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	Monday 27 Jul	Tuesday 28 Jul	Wednesday 29 Jul	Thursday 30 Jul
Arthur	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 10	No Rating 11
Ashburton Coast	Moderate 14	Moderate 18	Moderate 18	Moderate 15
Ashburton Inland	Moderate 16	Moderate 20	Moderate 20	Moderate 19
Avon	No Rating 8	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 10
Blackwood	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
Brockman	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
Broome Coast	Moderate 14	Moderate 17	Moderate 18	Moderate 16
Burrup	High 24	High 30	High 37	High 30
Capes	Moderate 12	No Rating 10	No Rating 11	No Rating 11
Central Interior	No Rating 11	Moderate 18	High 25	Moderate 23
Central Pilbara	Moderate 16	Moderate 23	High 25	Moderate 22
Derby Coast	Moderate 18	Moderate 19	Moderate 22	Moderate 21
Esperance Coast	No Rating 9	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
Esperance Inland	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Eucla	No Rating 7	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Exmouth Gulf Coast	Moderate 14	Moderate 16	Moderate 18	Moderate 12
Fitzgerald Coast	No Rating 7	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 7
Fitzgerald Inland	No Rating 11	No Rating 8	No Rating 11	Moderate 12
Gascoyne Coast	Moderate 14	Moderate 17	Moderate 18	Moderate 13
Gascoyne Inland	Moderate 15	Moderate 18	Moderate 20	Moderate 19
Geographe	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
Hedland	Moderate 21	High 28	High 35	High 28
Karroun	No Rating 10	No Rating 10	No Rating 11	No Rating 11
Kimberley Inland	Moderate 17	Moderate 18	Moderate 22	Moderate 22
Lakes	No Rating 11	No Rating 9	No Rating 11	Moderate 13
Lesueur	No Rating 9	No Rating 11	No Rating 11	No Rating 11
Lockwood	No Rating 10	No Rating 10	No Rating 11	Moderate 12
Midwest Coast	No Rating 10	No Rating 11	Moderate 15	No Rating 10
Midwest Inland	No Rating 11	Moderate 13	Moderate 13	Moderate 13
Mortlock	No Rating 10	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	Moderate 13
North Goldfields	No Rating 11	Moderate 13	Moderate 13	Moderate 13
North Interior	Moderate 12	Moderate 15	Moderate 23	Moderate 22
North Kimberley	Moderate 15	Moderate 15	Moderate 18	Moderate 19
Roe	No Rating 10	No Rating 10	No Rating 11	Moderate 12
South Goldfields	No Rating 4	No Rating 3	No Rating 6	No Rating 5
South Interior	Moderate 13	Moderate 13	Moderate 13	Moderate 13
Southern Forests	No Rating 8	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	No Rating 9
Stirling Coast	No Rating 9	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	No Rating 9
Stirling North	No Rating 11	No Rating 9	No Rating 11	Moderate 12
Stirling West	No Rating 9	No Rating 8	No Rating 9	No Rating 9
Swan Coastal North	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
Swan Coastal South	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
Swan Inland North	No Rating 10	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	Moderate 13
Swan Inland South	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 9
West Interior	No Rating 11	Moderate 18	Moderate 21	Moderate 18
Yalgar	Moderate 14	Moderate 17	Moderate 17	Moderate 17
Yarra Yarra	No Rating 9	Moderate 12	No Rating 11	Moderate 12

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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