What do you know about Fire Danger Ratings?
As we enter the Fire Danger Period (FDP) for 2024/2025 fire season, hopefully you’re familiar with the Fire Danger Ratings, and how you should respond based on each rating.
The Fire Danger Ratings are important because they help you decide what actions to take to protect yourself and others from bushfires and grassfires.
There are four levels of fire danger:
Moderate – Plan and prepare
- Most fires can be controlled.
- Stay up to date and be ready to act if there is a fire.
High – Be ready to act
- Fires can be dangerous.
- There’s a heightened risk. Be alert for fires in your area.
- Decide what you will do if a fire starts.
- If a fire starts, your life and property may be at risk. The safest option is to avoid bushfire risk areas.
Extreme – Take action now to protect your life and property
- Fires will spread quickly and be extremely dangerous.
- Expect hot, dry and windy conditions.
- Take action now to protect your life and property
- Check your bushfire plan and that your property is fire ready
- If a fire starts, take immediate action. If you and your property are not prepared to the highest level, go to a safer location well before the fire impacts.
- Reconsider travel through bushfire risk areas.
- Leaving bushfire risk areas early in the day is your safest option.
Catastrophic – For your survival, leave bushfire risk areas
- If a fire starts and takes hold, lives are likely to be lost.
- These are the most dangerous conditions for a fire.
- For your survival, leave bushfire risk areas.
- Your life may depend on the decisions you make, even before there is a fire.
- For your survival, do not be in bushfire risk areas.
- Stay safe by going to a safer location early in the morning or the night before.
- Homes cannot withstand fires in these conditions. You may not be able to leave and help may not be available.
To see the current Fire Danger Rating forecast across the state see Total Fire Bans & Fire Danger Ratings.
