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New Fire Danger Rating rolls out in Barossa

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A revised Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS) is set to commence its national rollout ahead of the Barossa fire ban season, which commences December 1.

On September 1 the AFDRS will replace a system nearly half a century old.

The AFDRS will be standard across all Australian states and territories and has four ratings – moderate, high, extreme and catastrophic.

These ratings are each ...


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