BURNPLAN26: Joint Fuel Management Plan Burns for 2025-2028

Approved in late October 2025, this plan details prescribed burns for the 2025/26 to 2027/28 period. It includes burns managed by the Country Fire Authority (CFA) and forestry coupe burns. The dataset is provided by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping planned fuel reduction activities based on the approved Joint Fuel Management Plan.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of prescribed burns based on the inclusion of CFA and forestry coupe burns.
• Supporting wildfire risk mitigation planning based on the scheduled three-year burn program.
• Integrating planned burn data with other geospatial layers for environmental impact assessment.

Strengths

• Plan was formally approved in late October 2025, providing an official record.
• Covers a defined three-year planning period (2025/26 to 2027/28).
• Includes data from multiple management entities (CFA and forestry).
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (SHP, GDB, etc.) for interoperability.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update was 2026-06-15.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Approved government planning document.

Time Range

2025/26 - 2027/28

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-15.