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	Friday 16 Oct	Saturday 17 Oct	Sunday 18 Oct	Monday 19 Oct
Arthur	-	Moderate 14	Moderate 13	Moderate 15
Ashburton Coast	-	High 28	High 26	High 24
Ashburton Inland	-	Moderate 23	High 28	Moderate 22
Avon	-	Moderate 15	Moderate 16	Moderate 17
Blackwood	-	Moderate 14	Moderate 12	Moderate 13
Brockman	-	Moderate 13	Moderate 12	Moderate 14
Burrup	-	High 33	High 39	High 39
Capes	-	Moderate 14	Moderate 12	Moderate 13
Central Interior	-	Moderate 17	Moderate 17	Moderate 20
Central Pilbara	-	High 25	Moderate 23	Moderate 21
Dampier Derby Coast	-	Moderate 21	Moderate 19	Moderate 20
Esperance Coast	-	No Rating 9	No Rating 8	No Rating 10
Esperance Inland	-	No Rating 10	No Rating 10	Moderate 12
Eucla	-	No Rating 9	Moderate 12	Moderate 18
Exmouth Gulf Coast	-	High 24	High 26	High 25
Fitzgerald	-	No Rating 10	No Rating 10	Moderate 12
Fitzgerald Inland	-	No Rating 6	-	-
Gascoyne Coast	-	Moderate 22	Moderate 22	Moderate 21
Gascoyne Inland	-	Moderate 21	High 29	Moderate 20
Geographe	-	No Rating 9	No Rating 11	Moderate 13
Hedland	-	High 30	High 30	High 34
Karroun	-	Moderate 17	Moderate 16	Moderate 16
Kimberley Inland	-	Moderate 18	-	-
Kimberley Inland North	-	Moderate 22	Moderate 19	Moderate 21
Kimberley Inland South	-	Moderate 17	Moderate 16	Moderate 16
Lakes	-	Moderate 14	Moderate 14	Moderate 16
Lesueur	-	No Rating 9	No Rating 10	No Rating 10
Lockwood	-	Moderate 16	Moderate 16	Moderate 17
Mid West	-	Moderate 22	Moderate 20	Moderate 19
Mortlock	-	Moderate 20	Moderate 19	Moderate 18
North Goldfields	-	Moderate 12	Moderate 17	Moderate 15
North Interior	-	Moderate 16	Moderate 15	Moderate 17
North Kimberley	-	Moderate 23	Moderate 18	Moderate 17
North Midlands	-	Moderate 22	Moderate 21	Moderate 20
Perth Inner	-	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	No Rating 8
Roe	-	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	Moderate 14
Rottnest	-	No Rating 3	No Rating 7	No Rating 9
South Goldfields	-	No Rating 7	Moderate 17	Moderate 15
South Interior	-	Moderate 13	Moderate 13	Moderate 21
South Kimberley Coast	-	Moderate 16	Moderate 15	Moderate 15
South Murchison	-	Moderate 19	High 24	Moderate 18
Southern Forests	-	Moderate 14	No Rating 11	Moderate 13
Stirling Coast	-	No Rating 10	No Rating 9	Moderate 12
Stirling North	-	No Rating 11	No Rating 11	Moderate 12
Stirling West	-	No Rating 10	No Rating 8	No Rating 10
Swan Coastal North	-	No Rating 10	No Rating 10	No Rating 11
Swan Coastal South	-	No Rating 10	No Rating 11	Moderate 12
Swan Inland North	-	Moderate 16	Moderate 17	Moderate 18
Swan Inland South	-	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	Moderate 13
Watheroo	-	Moderate 14	Moderate 14	Moderate 14
West Interior	-	Moderate 18	Moderate 23	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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