FireHistory is a feature class that holds final fire boundaries for every year for which there is data. Within the feature class are two subtypes Wildfire (FireType 1) and Prescribed Burn (FireType 2). The polygons are mutually exclusive within each year and they often extend outside NPWS Estate. Fire history is captured by all regions within NPWS. At times data captured by the Rural Fire Service (RFS) and Forestry Corporation NSW are imported into this GDB also. The data are now stored centrally in ArcSDE. Enhance Bushfire Management Program (EBMP) Technical Officers collate, update and amend branch data using versions from ArcSDE.

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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

FireHistory is a feature class that holds final fire boundaries for every year for which there is data. Within the feature class are two subtypes Wildfire (FireType 1) and Prescribed Burn (FireType 2). The polygons are mutually exclusive within each year and they often extend outside NPWS Estate. Fire history is captured by all regions within NPWS. At times data captured by the Rural Fire Service (RFS) and Forestry Corporation NSW are imported into this GDB also. The data are now stored centrally in ArcSDE. Regional STOs collate, update and amend regional data using versions from ArcSDE.

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

IgnitionPoint is a feature class that holds ignition point data for a wildfire, where it is known.This feature class is linked to the FireHistory feature class using the GISID attribute. The points may extend outside NPWS Estate. Ignition Points are captured by all regions within NPWS as well as by the Rural Fire Service (RFS) and Forests Corporation NSW. The data is now stored centrally in ArcSDE. Regional Senior Technical Officers collate, update and amend regional data using versions from ArcSDE.

This dataset details the proportion of the geographic range of 26,062 Australian plant species burnt in the 2019-2020 megafire; threatened listing status on state and Commonwealth threatened species legislation; species endemic status in each state/territory according to the Australian Plant Census; and risk ranking for exposure to high fire frequency (short intervals between fires) and cumulative impacts of fire (populations dominated by immature individuals). Further details are provided in the users should consult and cite the associated paper:

Gallagher, R.V., Allen, S., MacKenzie, B.D.E., Yates, C.D., Gosper C.R, Keith, D.A., 29 Merow, C., White, M., Wenk, E., Maitner, B.S., He, K., Adams, V.M. & Auld, T.D. (2021) High fire frequency and the impact of the 2019-2020 megafires on Australian plant diversity. Diversity & Distributions.

Usage Notes Species names were listed as accepted in the Australian Plant Census as of July 2020. Range data was sourced from three lines of evidence: (1) cleaned occurrence data (latitude-longitude point locations) associated with digitised herbarium specimens accessed from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium (https://avh.ala.org.au/) via the Atlas of Living Australia Application Programming Interface (https://api.ala.org.au/) in July 2020; (2) range mapping built from Poisson Point Process models, range bagging and area of occurrence (AOO) calculations; and (3) maps for Species of National Environmental Significance (SNES) for species listed on the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) available from the SPRAT database (http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl). Details of the building of range models are available in the paper associated with this dataset.

The spatial extent of the 2019-2020 fires was quantified using the National Indicative Aggregated Fire Extent Dataset (NIAFED; https://data.gov.au/dataset/ds-environment-9ACDCB09-0364-4FE8-9459-2A56C792C743/details?q=). Geographic ranges were intersected with the NIAFED dataset and proportion of burnt range is reported in the columns: "Proportion of range map burnt", "Proportion of SNES range map burnt (EPBC Act species only) ", and "Proportion of point locations burnt".

Exposure to high fire frequency and the cumulative fire risk rankings were created by intersecting ranges with fire history data for the last 5 years (non-woody species), 15 years (woody species) and 50 years (rainforest trees) and trait data on fire response. Species level data on growth form and fire response traits (resprouter, obligate seeder) were sourced from the AusTraits database (https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.04.425314v1).

