What’s changing?
From 19 August 2026 all fire weather district boundaries in Queensland have changed. Some locations are now in different fire weather districts. Some fire weather districts have new names.
These changes were made by the Queensland Fire Department, which is responsible for setting fire weather district boundaries and names in Queensland.
The updates better align fire weather districts with local government areas and with current fire management needs, including fuel and vegetation types, geographic features and transport routes.
Bureau fire weather information aligns with the changes
The bureau now uses the new fire weather districts in our fire weather information. You may notice the changes to fire weather district boundaries and names in fire weather forecasts for Queensland.
We’ve also updated the fire weather districts in the fire danger ratings that we publish on our website and BOM Weather app. You’ll see these on our Queensland weather forecast page.
Queensland’s fire weather districts are now different from Queensland’s weather forecast districts. The bureau’s weather forecast and warning services have not changed.
Working together
The bureau works with fire agencies in each state and territory. Together we use the Australian Fire Danger Rating System to provide information to emergency services and the community.
The bureau issues fire weather forecasts for each fire weather district and provides these forecasts to fire agencies. The Queensland Fire Department sets the fire danger ratings for each fire weather district in Queensland using the forecasts we provide.
The bureau publishes the fire danger ratings for the public on our website and the BOM Weather app.
Visit the Queensland Fire Department website to learn about fire services in your location. View the fire weather district changes in the Queensland Fire Department brochure.
