This NBIC Update features: Bushfire Fuel Classification data release | Name change for post-disaster assessment app | Upcoming data release for fireline intensity | Use case for national bushfire extents | About our Governance bodies | Funding update
The National Bushfire Intelligence Capability (NBIC) addresses the on-going need for science-based, readily accessible, authoritative national data and analyses on bushfire hazard that considers future climate over a range of timescales.
We do this through the development of bushfire mapping products and the capture of relevant lessons about infrastructure loss for application to future bushfire events.
A data suite that shows a national view of bushfire hazard and how the risk will shift with climate change is soon to be published.
The data is expressed as the metric, fireline intensity (FLI), a measure of the rate of energy released from an advancing fire front.
The NBIC Board is currently considering licensing conditions for this data.
NBIC has representation of Commonwealth, state and territory members on the NBIC Council and NBIC Technical Committee. Find your jurisdictional representative on our website. These structures and relationships support data flow and collaboration.
The NBIC governance bodies comprise:
NBIC Stage 2 funding ended on 30 June 2025
A business case for a 3-year NBIC Stage 3 project was completed and circulated in January 2025. This funding is under consideration, and the team are in a transition phase.
During this transition, the NBIC team will:
We sincerely thank all our collaborators, users and governance members for their energy, insights and support throughout NBIC Stage 2.