The annual spatial extent of fires between September-March between 1969-2018 was quantified by combining data from remote sensing and state agency fire history databases. Remotely sensed data on fire extent in each season between 2003 and 2016 was accessed from the Global Fire Atlas https://www.globalfiredata.org/fireatlas.html and – using the same methods – fire extent data was created for the 2017 and 2018 seasons using imagery from the MODIS product (MCD64A1). Alternate data on annual fire history were accessed under license from environment agency databases in three Australian states – New South Wales (NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Fire History – Wildfire and Prescribed Burns dataset https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/1f694774-49d5-47b8-8dd0-77ca8376eb04), Western Australia (Western Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions Fire History dataset (1969-2020)), and Victoria (Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Fire History dataset). Methods for assigning species ranks are provided in Gallagher (2020) https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/289205b6-83c5-480c-9a7d-3fdf3cde2f68/files/final-national-prioritisation-australian-plants-affected-2019-2020-bushfire-season.pdf

All correspondence about the dataset should be directed to rachael.gallagher@mq.edu.au. Additional data about fire impacts and threat interactions, as well as code for anlayses, are also available.

FireTools Cloud is a web-based GIS processing environment developed by the NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub, a NSW focused research partnership between the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, the University of Wollongong, Western Sydney University, the University of NSW, the University of Tasmania, the University of Melbourne and the NSW Rural Fire Service. It is designed to replicate and replace the functionality of the FireTools II ArcGIS processing plugin to assist in fire management planning. Users upload a datapack containing the GIS files used to run a standard FireTools II analysis, configure the layers and fields that define the analysis, and submit the analysis for processing. After processing is complete, users can download a results pack containing GIS files with analysis results. Selected results are distributed for use as described below.

Results are true and correct only for the reserves within the NPWS North Coast Branch. Fire history outside the reserves is incomplete so results should not be relied upon.

Layers in this data package: Heritage threshold status: Input vegetation classified into LongUnburnt, WithinThreshold, Vulnerable, TooFrequentlyBurnt, Unknown and NoFireRegime (raster and vector). This layer is used to monitor the status of vegetation across the study area with respect to its biodiversity-related impacts of fire.

Number of times burnt: The number of times any given point within the study area has been intersected by a burnt area polygon in the fire history (raster and vector)

Time Since Last Fire: The number of years since any given point within the study area has been intersected by a burnt area polygon in the fire history (raster and vector)

Time Since Last Fire SFAZ: The number of years since any given Strategic Fire Advantage Zone (SFAZ) within the study area has been intersected by a burnt area polygon in the fire history. This is then classified into 3 time slices whereby 0-6 years = Recently Treated, 7-10 years = Monitor OFH in the field and >10 years = Priority for Assessment and Treatment. (raster and vector). This layer is used to find candidate burn blocks to assess for addition into a hazard reduction program of works.

Vegcode: A simple display layer showing the input vegetation groups over the study area. This is not a fully attributed vegetation layer – it is designed as a simple visual (raster only).

VegBase: This is a copy of the input veg used, showing just the VEG code, MIN, MAX. Can be used to analyse what is driving results in a given location.

Data is updated up to 4 times per year.

This series consists of files covering a wide variety of subjects. Each file is registered under the Brigade's complex file registration system which comprises a number of categories and sub-categories generally known as "Fire Numbers". New Fire Numbers are incorporated into the system as the need arises. Each Fire Number contains all correspondence and papers relating to a particular subject or area and may comprise a number of files or parts.

Prior to their transfer as State archives, many of these files were re-registered into the agency's current records management system and, consequently, the titles of these files reflect the classification scheme imposed by that system.

The files may contain the following information: routine matters; policy and procedural matters; major administrative and functional arrangements, and major equipment matters. Some files may contain sensitive or distressing material.

(3/13020.2). 1 box (part).





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This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.

List of fires attended by various stations giving information under the following headings: date; time of call; by whom called; locality; occupier; business; construction; supposed cause; extinguished by; damage; and, attendance.
Volumes are held for H.Q , Circular Quay, Alexandria, Kogarah, Leichhardt, Rockdale, Crows Nest, Auburn, Matraville, Beecroft, Lane Cove, Bankstown, Narrabeen, Dee Why, Bondi and other stations.

