FireTools Cloud Results for NPWS North Coast Branch Fire Management

FireTools Cloud Results from the NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub provide GIS data for fire management planning in the NPWS North Coast Branch. The data package includes layers for heritage threshold status, number of times burnt, time since last fire, and vegetation groups, updated up to 4 times per year. Results are true and correct only for reserves within the branch, as external fire history is incomplete.

Use Cases

• Monitor vegetation fire regime status based on heritage threshold classifications.
• Identify areas for hazard reduction treatment based on Time Since Last Fire SFAZ classifications.
• Analyze fire frequency patterns based on the number of times burnt layer.
• Assess vegetation recovery intervals based on time since last fire data.

Strengths

• Data is updated up to 4 times per year, suggesting regular maintenance.
• Results are validated for reserves within the NPWS North Coast Branch.
• Provides multiple analysis layers (heritage status, fire count, time since fire) in both raster and vector formats.

Limitations

• Fire history data outside the specified reserves is incomplete, limiting reliability for broader areas.
• The Vegcode layer is described as a simple visual display and not a fully attributed vegetation layer.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub (partnership including NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, University of Wollongong, and others).

Collection Method

Processed via the FireTools Cloud web-based GIS environment from user-submitted datapacks.

Freshness

Updated up to 4 times per year; last metadata update 2026-05-12.

Geography

NPWS (National Parks and Wildlife Service) North Coast Branch reserves.