DBCA Fire History (DBCA-060)

Please note: This dataset contains records of fire events (prescribed burns and bushfire) on department managed lands, or fire events which have incurred costs borne by the department. It is not intended as a complete statewide dataset, and should not be used as such.

The earliest records available are from 1937. Some historic map sheets have been unattainable and thus the dataset is missing some data. This dataset contains information from completed projects including the Great Western Woodlands (GWW), Gnangara Sustainability Strategy (GSS) and remote sensing of Pilbara fire scars. The GWW project used remote sensing and Landsat to digitise fires with hotspot data for date verification from the years 1970 - 1990. The GSS project assessed the current fire history records in the DBCA Swan district by verifying fires and attribution from fire records, annual fire reports, historic maps, microfiche and Fire Support System extracts. A Pilbara regional request for more accurate fire shapes and higher resolution imagery used remote sensing and Landsat to capture the years from 1999 - 2011. The dataset also includes areas of clear-felled plantation and mining rehabilitation.

This data set will generally be updated twice a year - around January and July. For further information please contact the data custodian.