Victoria 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.

IDV18555

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 22 March 2023.

District	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Mallee	Moderate 18	Moderate 18	Moderate 16	Moderate 13
Wimmera	Moderate 21	High 24	Moderate 20	Moderate 15
Northern Country	Moderate 13	Moderate 19	Moderate 18	Moderate 15
North Central	Moderate 14	Moderate 21	Moderate 20	Moderate 15
North East	Moderate 12	Moderate 17	Moderate 13	Moderate 14
South West	Moderate 16	Moderate 20	Moderate 18	Moderate 14
Central	Moderate 15	Moderate 20	Moderate 19	Moderate 16
West and South Gippsland	Moderate 12	Moderate 13	Moderate 14	Moderate 13
East Gippsland	No Rating 9	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	Moderate 13

Fire Danger Ratings
(Fire Behaviour Index - FBI)

No Rating
(< 12)

Moderate
(12-23)

High
(24-49)

Extreme
(50-99)

Catastrophic
(>= 100)

Monitor the weather at www.bom.gov.au and the fire situation at www.cfa.vic.gov.au or through your emergency broadcasters: ABC Local Radio, commercial and designated community radio stations, or Sky News TV.
For more information on fire danger ratings and actions refer to www.cfa.vic.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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