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Fire Danger Ratings and Total Fire Bans
Bush fire danger ratings are issued during the bush fire danger period.
Fire Danger Ratings give you an indication of the consequences of a fire, if one was to start. The higher the fire danger, the more dangerous the conditions.\u00a0You should use the Fire Danger Ratings as a trigger to take action.
Find out more about the\u00a0bush fire danger ratings.
Bush fires are more likely to spread and cause damage on days when the weather is very hot, dry and windy. These are usually on very high to extreme fire days.
To reduce the risk of fires damaging or destroying life, property and the environment the NSW RFS Commissioner may declare a Total Fire Ban (TOBAN).\u00a0In a Total Fire Ban no fire may be lit in the open and all fire permits are suspended. This includes incinerators and barbecues (BBQ) which burn solid fuel, e.g. wood, charcoal or heat beads.\u00a0No general purpose welding, grinding, soldering or gas cutting can be done in the open.
Find out more about the\u00a0Total Fire Ban rules.
The NSW RFS supports the redistribution of information and warnings by third parties, when that service contributes to assisting people make informed decisions.
We encourage those developing applications or services (including social media accounts) to review the\u00a0Guideline For Warnings Republishers.
The NSW Rural Fire Service supports and encourages the reuse of its publicly funded information, and endorses the use of the Australian Governments Open Access and Licensing Framework (AusGOAL).
All NSW Rural Fire Service material on this website is licensed under the\u00a0Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence, except as noted below.
When using feeds, please give attribution in this form:
'\u00a9 State of New South Wales (NSW Rural Fire Service). For current information go to\u00a0www.rfs.nsw.gov.au.'
We also request that you observe and retain any copyright or related notices that may accompany this material as part of the attribution.
Please visit "RSS Feeds - NSW Rural Fire Service" for details.
Data Update Frequency: every 2 hours.\u00a0However, due to data update process lag from source, there may mismatch from the source data.
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| Type | Feature Service |
| Update Frequency | 2 Hours |
| Contact Details | www.rfs.nsw.gov.au |
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| Accuracy | While care is taken to ensure accuracy, the NSW Rural Fire Service cannot guarantee that information contained in RSS feeds is correct and recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to its use. |
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| Aggregators | NSW Rural Fire Service |
| Distributors | NSW Rural Fire Service |
| Dataset Producers and Contributors | NSW Rural Fire Service |