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Fire Danger Today — New South Wales
Today's AFDRS fire danger ratings across every fire-weather district in New South Wales, plus Total Fire Bans and active bushfire incidents from the NSW fire authority.
What the fire danger ratings mean
The Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS) uses four levels to describe how dangerous a fire would be if one started today. Higher ratings mean fires will spread faster, burn hotter and be harder to control.
Plan and prepare
Most fires can be controlled. Stay up to date and know what you'd do if a fire started nearby.
Be ready to act
Fires can be dangerous. Check your bushfire plan and be ready to leave early if a fire starts.
Take action now to protect life and property
Fires will spread quickly and be extremely dangerous. Leaving early is the safest option.
For your survival, leave bushfire risk areas
These are the most dangerous conditions for a fire. Homes are not designed to withstand fires in these conditions.
Fire-weather districts
Active bushfire incidents
Emergency Warning, Watch and Act and Advice are formal community warnings issued by the state fire authority. Active marks a live incident that fire crews are responding to but which has not (yet) reached a formal community warning level.
Frequently asked questions
What is the fire danger rating in New South Wales today?
Live AFDRS ratings for every fire-weather district in New South Wales are listed above and refresh every 30 minutes.
Is there a Total Fire Ban in NSW?
Total Fire Bans are declared by NSW fire authorities on dangerous fire-weather days. Check the district list above — banned districts are flagged in red.