mapping Guide for a full list of exclusions.The legislative context of this dataset is as follows: On 1 August 2002, the Rural Fires and Environmental Assessment Legislation Amendment Act 2002 (Amendment Act) came into effect.The Act amended both the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and the Rural Fire Services Act 1997 to ensure that people, property and the environment are more fully protected against the dangers that may arise from bushfires. Councils are required to map bushfire prone land within their local government area, which becomes the trigger for the consideration of bushfire protection measures when developing land. BFPL Mapping Guidelines are available from www.rfs.nsw.gov.au This dataset is update upon certification of each LGA BFPL change or spot change.

This dataset provides state-wide fire scar mapping for major bushfires that have occurred within South Australia. It also provides fire scar mapping for prescribed burning activities that have occurred on land managed by the State Government Agencies (Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Forestry SA and SA Water). A landscape approach is used for fire history mapping but may be incomplete for a given reserve and region. “Burnoffs” on private land are excluded from this dataset.

State Planning Policy 3.7 Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas (SPP 3.7) directs how land use should address bushfire risk management in Western Australia. It applies to all land which has been designated as bushfire prone by the Fire and Emergency Services (FES) Commissioner as highlighted on the Map of Bush Fire Prone Areas. This boundary dataset is to determine which type of BAL assessment is applicable; self-assessed or by an accredited person. Allowances have been made for new single houses or ancillary dwellings (e.g. granny flats) proposed in a remote location. In remote areas where a proposed new single house or ancillary dwelling will be located outside a 50 km radius of a gazetted townsite, a property owner may be able to complete their own BAL assessment. If your proposed development is located in the Perth, Peel, Great Southern or South West regions, this ‘special provision’ will not apply.

This dataset provides fire frequency mapping for many major bush fires that have burnt within South Australia. It also provides fire frequency mapping for prescribed burning activities that have occurred on land managed by the State Government Agencies (Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Forestry SA and SA Water).