Reference
What the per-incident details object contains for each Australian emergency feed: the agency-specific extra fields (resources, units, official source links, CAD IDs and more), their types and meanings.
Every incident the API returns can include a details object. This is agency-specific extra data that DataQuoll passes through from the source feed: responding resources, official source links, dispatch IDs, alarm levels, and free-text notes.
Two things to know before you build on it:
details depends on the agency AND the specific incident. One feed's description is structured text, another's is a place name. Some incidents carry a rich block, some carry nothing.The API only carries what the agency publishes. If a source gives a location and type but no written description, that incident stays light on detail no matter what.
| Feed | Agency | Field | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| act-allincidents | ACT ESA | incident_type | string | ESA incident type label, e.g. "AMBULANCE RESPONSE". |
| agency | string | Responding ESA agency, e.g. Ambulance / Fire / Police. | ||
| icon | string | ESA map icon name, e.g. "iconFire". | ||
| incident_number | string | ESA incident reference number. | ||
| act-currentincidents | ACT ESA | description | string | Full ESA incident text block (type, location, status, suburb, agency, incident number, update + call times). |
| nsw-rfs | NSW RFS | description | string | Structured RFS detail: alert level, location, council area, status, type, fire flag, size, responsible agency, updated time. |
| nsw-rfs-cap | NSW RFS | description | string | Same RFS detail as nsw-rfs, HTML stripped, one field per line. Ends with "More information", the label of the RFS site link (the URL is not kept). |
| instruction | string | CAP instruction: what the public should do, in the RFS wording. | ||
| fuel_type | string | RFS FuelType parameter, e.g. "Grass", "Forest". | ||
| fire_danger_class | string | RFS FireDangerClass parameter for the incident area. | ||
| expires | string (ISO 8601) | CAP expiry time: when the agency says the warning stops applying. | ||
| nsw-ses-hazardwatch | NSW SES (HazardWatch) | description | string | HazardWatch warning headline (hw_headline). |
| nsw-tfnsw-incident | Transport for NSW | description | string | TfNSW "other advice" text for the disruption, HTML stripped. |
| advice | string | Short TfNSW advice line, e.g. "Exercise caution" / "Allow extra travel time". | ||
| main_category | string | TfNSW main category, e.g. "Crash", "Roadworks", "Flooding". | ||
| incident_kind | string | TfNSW incident kind, e.g. "Unplanned" / "Planned" / "Scheduled". | ||
| region | string | TfNSW region of the first affected road, e.g. "SYD_NORTH". | ||
| road_class | boolean | true when the first affected road is a local (council) road rather than a state road (TfNSW isLocalRoad). | ||
| sub_category | string | TfNSW sub-category when populated, e.g. "Breakdown", "Road resurfacing". | ||
| nsw-tfnsw-flood | Transport for NSW | description | string | TfNSW "other advice" text for the disruption, HTML stripped. |
| advice | string | Short TfNSW advice line, e.g. "Exercise caution" / "Allow extra travel time". | ||
| main_category | string | TfNSW main category, e.g. "Crash", "Roadworks", "Flooding". | ||
| incident_kind | string | TfNSW incident kind, e.g. "Unplanned" / "Planned" / "Scheduled". | ||
| region | string | TfNSW region of the first affected road, e.g. "SYD_NORTH". | ||
| road_class | boolean | true when the first affected road is a local (council) road rather than a state road (TfNSW isLocalRoad). | ||
| nsw-tfnsw-fire | Transport for NSW | description | string | TfNSW "other advice" text for the disruption, HTML stripped. |
| advice | string | Short TfNSW advice line, e.g. "Exercise caution" / "Allow extra travel time". | ||
| main_category | string | TfNSW main category, e.g. "Crash", "Roadworks", "Flooding". | ||
| incident_kind | string | TfNSW incident kind, e.g. "Unplanned" / "Planned" / "Scheduled". | ||
| region | string | TfNSW region of the first affected road, e.g. "SYD_NORTH". | ||
| road_class | boolean | true when the first affected road is a local (council) road rather than a state road (TfNSW isLocalRoad). | ||
| nsw-tfnsw-roadwork | Transport for NSW | description | string | TfNSW "other advice" text for the disruption, HTML stripped. |
| advice | string | Short TfNSW advice line, e.g. "Exercise caution" / "Allow extra travel time". | ||
| main_category | string | TfNSW main category, e.g. "Crash", "Roadworks", "Flooding". | ||
| incident_kind | string | TfNSW incident kind, e.g. "Unplanned" / "Planned" / "Scheduled". | ||
| region | string | TfNSW region of the first affected road, e.g. "SYD_NORTH". | ||
| road_class | boolean | true when the first affected road is a local (council) road rather than a state road (TfNSW isLocalRoad). | ||
| sub_category | string | TfNSW sub-category when populated, e.g. "Breakdown", "Road resurfacing". | ||
