Queensland 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.

IDQ13016

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Monday 25 September 2023.

District	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Peninsula	Moderate 15	Moderate 15	Moderate 17	Moderate 18
Gulf Country	Moderate 23	High 25	High 35	High 26
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders	High 29	High 35	High 41	High 38
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands	Moderate 13	Moderate 14	Moderate 17	Moderate 17
Herbert and Lower Burdekin	Moderate 14	Moderate 16	Moderate 21	Moderate 21
Central Coast and Whitsundays	Moderate 18	Moderate 19	Moderate 20	Moderate 21
Capricornia	Moderate 18	Moderate 18	Moderate 19	Moderate 20
Central Highlands and Coalfields	High 25	High 25	High 29	High 34
Central West	High 30	High 27	High 32	High 33
North West	Moderate 23	High 26	High 29	High 24
Channel Country	Moderate 23	Moderate 19	High 24	Moderate 21
Maranoa and Warrego	Moderate 20	High 24	Moderate 22	Moderate 19
Darling Downs and Granite Belt	Moderate 19	High 25	Moderate 21	Moderate 19
Wide Bay and Burnett	Moderate 17	Moderate 16	Moderate 19	Moderate 17
Southeast Coast	Moderate 16	Moderate 17	Moderate 14	Moderate 14

Fire Danger Ratings
(Fire Behaviour Index - FBI)

No Rating
(< 12)

Moderate
(12-23)

High
(24-49)

Extreme
(50-99)

Catastrophic
(>= 100)

For all weather information, visit the Bureau of Meteorology web page at www.bom.gov.au.
For information on Fire Bans and how to Prepare. Act. Survive. Visit www.qfes.qld.gov.au.
For all current bushfire warnings, visit www.qfes.qld.gov.au/Current-Incidents
Note: On occasion Fire Danger Ratings may not adhere to FBI thresholds above due to agency discretion in setting FDRs.

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