Type of fire or incident
The following definitions describe the nature of the incident or emergency event listed in the “Type” column of the Incident Summary table.
Non Structure
Fires outside a structure, including storage yards, vehicles, trains, rubbish and liquid fires.
Structure
Fires involving or inside a building or structure, including houses, outbuildings, ships, tank farms and petrochemical complexes.
Grass, Scrub or Forest
A type of wildfire which is a freely burning, uncontrolled and unplanned fire, which needs to be extinguished. It includes fires in woods or forest; mixtures of scrub, bush and grass; or plantation or nursery stock.
Other
An event which cannot be defined.
Incident
Any incident where there is no fire. This includes car accidents, spills or leakage with no ignition.
Rescue
Any event where there is the possibility of someone being physically trapped in need of extrication, such as motor vehicle accidents (MVA), trench or industrial accidents.
False Alarm
A call received from an alarm system or the public where the fire brigade has attended and no fire or emergency situation has been found. In some cases a fire may be found but the incident is classified as a false alarm as there is no emergency; for example where a fire is being conducted in accordance with a permit.
Wildfire
A freely burning, uncontrolled and unplanned fire, which needs to be extinguished. It includes fires in woods or forest; mixtures of scrub, bush and grass; or plantation or nursery stock.
MVA
Motor Vehicle Accident
Hazmat Incident
An incident involving chemicals but no fire, ranging from a petrol wash away as a result of a leak from an overfilled container to a large scale industrial chemical incident.
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