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	Saturday 26 Sep	Sunday 27 Sep	Monday 28 Sep	Tuesday 29 Sep
Arthur	-	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	Moderate 12
Ashburton Coast	-	High 26	High 35	Moderate 23
Ashburton Inland	-	High 26	High 45	High 34
Avon	-	No Rating 10	No Rating 11	Moderate 12
Blackwood	-	Moderate 12	No Rating 8	No Rating 11
Brockman	-	Moderate 12	No Rating 8	No Rating 10
Burrup	-	High 27	High 29	High 32
Capes	-	Moderate 12	No Rating 8	No Rating 10
Central Interior	-	High 35	High 30	High 32
Central Pilbara	-	Moderate 20	High 25	High 31
Dampier Derby Coast	-	Moderate 19	Moderate 20	Moderate 18
Esperance Coast	-	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Esperance Inland	-	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Eucla	-	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 10
Exmouth Gulf Coast	-	Moderate 23	Moderate 23	Moderate 20
Fitzgerald	-	No Rating 6	No Rating 7	No Rating 8
Fitzgerald Inland	-	No Rating 6	-	-
Gascoyne Coast	-	Moderate 20	Moderate 23	Moderate 16
Gascoyne Inland	-	High 24	High 43	High 30
Geographe	-	Moderate 12	No Rating 8	No Rating 11
Hedland	-	Moderate 20	High 25	High 30
Karroun	-	No Rating 9	No Rating 11	Moderate 12
Kimberley Inland	-	Moderate 18	-	-
Kimberley Inland North	-	High 28	Moderate 23	Moderate 22
Kimberley Inland South	-	Moderate 21	Moderate 19	Moderate 17
Lakes	-	No Rating 9	No Rating 10	Moderate 13
Lesueur	-	No Rating 11	No Rating 8	No Rating 10
Lockwood	-	No Rating 10	Moderate 12	Moderate 12
Mid West	-	Moderate 16	Moderate 17	Moderate 17
Mortlock	-	Moderate 13	Moderate 18	Moderate 17
North Goldfields	-	Moderate 16	Moderate 17	Moderate 18
North Interior	-	Moderate 22	Moderate 22	Moderate 20
North Kimberley	-	Moderate 22	Moderate 20	Moderate 19
North Midlands	-	Moderate 15	Moderate 18	Moderate 17
Perth Inner	-	No Rating 8	No Rating 7	No Rating 8
Roe	-	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 9
Rottnest	-	Moderate 16	No Rating 5	No Rating 9
South Goldfields	-	No Rating 0	No Rating 0	No Rating 0
South Interior	-	Moderate 22	Moderate 18	High 27
South Kimberley Coast	-	Moderate 13	Moderate 14	Moderate 14
South Murchison	-	High 24	High 26	Moderate 18
Southern Forests	-	Moderate 12	No Rating 8	No Rating 10
Stirling Coast	-	No Rating 10	No Rating 7	No Rating 8
Stirling North	-	No Rating 9	No Rating 8	No Rating 11
Stirling West	-	No Rating 9	No Rating 8	No Rating 10
Swan Coastal North	-	Moderate 12	No Rating 8	No Rating 10
Swan Coastal South	-	Moderate 12	No Rating 9	Moderate 12
Swan Inland North	-	Moderate 14	Moderate 13	Moderate 14
Swan Inland South	-	Moderate 12	No Rating 9	Moderate 12
Watheroo	-	No Rating 9	No Rating 11	No Rating 11
West Interior	-	Moderate 19	Moderate 21	Moderate 23

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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