Austin and Travis County Fire and Rescue Incident Feed

Real-time data on active and historical Fire, Rescue, and Hazmat incidents in Austin and Travis County. The dataset is updated every 5 minutes via a feed from the Combined Transportation, Emergency, and Communications Center (CTECC). Medical calls are excluded to comply with HIPAA regulations.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial and temporal patterns of Fire and Rescue incident types across Austin and Travis County.
• Monitor real-time activity of Hazmat incidents for emergency response coordination.
• Build dashboards tracking incident frequency and status updates from the CTECC data feed.

Strengths

• Updated every 5 minutes, providing near real-time incident status.
• Sourced directly from the authoritative Combined Transportation, Emergency, and Communications Center (CTECC).
• Covers multiple incident types including Fire, Rescue, and Hazmat events.

Limitations

• Specific data volume, column structure, and historical depth are unknown.
• Excludes medical call data, limiting analysis of the full emergency response spectrum.
• Geographic scope is restricted to Austin and Travis County.

Provenance

Source

Combined Transportation, Emergency, and Communications Center (CTECC)

Collection Method

Real-time data feed

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated every 5 minutes.

Geography

Austin and Travis County, Texas, USA