| nsw-tfnsw-majorevent | Transport for NSW | description | string | TfNSW "other advice" text for the disruption, HTML stripped. |
| advice | string | Short TfNSW advice line, e.g. "Exercise caution" / "Allow extra travel time". | ||
| main_category | string | TfNSW main category, e.g. "Crash", "Roadworks", "Flooding". | ||
| incident_kind | string | TfNSW incident kind, e.g. "Unplanned" / "Planned" / "Scheduled". | ||
| region | string | TfNSW region of the first affected road, e.g. "SYD_NORTH". | ||
| road_class | boolean | true when the first affected road is a local (council) road rather than a state road (TfNSW isLocalRoad). | ||
| nsw-tfnsw-alpine | Transport for NSW | description | string | TfNSW "other advice" text for the disruption, HTML stripped. |
| advice | string | Short TfNSW advice line, e.g. "Exercise caution" / "Allow extra travel time". | ||
| main_category | string | TfNSW main category, e.g. "Crash", "Roadworks", "Flooding". | ||
| incident_kind | string | TfNSW incident kind, e.g. "Unplanned" / "Planned" / "Scheduled". | ||
| region | string | TfNSW region of the first affected road, e.g. "SYD_NORTH". | ||
| road_class | boolean | true when the first affected road is a local (council) road rather than a state road (TfNSW isLocalRoad). | ||
| vic-osom | VIC EMV (OSOM) | size | string | Incident size label, e.g. "Small" / "Medium" / "Large". |
| resources | integer | Count of resources (crews/appliances/units) assigned or responding. | ||
| vic-cfa-fire-danger | VIC CFA | description | string | Total Fire Ban status and fire danger rating per VIC fire district. |
| vic-dtp-unplanned | VIC DTP (road disruptions) | description | string | DTP description of the disruption. |
| event_subtype | string | DTP event sub-type, e.g. "Crash", "Flooding", "Hazard". | ||
| impact_type | string | DTP impact type, e.g. "Road closed", "Lane closed". | ||
| impact_direction | string | Direction of travel affected, when DTP states one. | ||
| road_access_type | string | Road access after the event, in DTP wording. | ||
| lga | string | Local government area the disruption sits in (DTP reference). | ||
| ses_region | string | VIC SES region for the closed road (DTP reference). | ||
| source_url | string (url) | Link to the DTP page for this disruption. | ||
| vic-emsina-flood-obs | VIC EMSINA | description | string | Flood observation note (may be empty). |
| qld-escad | QLD QFES (ESCAD) | resources | integer | Count of resources (crews/appliances/units) assigned or responding. |
| qld-bushfire-alerts | QLD QFES / BOM | description | string | Public safety advice text for the bushfire alert. |
| qld-emq-warnings | QLD EMQ | description | string | CAP description text of the storm, flood or cyclone warning. |
| expires | string (ISO 8601) | CAP expiry time: when the agency says the warning stops applying. | ||
| sa-cfs | SA CFS | aircraft | integer | Count of aircraft assigned. |
| resources | integer | Count of resources (crews/appliances/units) assigned or responding. | ||
| region | string | Agency operational region: a CFS region number 1-6, or "MFS". Not a place name. | ||
| fire_ban_district | string | Fire ban district, e.g. "MOUNT LOFTY RANGES". Agency spelling, not normalised. | ||
| dispatch_number | string | The dispatch's F-number (F + YYMMDD + dispatch number), e.g. "F2609220055". The official SA CFS/MFS row and the SA fire pager page for the same dispatch carry the same value. | ||
| incident_level | integer | The incident level the agency states (1 to 3, AIIMS): how big and complex the response is. Not a public warning; the agency issues those separately. | ||
| sa-mfs | SA MFS | aircraft | integer | Count of aircraft assigned. |
| resources | integer | Count of resources (crews/appliances/units) assigned or responding. | ||
| fire_ban_district | string | Fire ban district, e.g. "MOUNT LOFTY RANGES". Agency spelling, not normalised. | ||
| dispatch_number | string | The dispatch's F-number (F + YYMMDD + dispatch number), e.g. "F2609220055". The official SA CFS/MFS row and the SA fire pager page for the same dispatch carry the same value. | ||
| incident_level | integer | The incident level the agency states (1 to 3, AIIMS): how big and complex the response is. Not a public warning; the agency issues those separately. | ||
| sa-pager-cfsmfs | SA CFS/MFS (pager) | resources | integer | Count of resources (crews/appliances/units) assigned or responding. |
| description | string | Raw pager text: map reference, talkgroup, responding units. | ||
| alarm_level | integer | The alarm (turn-out) level the page states, e.g. 2. The brigade's response level, not a public warning. | ||
| alarm_level_description | string | The alarm level in words, e.g. "Alarm level 2". Rows archived before October 2026 say "Advice", "Watch and Act" or "Emergency Warning": those were our words for the same number, never agency warnings. | ||
| decoded_units | string[] | Decoded responding unit names parsed from the pager message. | ||
