State guide
Western Australia is the one state where you cannot simply call the incidents feed. It sits behind SLIP, which means an account, a user group approval, and a token you have to renew every year.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) publishes incidents through the SLIP (Shared Location Information Platform) ArcGIS FeatureServer, which requires a free SLIP account and an Esri token. Warnings are published separately as CAP-AU over a public RSS feed. Three further SLIP layers carry polygon geometry: incident boundaries, warning zones and total fire ban areas.
| Feed | Format | Update | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA DFES Incidents (SLIP) | ArcGIS REST | 5 min | SLIP Esri token |
| WA DFES Warnings | CAP-AU RSS | 5 min | None (public) |
| WA DFES Incident Areas (SLIP) | ArcGIS REST | 5 min | SLIP Esri token |
| WA DFES Warning Areas (SLIP) | ArcGIS REST | 5 min | SLIP Esri token |
| WA DFES Total Fire Ban Areas (SLIP) | ArcGIS REST | 15 min | SLIP Esri token |
The three area layers are polygon geometry rather than incidents, so they are opt-in and stay out of default incident results and counts. Total fire bans are declared in summer only, so that layer is empty off-season.