| Dataset Number | 2374 |
| Dataset Title | Fire Ban Districts |
| Custodian | Data Authority: Country Fire Service (CFS)
Data Provider: Country Fire Service (CFS)
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Description
| Description | The state of South Australia has been divided INTO 15 fire weather districts, which are used by the Bureau of Meteorology and the SA CFS to provide daily fire danger ratings to the community. These fire ban districts also form the basis of geographical locations used to declare total fire ban days. They are also used by the State Bushfire Coordination Committee to gazette the start and finish of the annual fire danger season for South Australia. |
| Usage | They are used to communicate fire weather information to the community, including fire danger season dates, daily fire danger ratings, and total fire bans. |
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Data Quality
| Lineage | The Fire Ban Districts were created in 2005 based on information from the Bureau of Meteorology to determine logical geographical groupings of similar recorded fire weather conditions. |
| Completeness | Complete for the entire state of South Australia. |
| Positional Accuracy | High level of accuracy, based on established geographical boundaries, in conjunction with the Bureau of Meteorology. |
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Geographic Extent
| Extent Name | South Australia |
| Min Easting or Longitude | 129 |
| Min Northing or Latitude | -38.25 |
| Max Easting or Longitude | 141 |
| Max Northing or Latitude | -26 |
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Dataset Status
| Initially Acquired | 2005 |
| Last Updated | 2018 |
| Update Frequency | Annually |
| Maintenance Method | Regional conditions are submitted to CFS in August. This is presented to AFAC, which reviews this information, combines it with data, and submits a report to the Bushfire Management Committee. They perform interrogation via a checklist and submit a recommendation to the State Bushfire Coordination Committee. |
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