NSW Fire Areas are used to determine where Total Fire Bans are declared.
A NSW Fire Area is made up of a number of council areas.
1. Far North Coast
Ballina
Byron
Clarence Valley
Kyogle
Lismore
Richmond Valley
Tweed |
8. ACT |
15. Lower Central West
Plains
Bland
Dubbo
Forbes
Lachlan
Narromine
Parkes
Temora
Weddin
Wellington |
2. North Coast
Bellingen
Coffs Harbour
Gloucester
Great Lakes
Greater Taree
Hastings
Kempsey
Nambucca |
9. Southern Ranges
Queanbeyan
Upper Lachlan
Yass Valley
Palerang
Goulburn Mulwaree |
16. Southern Slopes
Boorowa
Cootamundra
Gundagai
Harden
Tumbarumba
Tumut
Young |
3.Greater Hunter
Cessnock
Dungog
Lake Macquarie
Maitland
Muswellbrook
Newcastle
Port Stephens
Singleton
Upper Hunter |
10. Central Ranges
Bathurst Regional
Blayney
Cabonne
Cowra
Lithgow
Mid Western Regional
Oberon
Orange |
17. Eastern Riverina
Albury
Coolamon
Greater Hume
Junee
Lockhart
Wagga Wagga |
4.Greater Sydney Region
All Sydney Metropolitan Councils
plus
Gosford
Blue Mountains
Hawkesbury
Wyong |
11.New England
Armidale Dumaresq
Guyra
Glen Innes/Severn
Tenterfield
Uralla
Walcha |
18. Southern Riverina
Berrigan
Conargo
Corowa
Deniliquin
Jerilderie
Murray
Urana
Wakool |
5.Illawarra Shoalhaven
Kiama
Shellharbour
Shoalhaven
Wingecarribee
Wollondilly
Wollongong |
12. Northern Slopes
Gunnedah
Gwydir
Inverell
Liverpool Plains
Tamworth Regional |
19. Northern Riverina
Carrathool
Griffith
Hay
Leeton
Murrumbidgee
Narrandera |
6. Far South Coast
Bega Valley
Eurobodalla |
13. North Western
Moree Plains
Narrabri
Walgett
Warrumbungle |
20. South Western
Balranald
Wentworth |
7. Monaro Alpine
Bombala
Cooma Monaro
Snowy River |
14. Upper Central West
Plain
Bogan
Coonamble
Gilgandra
Warren |
21. Far Western
Bourke
Brewarrina
Broken Hill
Central Daring
Cobar
Unincorporated NSW |