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.
Moderate (12-23)
High (24-49)
Extreme (50-99)
Catastrophic (100+)
Fire Weather Districts
| District | Friday 04 Sep |
Saturday 05 Sep |
Sunday 06 Sep |
Monday 07 Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur | No Rating 9 | No Rating 7 | No Rating 9 | No Rating 8 |
| Ashburton Coast | Moderate 23 | High 25 | High 31 | High 24 |
| Ashburton Inland | Moderate 20 | High 27 | High 26 | Moderate 21 |
| Avon | No Rating 8 | No Rating 7 | No Rating 8 | No Rating 7 |
| Blackwood | No Rating 9 | No Rating 8 | No Rating 11 | No Rating 9 |
| Brockman | No Rating 8 | No Rating 7 | Moderate 12 | No Rating 9 |
| Burrup | High 30 | High 29 | High 33 | High 25 |
| Capes | No Rating 10 | No Rating 9 | Moderate 12 | No Rating 10 |
| Central Interior | High 38 | Moderate 19 | High 30 | Moderate 23 |
| Central Pilbara | Moderate 22 | High 25 | High 26 | Moderate 18 |
| Dampier Derby Coast | Moderate 15 | Moderate 16 | Moderate 20 | Moderate 19 |
| Esperance Coast | Moderate 12 | No Rating 7 | No Rating 7 | No Rating 7 |
| Esperance Inland | No Rating 11 | No Rating 5 | No Rating 6 | No Rating 5 |
| Eucla | High 27 | No Rating 6 | No Rating 8 | No Rating 8 |
| Exmouth Gulf Coast | High 25 | High 29 | High 30 | High 25 |
| Fitzgerald | No Rating 11 | No Rating 7 | No Rating 8 | No Rating 7 |
| Fitzgerald Inland | - | No Rating 6 | - | - |
| Gascoyne Coast | Moderate 15 | Moderate 18 | Moderate 19 | Moderate 19 |
| Gascoyne Inland | Moderate 17 | Moderate 23 | Moderate 20 | Moderate 19 |
| Geographe | No Rating 8 | No Rating 8 | Moderate 12 | No Rating 9 |
| Hedland | High 28 | High 27 | High 32 | Moderate 21 |
| Karroun | No Rating 10 | No Rating 8 | Moderate 12 | No Rating 9 |
| Kimberley Inland | - | Moderate 18 | - | - |
| Kimberley Inland North | Moderate 17 | Moderate 17 | Moderate 21 | Moderate 20 |
| Kimberley Inland South | No Rating 11 | No Rating 8 | Moderate 15 | Moderate 13 |
| Lakes | Moderate 12 | No Rating 9 | No Rating 11 | No Rating 9 |
| Lesueur | No Rating 9 | No Rating 10 | No Rating 7 | No Rating 9 |
| Lockwood | No Rating 7 | No Rating 6 | No Rating 7 | No Rating 7 |
| Mid West | No Rating 9 | No Rating 11 | Moderate 14 | No Rating 11 |
| Mortlock | No Rating 7 | No Rating 7 | No Rating 9 | No Rating 8 |
| North Goldfields | Moderate 16 | Moderate 15 | Moderate 16 | Moderate 15 |
| North Interior | Moderate 18 | Moderate 17 | Moderate 23 | Moderate 18 |
| North Kimberley | Moderate 14 | Moderate 15 | Moderate 16 | Moderate 15 |
| North Midlands | No Rating 8 | No Rating 9 | Moderate 13 | No Rating 10 |
| Perth Inner | No Rating 8 | No Rating 7 | No Rating 8 | No Rating 7 |
| Roe | No Rating 10 | No Rating 8 | No Rating 10 | No Rating 8 |
| Rottnest | No Rating 9 | No Rating 6 | No Rating 4 | No Rating 8 |
| South Goldfields | Moderate 16 | No Rating 7 | No Rating 6 | No Rating 6 |
| South Interior | High 29 | Moderate 14 | High 28 | High 26 |
| South Kimberley Coast | Moderate 13 | Moderate 14 | Moderate 17 | Moderate 14 |
| South Murchison | Moderate 15 | Moderate 18 | Moderate 17 | Moderate 17 |
| Southern Forests | No Rating 10 | No Rating 9 | No Rating 11 | No Rating 9 |
| Stirling Coast | Moderate 12 | No Rating 8 | No Rating 10 | No Rating 8 |
| Stirling North | No Rating 10 | No Rating 8 | No Rating 9 | No Rating 8 |
| Stirling West | No Rating 9 | No Rating 8 | No Rating 9 | No Rating 8 |
| Swan Coastal North | No Rating 9 | No Rating 7 | No Rating 10 | No Rating 8 |
| Swan Coastal South | No Rating 9 | No Rating 8 | No Rating 9 | No Rating 8 |
| Swan Inland North | Moderate 12 | No Rating 10 | Moderate 13 | Moderate 13 |
| Swan Inland South | No Rating 11 | No Rating 8 | Moderate 12 | No Rating 9 |
| Watheroo | No Rating 8 | No Rating 8 | Moderate 13 | No Rating 9 |
| West Interior | Moderate 19 | Moderate 19 | Moderate 22 | Moderate 18 |
Location Forecasts by District
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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.

