What does catastrophic fire warning mean?
What is catastrophic fire danger? Catastrophic is the highest fire danger rating. High temperatures, strong winds and low humidity are forecast, making conditions dangerous. If a fire starts during catastrophic conditions, lives and homes will be at risk.
What can you do at catastrophic fire conditions?
The NSW Rural Fire Service advises that in catastrophic fire conditions:
- You should leave bushfire prone areas the night before or early in the day – do not just wait and see what happens.
- Make a decision about when you will leave, where you will go, how you will get there and when you will return.
What is fire danger rating?
The Fire Danger Rating is an indicator of how dangerous a bushfire could be if it did occur. It is not a predictor of how likely a bushfire is to occur. It should be used as an early indicator to trigger your plans. The higher the Fire Danger Rating, the more dangerous the fire conditions.
What is the fire danger index for a catastrophic fire?
Average annual accumulated FDI across Australia
| State or Territory | Region | Fire Danger Index* |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales (excluding alpine areas and the Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, Far South Coast and Southern Ranges) | 80 | |
| Northern Territory | All | 40 |
| Queensland | All | 40 |
| South Australia | All | 80 |
When did catastrophic fire rating start?
2009
It is only the second time such a warning, the highest level of bushfire danger, has been issued for the Greater Sydney area since the rating system was introduced in 2009.
Do they use ocean water to fight fires?
Fire can be put out with seawater, though it is not usually used to do so. Saltwater can effectively extinguish fire, but it may damage firefighting equipment and hurt plant life if used. Saltwater use creates problems for both the water distributing equipment and the surrounding environment.
How do you calculate Fire Danger Rating?
Fire danger The FDI is a calculated using the degree of fuel curing, the air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed for a given day. Fire Danger Index (FDI) is estimated using the McArthur Fire Danger Meter for grasslands or forest. The higher the FDI, the higher the fire danger.
How is fire danger rating calculated?
Where was the spot fire on the Shoalhaven River?
Noon January 1 Crews are on the scene of a spot fire on the southern side of the Shoalhaven River. The Currowan fire dropped embers across the river near Tallong on Tuesday night, RFS Southern Tablelands district coordinator George Shepherd said. However he said the fire was inactive and crews had contained it.
How big is the fire in the currowan area?
The Currowan blaze has so far burnt out more than 82,000 hectares and is still out of control. It’s currently burning between Batemans Bay and Ulladulla and east of Braidwood and is at Advice level.
How big is the fire in Lake Burragorang?
10 including the one in the Wollondilly LGA, are at a watch and act alert level — NONE are at emergency. The WOLLONDILLY blaze in the LAKE BURRAGORANG area has burnt out around 54,000 hectares and is still out of control.
How big is the fire in Tallaganda National Park?
The fire burning in the Tallaganda National Park, east of Canberra, was downgraded from emergency level to watch and act as a southerly change saw conditions ease late Friday night. The blaze is 12,000 hectares in size and just 1 kilometre from the town of Braidwood.