Progress towards a new Nations Seasonal Fire Outlook

The new Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS), is a nationally consistent approach to forecasting fire danger for all major vegetation types found in Australia. AFDRS climate outlooks, out to 6 months ahead, are the first operational products of their kind in Australia and build on years of research and collaboration between the NSW Rural Fire Service, AFAC and the Bureau of Meteorology. The suite of products was designed through a user-centred process with operational applications in mind, using the Bureau's ACCESS-S seasonal model (the model).