AFDRS – AUSTRALIAN FIRE DANGER RATING SYSTEM

1: AFDRS COMPLETE SET INTERCHANGEABLE NUMERIC AND MONTH PLATES

2: INDIVIDUAL AFDRS NUMERIC PLATES

3: INDIVIDUAL AFDRS MONTH PLATES

About the AFDRS

The Australian Fire Danger Rating System is a nationally significant project to design and implement a new fire danger rating system for Australia.

Fire danger ratings are used to communicate the risk of fire to the community.

The fire danger rating system is a national system, well recognised across Australia, most notably through the use of roadside signs which are displayed on roads and highways across the country.

Fire danger ratings describe the potential danger and consequence of a fire if one was to start. Importantly, they do not communicate the likelihood of a fire.

The fire danger ratings are undergoing the most significant change in their history – in terms of the science which underpins the system and informs the fire danger rating each day, and the way they are communicated to the public. The design of the new system has been informed by extensive community research, coupled with the expertise of fire and emergency management practitioners from across Australia.

As a result of this research, a new national system has been designed to convey risk within the ratings and encourage action.

The new national system will aid in challenging misconceptions, maintain consistent appearance and messaging and provide a myriad of channels (both analogue and digital) to reach as many people as possible.