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title: Fire, flood and emergencies
resource: https://publicdata.au/topics/emergencies/
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# Fire, flood and emergencies

Bushfire and flood histories, incidents and the stations that answer them.

- [CFA incident responses, Victoria, 2009-10 to 2021-22](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-cfa-incident-responses/): Every incident Country Fire Authority brigades responded to from July 2009 to June 2022, about 530,000 rows, with the time, district and incident type. Country Fire Authority, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-10-03, 529,351 rows.
- [Police, fire, ambulance and SES stations, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/au-emergency-services-facilities/): About 8,900 police, fire, ambulance, SES and other emergency management facilities across Australia, one row per facility with its class, address and coordinates, from Geoscience Australia. Geoscience Australia, CC BY 4.0, latest 2024-02-13, 8,888 rows.
- [Bushfire and prescribed burn history, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-fire-history/): The mapped extent of major bushfires and of prescribed burns on state-managed land in South Australia, one shape per fire scar with its date, type and area. Department for Environment and Water, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-07-10, 6,968 rows.
- [Dog and cat attack and harassment incidents, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-dog-cat-incidents/): The number of dog and cat attacks and harassment incidents recorded on South Australia's Dogs and Cats Online register, by location type, time of day, season, leash, incident and victim. Updated yearly. Department for Environment and Water, CC BY 4.0, latest 2025-07-04, 5,563 rows.
- [River Murray predicted flood extent at 100 GL a day, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-river-murray-flood-100gl/): The area of the River Murray floodplain in South Australia predicted to be under water at a flow of 100 gigalitres a day at the border, from the Department for Environment and Water's flood study. Department for Environment and Water, CC BY 4.0, latest 2019-01-31, 1,434 rows.
- [River Murray predicted flood extent at 160 GL a day, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-river-murray-flood-160gl/): The area of the River Murray floodplain in South Australia predicted to be under water at a flow of 160 gigalitres a day at the border, from the Department for Environment and Water's flood study. Department for Environment and Water, CC BY 4.0, latest 2019-01-31, 1,252 rows.
- [River Murray predicted flood extent at 140 GL a day, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-river-murray-flood-140gl/): The area of the River Murray floodplain in South Australia predicted to be under water at a flow of 140 gigalitres a day at the border, from the Department for Environment and Water's flood study. Department for Environment and Water, CC BY 4.0, latest 2019-01-31, 1,007 rows.
- [River Murray predicted flood extent at 180 GL a day, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-river-murray-flood-180gl/): The area of the River Murray floodplain in South Australia predicted to be under water at a flow of 180 gigalitres a day at the border, from the Department for Environment and Water's flood study. Department for Environment and Water, CC BY 4.0, latest 2019-01-31, 1,003 rows.
- [2003 Canberra bushfire burn area and property damage](https://publicdata.au/d/act-2003-bushfire/): The burn area of the January 2003 Canberra bushfires and the land parcels whose homes or outbuildings were destroyed or damaged, one shape per area. Office of the Surveyor-General, ACT Government, CC BY 4.0, latest 2016-01-22, 988 rows.
- [Queensland towns flood extent, January 2011](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2011-january/): The mapped extent of the January 2011 floods in Queensland towns, drawn from aerial imagery and council data, including Brisbane and Ipswich, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2015-06-11, 892 rows.
- [River Murray predicted flood extent at 341 GL a day, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-river-murray-flood-341gl/): The area of the River Murray floodplain in South Australia predicted to be under water at a flow of 341 gigalitres a day at the border, from the Department for Environment and Water's flood study. Department for Environment and Water, CC BY 4.0, latest 2019-01-31, 691 rows.
- [Rural fire stations, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-rural-fire-stations/): Every rural fire station of the Rural Fire Service Queensland, with address and coordinates in GDA94 and GDA2020. Updated monthly. Queensland Fire Department, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-09-28, 555 rows.
- [River Murray predicted flood extent at 130 GL a day, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-river-murray-flood-130gl/): The area of the River Murray floodplain in South Australia predicted to be under water at a flow of 130 gigalitres a day at the border, from the Department for Environment and Water's flood study. Department for Environment and Water, CC BY 4.0, latest 2019-01-31, 517 rows.
- [River Murray predicted flood extent at 250 GL a day, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-river-murray-flood-250gl/): The area of the River Murray floodplain in South Australia predicted to be under water at a flow of 250 gigalitres a day at the border, from the Department for Environment and Water's flood study. Department for Environment and Water, CC BY 4.0, latest 2019-01-31, 409 rows.
- [River Murray flood extent, 2022 to 2023, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-river-murray-flood-2022/): The mapped extent of land flooded along the River Murray in South Australia during the 2022 to 2023 flood, one polygon per mapped area with the date of the imagery. Department for Environment and Water, CC BY 4.0, latest 2024-03-22, 401 rows.