| paged_unit | string | The brigade or unit the page was addressed to (the pager item title). | ||
| dispatch_station | string | Dispatching station or brigade code parsed from the message. | ||
| operational | boolean | true for non-emergency operational traffic (training, tests, station duties). | ||
| dispatch_number | string | The official SA CFS/MFS F-number for this dispatch (F + YYMMDD + INC, on the message's own date), matching that row's dispatch_number. Fire pages with a 4-digit INC only. | ||
| sa-pager-saas | SA Ambulance (pager) | resources | integer | Count of resources (crews/appliances/units) assigned or responding. |
| decoded_units | string[] | Decoded responding unit names parsed from the pager message. | ||
| priority | integer | The dispatch priority code the page states, e.g. 1. | ||
| priority_description | string | Our reading of the priority code, e.g. "Possibly life-threatening". | ||
| operational_notes | object | Decoded operational notes/flags from the pager message (safety, police co-response, time constraints). | ||
| paged_unit | string | The ambulance unit the page was addressed to. Who responded, not where: location.suburb is read from the address. | ||
| sa-pager-ses | SA SES (pager) | resources | integer | Count of resources (crews/appliances/units) assigned or responding. |
| description | string | Raw pager text: map reference, responding units. | ||
| alarm_level | integer | The alarm (turn-out) level the page states, e.g. 2. The brigade's response level, not a public warning. | ||
| alarm_level_description | string | The alarm level in words, e.g. "Alarm level 1" (older archived rows say "Advice": our word for the same number, never an agency warning). | ||
| decoded_units | string[] | Decoded responding unit names parsed from the pager message. | ||
| paged_unit | string | The SES unit the page was addressed to (the pager item title). | ||
| operational | boolean | true for non-emergency operational traffic (training, tests, station duties). | ||
| wa-dfes-incidents | WA DFES | cad_id | string | DFES computer-aided-dispatch (CAD) incident ID. |
| source_id | string | DFES internal incident ID (used in the official page URL). | ||
| source_url | string (url) | Link to the official DFES warning page for this incident. | ||
| description | string | DFES region name, e.g. "LOWER SOUTH WEST". | ||
| wa-dfes-incident-areas | WA DFES | description | string | DFES region name. |
| source_id | string | DFES computer-aided-dispatch (CAD) incident ID, shared with the point feed. | ||
| wa-dfes-warnings | WA DFES | description | string | Warning detail (may be empty). |
| expires | string (ISO 8601) | CAP expiry time: when the agency says the warning stops applying. | ||
| wa-dfes-warning-areas | WA DFES | description | string | DFES "what to do" note for the warning area. |
| wa-mainroads-closures | Main Roads WA | description | string | Main Roads traffic-impact text for the closure or restriction. |
| closure_type | string | Main Roads closure type, e.g. "Full closure", "Restriction". | ||
| region | string | Main Roads region name. | ||
| tas-tfs | TAS TFS | description | string | Pipe-delimited TFS detail: alert level, type, last update, first report, status, agency, incident number. |
| tas-tasalert-cap | TAS TasALERT | description | string | CAP description text of the warning. |
| expires | string (ISO 8601) | CAP expiry time: when the agency says the warning stops applying. | ||
| tas-tasalert-rss | TAS TasALERT | description | string | The RSS item's description as published, HTML line breaks included: alert level, region, location, status, type, size, number of vehicles and a "More Info" link (fields read "Not Available" when TasALERT has no value). |
| nt-pfes | NT PFES | description | string | Responsible NT agency, e.g. "Bushfires NT". |
| ga-earthquakes | Geoscience Australia | description | string | Nearest place name to the earthquake epicentre. |
| dea-hotspots | DEA / Geoscience Australia (satellite hotspots) | confidence | number | Detection confidence as published by DEA (0-100). |
| power | number | Fire radiative power, megawatts. | ||
| temp_kelvin | number | Brightness temperature of the hotspot, kelvin. | ||
| accuracy | number | Positional accuracy of the detection in metres, as published. | ||
| satellite | string | Satellite that made the detection, e.g. "NOAA 20", "TERRA". | ||
| sensor | string | Sensor, e.g. "VIIRS", "MODIS", "AHI". |
Field shapes are verified against live data. A drift check flags if a feed starts emitting a field that is not listed here, so this table stays accurate.
These feeds carry no agency-specific details (the object is absent or empty). You still get the full normalised incident fields: type, severity, status, location, coordinates, and timestamps.
sa-ses (SA SES)vic-emsina-fire-areas (VIC EMSINA)vic-emsina-ses (VIC EMSINA)qld-nrt-fire-extents (Geoscience Australia)tas-nrt-fire-extents (Geoscience Australia)