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Fire Danger Index by Vital Fire

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Fire Danger Index FDI information displayed is for general information purposes only. Responsibility for burning and burning permits resides with your local FPA.

Last Updated: 30th September 2026 12:02 pm

Vital Fire 14h00 Provincial Overview

14   P R O V I N C E    F D I    O V E R V I E W

#History Stations 10am Rain Current F.D.I.
Delmas 0.0 NON
Dipaleseng 0.0 NON
Dr JS Moroka 0.0 NON
Eastern Cape 0.0 NON
Ehlanzeni 0.0 NON
Free State 0.0 NON
Gauteng 0.0 NON
Gert Sibanda 0.0 NON
Greater Kruger 15.2 NON
Greater Middelburg 0.0 NON
Greater Witbank 0.0 NON
Highveld East 0.0 NON
KwaZulu-Natal 0.0 NON
Lekwa 0.0 NON
Limpopo 0.0 NON
Lowveld & Escarpment 0.0 NON
Midrand 0.0 NON
Mkhondo 0.0 NON
Mpumalanga 0.0 NON
Msukaligwa 0.0 NON
Nkangala 0.0 NON
North West 0.0 NON
Northern Cape 0.0 NON
Platorand 0.0 NON
Sappi 0.0 NON
Sappi Camelote North 0.0 NON
Sappi Camelote Sjonajona 0.0 NON
Sappi Camelote South 0.0 NON
Sappi Camelote Sudwala 0.0 NON
Seme 0.0 NON
Thembisile Hani 0.0 NON
Umpiluzi 0.0 NON
Western Cape 0.0 NON
Average: 0.5 0

Eastern Cape 10am Rain Current F.D.I.
Amathole 0.1 32
EC Escarpment 0.3 39
Karoo 0.0 40
Sarah Baartman Coastal 0.1 51
Transkei Coast 0.0 31
Transkei Escarpment 0.1 27
Average: 0.1 37

Eswatini 10am Rain Current F.D.I.
Eswatini 13.0 NON
Average: 13.0 0

Free State 10am Rain Current F.D.I.
FS Central 0.2 35
FS North East 0.6 30
FS North West 0.0 NON
FS South West 0.0 NON
Average: 0.2 16

Gauteng 10am Rain Current F.D.I.
Gauteng 5.7 15
Average: 5.7 15

KwaZulu-Natal 10am Rain Current F.D.I.
East Griqualand 0.6 NON
eDumbe FPA Sub Region* 6.0 14
KZN Berg South 0.2 23
KZN Central Zululand 3.5 NON
KZN Interior 0.3 22
KZN Midlands 1.8 15
KZN North 3.7 19
KZN North Zululand 0.3 34
KZN South 3.8 15
KZN South Zululand 4.0 NON
KZN Vryheid FPA Sub Region* 5.7 NON
KZN Zululand Interior 0.2 16
Average: 1.8 14

Limpopo 10am Rain Current F.D.I.
Bushveld 14.2 12
Capricorn 9.9 19
Kruger National Park 15.8 10
Letaba 16.9 9
Soutpansberg 6.9 20
Waterberg_Modimolle 17.8 8
Average: 13.6 13

Mpumalanga 10am Rain Current F.D.I.
Central & Western MPU 6.9 14
Dipaleseng FPA 1.6 NON
Greater Middelburg 10.8 10
Highlands Meander* 12.6 15
Highveld South Mkhondo 9.9 9
Highveld Umpiluzi North 11.1 8
Highveld Umpiluzi South 13.6 NON
LEFPA Badplaas Ward 35.2 NON
LEFPA Escarpment North Ward 28.6 NON
LEFPA Escarpment Region 25.1 6
LEFPA Escarpment South Ward 0.0 NON
LEFPA Escarpment Ward 28.6 NON
LEFPA Highveld Region 17.7 NON
LEFPA Highveld Ward 20.7 NON
LEFPA Lowveld Region 17.1 7
LEFPA Lowveld Ward 14.1 NON
LEFPA Nelspruit Barberton Ward 12.9 NON
LEFPA Nkomazi Region 10.7 NON
LEFPA Nkomazi Ward 14.4 NON
LEFPA Regional Average* 19.0 9
LEFPA The Ridge Ward 8.4 NON
LEFPA White River Hazyview Ward 21.1 NON
Lekwa FPA 10.5 NON
Mkhondo Sub Region* 8.2 13
Sappi Camelot North (LEFPA Schoemanskloof Ward)* 16.2 NON
Sappi Camelot South (LEFPA Elands Valley Ward)* 0.0 NON
Sappi Sjonajona District (LEFPA Badplaas & Slaaihoek Ward)* 28.7 NON
Sappi Sudwala District (LEFPA Sudwala & Kempshoogte Ward)* 0.0 NON
Seme FPA 4.8 NON
Average: 14.7 2

North West 10am Rain Current F.D.I.
North West Province 19.2 NON
Average: 19.2 0

Northern Cape 10am Rain Current F.D.I.
Green Kalahari 0.0 54
Kuruman Region 3.7 46
Upper Karoo 0.0 NON
Average: 1.2 33

Western Cape 10am Rain Current F.D.I.
Breede River Valley 0.0 52
Cape Metropole 0.0 73
Cape Peninsula 0.0 NON
Central Karoo 0.0 NON
Garden Route 0.0 46
Klein Karoo 0.0 50
Overberg 0.0 55
Western Cape Regional Average* 0.0 47
Winelands 0.0 62
Average: 0.0 42

Regions depicted with a ‘*’ are not used in the provinces average.

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