(3/13024-62 - various stations, 6/11613-865 - various stations, 14/1548-1554.1 - Alexandria). 314 vols.

Note This series consists of many archival series. These are gradually being separated from this series to become the Fire Record Books of a particular Fire Station. There will be no additions to Series NRS 530. Fire Record Books received since 1999 have been serialised according to the Fire Station that created and maintained the series e.g. NRS 15429 Fire Record Books [Botany Fire Station] 1905 - 1993. A range of Collection Search searches are available to assist you to determine whether State Archives holds records from a particular Fire Station. State Archives staff will be pleased to assist if you have difficulty identifying, using or citing Fire Record Books.

Note:
This description, as amended, is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.

These files deal with correspondence and reports relating to fires attended by fire brigades outside the fire area district as defined by the Fire Brigades Act. If fires were attended, the brigade was re-imbursed financially by the person whose property was attended.

(20/14876-82). 7 boxes

Note:
This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.

A Fire Management Plan was developed for Tarawi NR, involving the mapping of the reserve's vegetation, fire history and significant species. Also developed were mallee fire ecology guidelines for biodiversity, an evaluation of fire regimes, and the formulation of fire management objectives, strategies and operational guidelines.Vegetation map broadly based on Scotia 1:100 000 mappingVIS ID 1006 A Fire Management Plan was developed for Tarawi NR, involving the mapping of the reserve's vegetation, fire history and significant species. Also developed were mallee fire ecology guidelines for biodiversity, an evaluation of fire regimes, and the formulation of fire management objectives, strategies and operational guidelines.Vegetation map broadly based on Scotia 1:100 000 mappingVIS ID 1006

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Spatial data layers and analytical code used for the analyses and summaries presented by Bradstock et al. 2021. The base data layers comprise:

• Raster data in GeoTIFF format (.tif file extension) for long-term fire history, 2019/20 fire occurrence and severity, logging history, native vegetation (SVTM forest formations), tenure, topography.

• Raster layers for predicted habitat suitability of selected fauna species.

• Vector data (mostly polygon features) for study area and tenure and forest management boundaries, together with fire history, logging history and vegetation layers used to derive the corresponding raster data layers used for analyses.

All code used for analyses is provided as Rmarkdown documents. Each document contains code in the R statistical language, together with explanatory text. Documents can be opened in the freely available RStudio software (https://www.rstudio.com) to run the code, or in any text editor to read code and text.

_See file 00_README.txt for further description of files and folders._

This series contains the Progress Report for the NSW Fire Brigades Smoke Alarm Campaign.

NSW Fire Brigades Calendar

These volumes record the Botany Fire Station fire brigade unit’s attendance at fires, fire alarm callouts, chemical spills (later classed as hazardous incidents), road accidents, and training exercises. The emergency scene details include the date and time of an emergency call, the caller, fire location, building occupier, business (if applicable), building construction, the supposed cause of the fire, method of extinguishment, and resulting damage. From 1980 onwards the time spent by the fire unit at the scene is noted in terms of the time "in" and "out" with a total time also recorded.

Series Background

The earliest record items in this series formed part of Concise Guide Series CGS 530. The series, known as 'Fire record books' was transferred as State archives from the Board of Fire Commissioners in 1977, comprised the Fire record books of 15 fire stations in various locations throughout New South Wales. Additional record items in that series were transferred in 1989 or 1990 including some Botany Fire Station volumes.

When State Records received another seven volumes of Fire record books for Botany Fire Station from the New South Wales Fire Brigades on 7 September 2000, it was considered that both the original order and the creating agency would best be reflected if all of the Botany Fire record books were brought together to form a separate series.

Reference to the series may therefore have been recorded in the notes of researchers or in published or unpublished works as CGS 530, described as 'Board of Fire Commissioners Fire record books', or cited by the notation 6/11766 to 6/11775 or 6/13681 and 6/13682.

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