About Total Fire Bans

Summary

Total Fire Bans consider more than the Fire Danger Rating, including current fires and human activity risks.
Total Fire Bans can be declared even if the Fire Danger Rating isn’t ‘extreme’.
A Total Fire Ban logo appears on the relevant fire weather district maps when active.
Check the Can I or Can’t I page for rules on activities like barbecues, burn-offs, and machinery use.

Fire Danger Period or Total Fire Ban. What's the difference?

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As well as the Fire Danger Rating, the Chief Officer also considers other factors such as current fires in the landscape, resource commitment and increased likelihood for human and lightning induced fires when declaring Total Fire Bans.

Therefore, CFA might declare a Total Fire Ban for areas that have not reached an 'Extreme' Fire Danger Rating.

The Total Fire Ban logo will display on the relevant fire districts on the fire danger forecast maps when declared.

Total Fire Ban logo