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	Wednesday 17 Jun	Thursday 18 Jun	Friday 19 Jun	Saturday 20 Jun
Arthur	Moderate 13	No Rating 10	No Rating 9	No Rating 11
Ashburton Coast	Moderate 15	Moderate 13	Moderate 12	Moderate 13
Ashburton Inland	Moderate 15	Moderate 16	Moderate 15	Moderate 15
Avon	Moderate 13	No Rating 11	No Rating 10	No Rating 11
Blackwood	No Rating 9	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	No Rating 9
Brockman	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 10
Broome Coast	No Rating 9	No Rating 11	Moderate 14	Moderate 13
Burrup	Moderate 15	Moderate 17	Moderate 20	Moderate 20
Capes	Moderate 13	No Rating 9	No Rating 11	Moderate 13
Central Interior	Moderate 16	Moderate 17	Moderate 17	Moderate 16
Central Pilbara	Moderate 14	Moderate 14	Moderate 15	Moderate 16
Derby Coast	No Rating 10	Moderate 13	Moderate 15	Moderate 14
Esperance Coast	No Rating 11	Moderate 12	No Rating 9	No Rating 10
Esperance Inland	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
Eucla	No Rating 11	No Rating 11	No Rating 8	No Rating 7
Exmouth Gulf Coast	Moderate 18	Moderate 16	Moderate 14	Moderate 14
Fitzgerald Coast	No Rating 11	No Rating 9	No Rating 8	No Rating 9
Fitzgerald Inland	Moderate 14	No Rating 10	No Rating 10	No Rating 11
Gascoyne Coast	Moderate 14	Moderate 14	Moderate 13	Moderate 13
Gascoyne Inland	Moderate 13	Moderate 14	Moderate 14	Moderate 14
Geographe	No Rating 10	No Rating 9	No Rating 10	No Rating 11
Hedland	Moderate 19	Moderate 20	Moderate 23	Moderate 23
Karroun	Moderate 13	No Rating 11	No Rating 9	No Rating 11
Kimberley Inland	No Rating 9	No Rating 10	Moderate 13	No Rating 11
Lakes	Moderate 15	No Rating 11	No Rating 10	Moderate 12
Lesueur	No Rating 10	No Rating 11	No Rating 11	No Rating 11
Lockwood	Moderate 14	No Rating 11	No Rating 10	No Rating 11
Midwest Coast	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	Moderate 13	Moderate 13
Midwest Inland	Moderate 12	No Rating 11	Moderate 12	Moderate 12
Mortlock	Moderate 14	Moderate 12	No Rating 11	Moderate 12
North Goldfields	Moderate 15	Moderate 12	No Rating 10	No Rating 10
North Interior	Moderate 15	Moderate 14	Moderate 17	Moderate 16
North Kimberley	No Rating 8	No Rating 9	No Rating 10	No Rating 10
Roe	Moderate 15	No Rating 11	No Rating 10	No Rating 11
South Goldfields	No Rating 2	No Rating 3	No Rating 2	No Rating 3
South Interior	High 24	Moderate 23	Moderate 15	No Rating 10
Southern Forests	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	No Rating 9
Stirling Coast	No Rating 11	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 10
Stirling North	Moderate 15	No Rating 11	No Rating 11	Moderate 12
Stirling West	No Rating 11	No Rating 8	No Rating 9	No Rating 10
Swan Coastal North	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
Swan Coastal South	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 9	No Rating 9
Swan Inland North	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	Moderate 13
Swan Inland South	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
West Interior	Moderate 16	Moderate 14	Moderate 14	Moderate 14
Yalgar	Moderate 13	Moderate 12	Moderate 14	Moderate 14
Yarra Yarra	Moderate 12	No Rating 11	No Rating 11	No Rating 11

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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