Australia’s fire danger warning system is being overhauled, with new action-oriented signage showing only four levels of risk replacing the various six categories the states and territories currently use. The new signs will be rolled out across the nation ahead of the fire season.
The new system comes after social research confirmed 52 per cent of people mistakenly thought the current rating system predicted how likely a fire is to occur, rather than the potential level of danger should a bushfire start.
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