CFA Emergency Response Times by Brigade and Hazard Class

Country Fire Authority publishes quarterly response time data for brigades with a high volume of emergency events. Response time is measured from brigade alert to first vehicle arrival on scene, with separate reporting for different hazard classes within brigade areas. The data is available in XLSX format and was last updated on 2026-07-20.

Use Cases

• Analyze brigade performance trends based on quarterly response time reporting.
• Compare response times across different hazard classes defined by the CFA.
• Identify brigades meeting or exceeding Service Delivery Standards targets for emergency incidents.
• Assess the operational impact of excluding brigade areas with fewer than 10 emergency events.

Strengths

• Data is published quarterly, providing regular performance updates.
• Includes separate reporting for different hazard classes within brigade areas.
• Adheres to CFA's defined Service Delivery Standards targets for response times.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Brigade areas with fewer than 10 emergency events in a reporting period are excluded from the data.

Provenance

Source

Country Fire Authority

Collection Method

Likely collected from operational dispatch and response systems.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-20 15:39:20.955692; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Victoria, Australia, based on the CFA's jurisdiction.