Total Fire Ban and Current Fire Danger Information
A Total Fire Ban symbol (
) appears adjacent to the NSW Fire Areas where a Total Fire Ban is declared for today.
Fire Danger Key
| NONE | LOW-MODERATE | HIGH | VERY HIGH | SEVERE | EXTREME | CATASTROPHIC |
| NSW Fire Area | Fire Danger Today | Fire Danger Tomorrow | Councils Affected | ||
| Far North Coast | VERY HIGH | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Ballina; Byron; Clarence Valley; Kyogle; Lismore; Richmond Valley; Tweed |
| North Coast | LOW-MODERATE | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Bellingen; Coffs Harbour; Gloucester; Great Lakes; Greater Taree; Kempsey; Nambucca; Port Macquarie Hastings |
| Greater Hunter | LOW-MODERATE | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Cessnock; Dungog; Lake Macquarie; Maitland; Muswellbrook; Newcastle; Port Stephens; Singleton; Upper Hunter |
| Greater Sydney Region | LOW-MODERATE | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | All Sydney Metro Councils; Blue Mountains; Gosford; Hawkesbury; Wyong |
| Illawarra/Shoalhaven | LOW-MODERATE | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Kiama; Shellharbour; Shoalhaven; Wingecarribee; Wollondilly; Wollongong |
| Far South Coast | HIGH | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Bega Valley; Eurobodalla |
| Monaro Alpine | HIGH | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Bombala; Cooma Monaro; Snowy River |
| ACT | NONE | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Australian Capital Territory; Visit www.rfs.act.gov.au for more information |
| Southern Ranges | LOW-MODERATE | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Palerang; Goulburn Mulwaree; Queanbeyan; Upper Lachlan; Yass Valley |
| Central Ranges | LOW-MODERATE | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Bathurst; Blayney; Cabonne; Cowra; Lithgow; Mid Western Regional; Oberon; Orange |
| New England | LOW-MODERATE | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Armidale Dumaresq; Glen Innes Severn; Guyra; Tenterfield; Uralla; Walcha |
| Northern Slopes | VERY HIGH | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Gunnedah; Gwydir; Inverell; Liverpool Plains; Tamworth Regional |
| North Western | VERY HIGH | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Moree Plains; Narrabri; Walgett; Warrumbungle |
| Upper Central West Plains | VERY HIGH | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Bogan; Coonamble; Gilgandra; Warren |
| Lower Central West Plains | VERY HIGH | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Bland; Dubbo; Forbes; Lachlan; Narromine; Parkes; Temora; Weddin; Wellington |
| Southern Slopes | HIGH | No Ban | HIGH | No Ban | Boorowa; Cootamundra; Gundagai; Harden; Tumbarumba; Tumut; Young |
| Eastern Riverina | VERY HIGH | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Albury; Coolamon; Greater Hume; Junee; Lockhart; Wagga Wagga |
| Southern Riverina | HIGH | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Berrigan; Conargo; Corowa; Deniliquin; Jerilderie; Murray; Urana; Wakool |
| Northern Riverina | VERY HIGH | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Carrathool; Griffith; Hay; Leeton; Murrumbidgee; Narrandera |
| South Western | VERY HIGH | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Balranald; Wentworth |
| Far Western | VERY HIGH | No Ban | NONE | No Ban | Bourke; Brewarrina; Broken Hill; Central Darling; Cobar; Unincorporated NSW |
Fire Danger Key
| NONE | LOW-MODERATE | HIGH | VERY HIGH | SEVERE | EXTREME | CATASTROPHIC |
During the Bushfire Danger Period permits are required. Check with your local RFS Fire Station or click here to find your closest fire control centre
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