Looking for an app that provides total fire ban NSW information?
Find Fire Bans and Fire Danger Ratings in NSW and across Australia using the Fire Ban Checker app.
Keep track of NSW Fire Bans and fire dangers. Know when a Total Fire Ban (TOBAN) has been declared and what you can and can’t do during a fire ban.
NSW Fire Ban and Fire Danger information comes directly from the NSW RFS.
Search by current location, suburb or council.
View results via the interactive map or popup screen. Share results with family and friends.
The interactive map presents a visual representation of fire danger ratings for the current day. You can pinch to zoom in on a particular area. Press a coloured area and you will be shown the fire danger and fire ban rating for the day.
Type in the first few letters and the Fire Ban Checker will automatically give you a list of results to choose from.
E.g. Type in ‘Syd’ and Sydney fire ban will appear in the suggested.
If you have multiple homes or would like to monitor areas where your loved ones live, you can add locations to a watch list.
No, the Fire Ban Checker app compliments the Fires Near Me as well as other apps provided by the NSW RFS and other state fire authorities. It is not intended to be a replacement for any of these apps.
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There are 21 fire areas defined for NSW. Each area is comprised of Council areas, as mapped by the NSW RFS.
The Fire Ban Checker app allows you to search by Suburb, Council or Current Location, thus saving you the hassle of trying to determine your Fire Area.
| NSW Fire Area | Councils Affected |
| Far North Coast | Ballina; Byron; Clarence Valley; Kyogle; Lismore; Richmond Valley; Tweed |
| North Coast | Bellingen; Coffs Harbour; Port Macquarie-Hastings; Kempsey; Nambucca; Mid-Coast |
| Greater Hunter | Cessnock; Dungog; Lake Macquarie; Maitland; Muswellbrook; Newcastle; Port Stephens; Singleton; Upper Hunter |
| Greater Sydney Region | The Hills; Blacktown; Blue Mountains; Burwood; Camden; Campbelltown; Canada Bay; Fairfield; Hawkesbury; Hornsby; Hunters Hill; Kogarah; Ku-ring-gai; Lane Cove; Liverpool; Mosman; North Sydney; Parramatta; Penrith; Randwick; Ryde; Strathfield; Sutherland; Sydney; Waverley; Willoughby; Woollahra; Bayside; Canterbury-Bankstown; Central Coast; Cumberland; Georges River; Inner West; Northern Beaches |
| Illawarra/Shoalhaven | Kiama; Shellharbour; Shoalhaven; Wingecarribee; Wollondilly; Wollongong |
| Far South Coast | Bega Valley; Eurobodalla |
| Monaro Alpine | Snowy Monaro |
| ACT | |
| Southern Ranges | Goulburn Mulwaree; Upper Lachlan; Yass Valley; Queanbeyan-Palerang |
| Central Ranges | Bathurst; Blayney; Cabonne; Cowra; Lithgow; Mid-Western; Oberon; Orange |
| New England | Glen Innes Severn; Tenterfield; Uralla; Walcha; Armidale |
| Northern Slopes | Gunnedah; Gwydir; Inverell; Liverpool Plains; Tamworth |
| North Western | Moree Plains; Narrabri; Walgett; Warrumbungle |
| Upper Central West Plains | Bogan; Coonamble; Gilgandra; Warren |
| Lower Central West Plains | Bland; Forbes; Lachlan; Narromine; Parkes; Temora; Weddin; Dubbo |
| Southern Slopes | Cootamundra-Gundagai; Hilltops; Snowy Valleys |
| Eastern Riverina | Albury; Coolamon; Greater Hume; Junee; Lockhart; Wagga Wagga |
| Southern Riverina | Berrigan; Edward River; Federation; Murray River; Southern parts of Murrumbidgee |
| Northern Riverina | Carrathool; Griffith; Hay; Leeton; Narrandera; Northern parts of Murrumbidgee |
| South Western | Balranald; Wentworth |
| Far Western | Bourke; Brewarrina; Broken Hill; Central Darling; Cobar |
We believe our app is the simplest way to find fire danger ratings and fire bans across Australia. Don’t just take our word for it though, see what everyone else is saying!
With Summer and the bushfire season upon us, I feel 100% prepared with this app. Easy to use with a user friendly interface and accurate and up to date data meaning I can monitor the places, that myself and my love ones frequent, I’m sold!
Great app, very helpful for finding Fire Ban NSW details. A lot of save settings and customisation options.
Very clear and simple – this app is perfect and a must download for all Aussies. Thank you for making it possible to check my area as well as my loved ones to make sure we stay safe all year around!
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