Victorian Country Fire Authority open data
Country Fire Authority lists 19 datasets on discover.data.vic.gov.au. 17 of them have an open licence and a file or API we can read.
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19 datasetsThese are the datasets Country Fire Authority lists on discover.data.vic.gov.au. A vote asks us to serialise one. Only the licence can stop us, so a dataset without an open licence cannot take a vote.
| Dataset | Formats | Licence | Updated | Votes |
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| Vicmap Admin - Country Fire Authority (CFA) District PolygonPart of the Vicmap Admin dataset series. This layer contains polygon features delineating the current Country Fire Authority District Boundaries. CFA has moved to align their administrative boundaries to the Victorian Government Regional Departmental Boundaries and Victorian… | ALL_API, API, DWG, DXF +6 | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-07-30 | |
| Vicmap Admin - Country Fire Authority (CFA) Region PolygonPart of the Vicmap Admin dataset series. This layer contains polygon features delineating the current Country Fire Authority Region Boundaries. In 2010, CFA moved to align their administrative boundaries to the Victorian Government Regional Departmental Boundaries. As a result… | ALL_API, API, DWG, DXF +6 | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-07-30 | |
| Vicmap Admin - Country Fire Authority (CFA) Total Fire Ban District PolygonPart of the Vicmap Admin dataset series. This layer contains polygon features delineating the current CFA Total Fire Ban Districts. In 2010, the TFB Boundary Realignment project was conducted. As a result CFA, Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) and the Bureau of… | ALL_API, API, DWG, DXF +6 | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-07-30 | |
| CFA Emergency Response TimesResponse time is measured from when the brigade is alerted to an event to when the first brigade vehicle arrives on scene. CFA publish response time data on a quarterly basis for brigades with a high volume of emergency events. If a Brigade Area had less than 10 emergency events… | XLSX | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-07-22 | |
| CFA Vehicle AssetsThe CFA vehicle assets dataset captures the location and estimated cost of vehicle assets held by CFA. These data relate only to assets that have received their first maintenance service at CFA, and includes assets that have been disposed. | XLSX | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-12-17 | |
| CFA Call Summary ReportsWhere CFA is contacted by ESTA to respond to an incident, a report is generated in FIRS. Data available in FIRS include type of incident (e.g. bushfire/grassfire, road rescue, residential fires), call characteristics, area characteristics, rescue information, measures for… | XLSX | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-12-16 | |
| CFA Community Information & Education InterventionsCFA captures data on community-based information and education interventions provided by CFA staff and volunteers. These include community meetings, Home Bushfire Advisory Service (HBAS) visits and School Education Programs. Data are captured by location across Victoria to… | XLSX | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-12-16 | |
| CFA Financial StatementsCFA's financial data capture income, expenses, economic flows, assets, liabilities, equity, net worth, cash flow and executive salaries for the financial year 2013-2015. These data appear in CFA's Annual Report and have been audited and approved by the Victorian Auditor… | XLSX | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-12-16 | |
| CFA Fire Safety InspectionsCFA's Fire Safety Inspection data relates to the number of physical sites subject to Fire Safety Inspections that have been conducted within CFA jurisdictions. The dataset dates back to 1992 and captures the number of inspections conducted each year (in the region of 7000)… | XLSX | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-12-16 | |
| CFA Fixed property useWhen CFA attends a fire or other incident (e.g. road rescue) a report is prepared on the characteristics of the incident and entered into FIRS. Data available in FIRS include type of incident (e.g. bushfire/grassfire, road rescue, residential fires), call characteristics, area… | XLSX | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-12-16 | |
| CFA Incident ResponsesWhen CFA attends a fire or other incident (e.g. road rescue) a report is prepared on the characteristics of the incident and entered into FIRS (Fire and Incident Reporting System). Data available in FIRS include type of incident (e.g. bushfire/grassfire, road rescue, residential… | XLSX | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-12-16 | |
| CFA Planned Burn LocationsPlanned burns refer to the controlled use of fire under carefully managed conditions to reduce fuel such as dead wood, leaf litter, bark and shrubs. Planned burning is conducted by CFA brigades on behalf of, and at the request of, private land owners or managers of other… | XLSX | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-12-16 | |
| CFA Volunteer DemographicsCFA Volunteer data captures demographic information for all operational and non-operational volunteers (aged 16 years and over). Data are collected in order to meet CFA's statutory obligations and to monitor CFA workforce and volunteer numbers. Key data items include the number… | XLSX | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-12-16 | |
| CFA Volunteer Demographics (Length of Service)CFA Volunteer data captures demographic information for all operational and non-operational volunteers (aged 16 years and over). Data are collected in order to meet CFA's statutory obligations and to monitor CFA workforce and volunteer numbers. Key data items include the number… | XLSX | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-12-16 | |
| CFA Worksafe Employee & Volunteer ClaimsCFA's WorkSafe Employee & Volunteer Claims dataset relates to all claims made for all compensable injuries sustained by CFA staff volunteers while undertaking business related to CFA activities. Key data items include CFA WorkSafe premiums vs industry rate, employee lost time… | XLSX | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-12-16 | |
| CFA data feeds for Incidents, Total Fire Bans & Fire Danger Ratings and latest newsCFA provides data feeds for Incidents, Total Fire Bans & Fire Danger Ratings and latest news. To receive CFA RSS feeds you need a feed reader and must also subscribe to CFA feeds. To subscribe to one of the CFA RSS feeds: Click on the RSS button next to the feed you want (or… | RSS | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-06-13 | no download |
| CFA Preventable Residential Fire Fatalities 2010-14CFA's preventable residential fire fatality data captures fatalities as a result of residential fires that were started accidentally or as a result of a fault, failure or misuse of an electrical or gas appliance. Not included in these data are fatalities as a result of suspected… | XLSX | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-06-13 | |
| CFA Total Fire Ban History since 1945CFA's Total Fire Ban data is a historical dataset that captures all Total Fire Bans that have been declared in the state of Victoria. Only CFA has the authority to declare such a ban, and records have been kept since 1945 on the time, date and location of declarations. | DATA TOOL | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-06-13 | no download |
| Low Bushfire Rating AreasIt is the responsibility of the fire control authority to assign low or high fire ratings to areas of land under Part 8 Section 80 of the Electricity Safety Act 1998. These ratings are used in conjunction with the Electricity Safety (Electric Line Clearance) Regulations 2020… | ZIP | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-06-13 |
Listed from the portals' own catalogues, read 28 September 2026. Country Fire Authority has not endorsed this site. Every dataset here keeps its publisher's licence and attribution. catalogue.json has this list as data.