Northern Territory Fire Danger Ratings

On 1 September 2022, the National Council for Fire and Emergency Services launched the Australian Fire Danger Rating System.

This new system uses 4 simple ratings: moderate, high, extreme, catastrophic, to classify fire danger at fire weather districts across Australia.

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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory

Northern Territory Fire Danger Ratings

Issued at 5:00 am CST on Wednesday 28 September 2022.

District Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Darwin and Adelaide River Moderate 22
 High 25
 High 29
 Moderate 20
Northern Fire Protection Zone Moderate 13
 Moderate 15
 Moderate 16
 Moderate 12
Daly South Moderate 12
 Moderate 14
 Moderate 15
 No Rating 11
Tiwi No Rating 9
 No Rating 11
 No Rating 10
 No Rating 9
Arnhem West Moderate 14
 Moderate 16
 Moderate 16
 Moderate 12
Arnhem East No Rating 11
 Moderate 14
 Moderate 14
 Moderate 12
Katherine Fire Protection Zone High 25
 High 33
 High 32
 Moderate 18
Carpentaria West Moderate 16
 Moderate 17
 Moderate 18
 Moderate 14
Carpentaria East Moderate 21
 Moderate 19
 Moderate 21
 Moderate 17
Gregory North West Moderate 16
 Moderate 17
 Moderate 18
 Moderate 15
Gregory South East High 26
 Moderate 23
 High 31
 Moderate 21
Barkly North Moderate 20
 Moderate 20
 Moderate 23
 Moderate 18
Barkly South Moderate 17
 High 25
 High 25
 Moderate 18
Alice Springs Fire Protection Zone Moderate 20
 Moderate 21
 Moderate 19
 Moderate 14
Simpson West Moderate 21
 Moderate 22
 Moderate 20
 Moderate 15
Simpson East Moderate 21
 Moderate 21
 Moderate 20
 Moderate 16
Lasseter West High 30
 High 28
 Moderate 23
 Moderate 16
Lasseter East High 26
 High 26
 Moderate 23
 Moderate 16
Tanami North High 24
 High 27
 High 31
 Moderate 18
Tanami South High 25
 High 32
 High 31
 Moderate 20

Code

Fire Danger Ratings
(Fire Behaviour Index - FBI) 		No Rating
(< 12) 		Moderate
(12-23) 		High
(24-49) 		Extreme
(50-99) 		Catastrophic
(>= 100)

Notes

  • For all weather information, visit the Bureau of Meteorology web page at www.bom.gov.au.
  • For information on how to prepare for fires visit www.sercurent.nt.gov.au.
  • Note: On occasion Fire Danger Ratings may not adhere to FBI thresholds above due to agency discretion in setting FDRs.

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Further technical information about the expected conditions in each fire district using curing data supplied by Bushfires NT.