Western Australia Fire Danger Ratings

Fire danger ratings for fire weather districts from the Bureau of Meteorology

Important: Always check official sources for the latest fire danger ratings and warnings before making safety decisions.

BoM Fire Danger Ratings Emergency WA DFES

Moderate (12-23)

High (24-49)

Extreme (50-99)

Catastrophic (100+)

Fire Weather Districts

District	Thursday 28 May	Friday 29 May	Saturday 30 May	Sunday 31 May
Arthur	Moderate 17	No Rating 10	Moderate 13	Moderate 18
Ashburton Coast	No Rating 11	Moderate 12	Moderate 17	Moderate 16
Ashburton Inland	Moderate 15	Moderate 14	Moderate 20	Moderate 19
Avon	Moderate 18	No Rating 11	Moderate 13	Moderate 20
Blackwood	Moderate 12	No Rating 9	Moderate 12	Moderate 13
Brockman	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	No Rating 10	No Rating 11
Broome Coast	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	No Rating 7
Burrup	Moderate 15	Moderate 12	Moderate 14	Moderate 16
Capes	No Rating 10	No Rating 8	Moderate 12	Moderate 13
Central Interior	Moderate 13	Moderate 12	Moderate 14	High 26
Central Pilbara	Moderate 13	Moderate 12	Moderate 16	Moderate 21
Derby Coast	No Rating 10	No Rating 9	No Rating 10	No Rating 10
Esperance Coast	Moderate 18	Moderate 14	No Rating 11	Moderate 19
Esperance Inland	Moderate 17	Moderate 13	No Rating 11	Moderate 18
Eucla	Moderate 13	No Rating 11	No Rating 9	Moderate 15
Exmouth Gulf Coast	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	Moderate 20	Moderate 20
Fitzgerald Coast	Moderate 19	Moderate 14	No Rating 11	Moderate 20
Fitzgerald Inland	Moderate 20	Moderate 13	Moderate 12	Moderate 20
Gascoyne Coast	Moderate 15	Moderate 13	Moderate 20	Moderate 18
Gascoyne Inland	Moderate 16	Moderate 13	Moderate 21	Moderate 17
Geographe	No Rating 11	No Rating 8	No Rating 10	Moderate 15
Hedland	No Rating 11	No Rating 6	No Rating 8	No Rating 11
Karroun	Moderate 16	No Rating 11	Moderate 13	Moderate 21
Kimberley Inland	No Rating 9	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
Lakes	Moderate 19	Moderate 13	Moderate 13	Moderate 20
Lesueur	Moderate 13	No Rating 11	Moderate 12	Moderate 20
Lockwood	Moderate 18	Moderate 12	Moderate 14	Moderate 21
Midwest Coast	Moderate 13	Moderate 12	Moderate 14	Moderate 21
Midwest Inland	Moderate 14	No Rating 11	Moderate 12	Moderate 21
Mortlock	Moderate 16	Moderate 12	Moderate 13	Moderate 22
North Goldfields	Moderate 16	No Rating 11	No Rating 11	Moderate 21
North Interior	No Rating 11	No Rating 0	No Rating 0	Moderate 12
North Kimberley	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
Roe	Moderate 20	Moderate 12	Moderate 14	Moderate 21
South Goldfields	No Rating 9	No Rating 5	No Rating 4	No Rating 0
South Interior	Moderate 15	Moderate 12	Moderate 14	High 31
Southern Forests	No Rating 6	No Rating 8	Moderate 12	Moderate 12
Stirling Coast	Moderate 18	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	Moderate 18
Stirling North	Moderate 20	Moderate 13	Moderate 13	Moderate 21
Stirling West	Moderate 16	No Rating 11	Moderate 12	Moderate 17
Swan Coastal North	Moderate 12	No Rating 9	No Rating 11	Moderate 15
Swan Coastal South	No Rating 11	No Rating 8	No Rating 10	Moderate 14
Swan Inland North	Moderate 16	Moderate 12	Moderate 15	Moderate 18
Swan Inland South	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	Moderate 12	Moderate 12
West Interior	Moderate 16	Moderate 12	Moderate 17	High 30
Yalgar	Moderate 17	Moderate 13	Moderate 20	High 25
Yarra Yarra	Moderate 16	No Rating 11	Moderate 13	Moderate 20

Location Forecasts by District

View detailed location forecasts in Western Australia:

Central West Central Wheat Belt Eucla Gascoyne Goldfields Great Southern Kimberley Lower West North Interior Pilbara South Coastal South East Coastal South Interior South West

Fire Behaviour Index (FBI)

The Fire Behaviour Index (FBI) is a numeric value that indicates fire danger. Higher values mean more dangerous fire conditions.

No Rating	< 12
Moderate	12-23
High	24-49
Extreme	50-99
Catastrophic	≥ 100

Note: Fire Danger Ratings may occasionally differ from FBI thresholds due to agency discretion.

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