Western Australia Fire Danger Ratings

IDW15100

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Fire Danger Ratings

Issued at 4:35 am WST on Monday 19 January 2026.

District Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
North Kimberley No Rating 6
No Rating 6
No Rating 6
No Rating 6
Derby Coast No Rating 8
No Rating 8
No Rating 8
No Rating 8
Broome Coast No Rating 10
No Rating 11
No Rating 11
No Rating 10
Kimberley Inland No Rating 11
Moderate 12
Moderate 12
No Rating 10
North Interior Moderate 19
High 27
High 24
Moderate 22
Central Pilbara Moderate 17
High 32
High 27
Moderate 22
Hedland High 31
High 25
High 35
High 26
Burrup High 38
High 34
High 40
High 37
Ashburton Inland Moderate 21
High 35
High 33
High 28
Ashburton Coast High 31
High 29
High 39
High 35
Exmouth Gulf Coast High 30
High 29
High 36
High 30
West Interior High 40
High 39
High 30
High 26
Yalgar High 30
High 38
High 30
High 24
Gascoyne Inland High 26
High 40
High 37
High 32
Gascoyne Coast High 32
High 34
High 41
High 32
Midwest Coast High 46
Extreme 55
Extreme 51
High 47
Midwest Inland High 32
High 47
High 42
High 37
Lesueur High 42
Extreme 53
High 46
High 43
Yarra Yarra High 32
High 42
High 40
High 37
Central Interior High 38
High 39
High 31
High 27
South Interior High 28
High 27
High 35
Moderate 19
Eucla Moderate 21
Moderate 23
High 27
Moderate 17
North Goldfields High 28
High 27
High 28
Moderate 20
South Goldfields Moderate 16
Moderate 20
Moderate 19
No Rating 10
Karroun High 29
High 31
High 32
Moderate 23
Lockwood High 31
High 31
High 32
High 24
Mortlock High 33
High 38
High 37
High 33
Avon High 32
High 32
High 34
High 29
Swan Inland North High 47
High 43
Extreme 50
High 48
Swan Coastal North High 35
High 41
High 42
High 38
Swan Coastal South High 29
High 34
High 33
High 34
Swan Inland South High 39
High 37
High 43
High 41
Brockman High 35
High 41
High 42
High 40
Geographe High 31
High 39
High 38
High 34
Blackwood High 31
High 41
High 38
High 34
Capes High 33
High 41
High 37
High 31
Southern Forests High 30
High 39
High 35
High 30
Roe High 32
High 34
High 33
Moderate 22
Arthur High 27
High 31
High 31
High 24
Lakes High 31
High 35
High 33
High 26
Stirling North High 31
High 35
High 32
High 31
Stirling West High 26
High 32
High 30
High 26
Stirling Coast Moderate 22
High 25
High 24
High 26
Fitzgerald Inland High 25
High 29
High 25
High 28
Fitzgerald Coast Moderate 23
High 26
Moderate 23
High 28
Esperance Coast High 24
High 29
High 26
High 29
Esperance Inland High 26
High 31
High 28
High 26

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 Total Fire Bans and how to prepare for fires visit www.dfes.wa.gov.au.

  • Note: On occasion Fire Danger Ratings may not adhere to FBI thresholds above due to agency discretion in setting FDRs.