- [Police stations, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-police-stations/): Every Queensland Police Service station, with its name and coordinates in GDA94. Updated monthly. Queensland Police Service, CC BY 3.0 AU, latest 2026-09-28, 336 rows.
- [Urban fire stations, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-urban-fire-stations/): Every urban fire station of the Queensland Fire Department, with address, crewing code, levy class and coordinates in GDA94 and GDA2020. Updated monthly. Queensland Fire Department, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-09-28, 244 rows.
- [Ambulance Victoria response times by council area, 2018-19](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-ambulance-response-times-by-lga/): The share of Code 1 ambulance incidents reached within 15 minutes, the average response time and the number of incidents in each Victorian council area in 2018-19, from Ambulance Victoria. Ambulance Victoria, CC BY 4.0, latest 2025-06-04, 169 rows.
- [Ambulance Victoria response times by town and city, 2017-18](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-ambulance-response-times-by-town/): The share of Code 1 ambulance incidents reached within 15 minutes, the average response time and the number of incidents in each Victorian town and city of more than 7,500 people in 2017-18. Ambulance Victoria, CC BY 4.0, latest 2025-06-04, 75 rows.
- [Metropolitan Fire Brigade station locations, Melbourne, 2013](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-mfb-fire-station-locations/): The 47 Metropolitan Fire Brigade stations across Melbourne as listed in May 2013, with their zone, station number, address and fire appliances. Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board, CC BY 3.0 AU, latest 2013-05-12, 48 rows.
- [Logan and Albert rivers flood extent, April 2017](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2017-logan-albert/): The mapped extent of the April 2017 flood of the Logan and Albert rivers after cyclone Debbie, drawn from imagery, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2017-04-02, 40 rows.
- [River Murray predicted flood extent at 120 GL a day, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-river-murray-flood-120gl/): The area of the River Murray floodplain in South Australia predicted to be under water at a flow of 120 gigalitres a day at the border, from the Department for Environment and Water's flood study. Department for Environment and Water, CC BY 4.0, latest 2019-01-31, 31 rows.
- [Current bushfire incidents and warnings, Queensland, daily snapshot](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-bushfire-incidents-current/): A daily snapshot of every current vegetation fire, permitted burn and fire warning in the Queensland Fire Department feed, with title, warning level, text, area, point and times. Queensland Fire Department, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-10-19, 29 rows.
- [South west Queensland towns flood extent, 2012](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2012-south-west/): The mapped extent of the February 2012 floods in south west Queensland towns such as St George, drawn from aerial imagery, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2012-02-10, 25 rows.
- [Bundaberg flood extent, January 2013](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2013-bundaberg/): The mapped extent of the January 2013 Bundaberg flood that followed ex-tropical cyclone Oswald, drawn from aerial imagery, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2013-01-29, 25 rows.
- [Bushfires NT brigade and office locations](https://publicdata.au/d/nt-bushfire-brigade-locations/): The 23 offices and volunteer bushfire brigades of Bushfires NT, one row per site, with address, fire management zone and coordinates. Northern Territory Fire and Emergency Services, CC BY 4.0, latest 2024-05-29, 23 rows.
- [Western Queensland flood extent, February 2019](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2019-western/): The mapped extent of the February 2019 flood over the Flinders and Diamantina catchments in western Queensland, drawn from 3 metre satellite imagery, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2019-02-09, 22 rows.
- [River Murray predicted flood extent at 200 GL a day, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-river-murray-flood-200gl/): The area of the River Murray floodplain in South Australia predicted to be under water at a flow of 200 gigalitres a day at the border, from the Department for Environment and Water's flood study. Department for Environment and Water, CC BY 4.0, latest 2019-01-31, 20 rows.
- [Fitzroy River flood extent, April 2017](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2017-fitzroy/): The mapped extent of the April 2017 flood in the Fitzroy River basin after cyclone Debbie, drawn from 3 metre satellite imagery, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2017-03-30, 15 rows.
- [Queensland towns flood extent, April 2011](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2011-april/): The mapped extent of the April 2011 flood at Roma, the one town in the layer, drawn from aerial imagery, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2011-04-20, 11 rows.
- [Bundaberg flood extent, 2010](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2010-bundaberg/): The mapped extent of the 2010 to 2011 flood at Bundaberg, drawn from flood imagery, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2011-01-13, 1 rows.
- [River Murray predicted flood extent at 300 GL a day, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-river-murray-flood-300gl/): The area of the River Murray floodplain in South Australia predicted to be under water at a flow of 300 gigalitres a day at the border, from the Department for Environment and Water's flood study. Department for Environment and Water, CC BY 4.0, latest 2019-01-31, 1 rows.

Every dataset on the portals can be searched at https://publicdata.au/backlog/?q=fire and voted for.
