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 5:30 am EDT on Saturday 10 December 2022.

District	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Mallee	Moderate 21	High 31	High 37	High 30
Wimmera	Moderate 19	Moderate 19	High 35	High 36
Northern Country	Moderate 13	Moderate 18	Moderate 23	Moderate 19
North Central	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	Moderate 14	Moderate 13
North East	Moderate 13	Moderate 13	Moderate 13	Moderate 13
South West	No Rating 11	Moderate 12	Moderate 13	Moderate 13
Central	No Rating 11	Moderate 13	Moderate 13	Moderate 13
West and South Gippsland	Moderate 12	Moderate 13	Moderate 12	Moderate 13
East Gippsland	Moderate 12	Moderate 13	No Rating 10	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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