CFS confirms Fire Danger Season dates for Adelaide, Mount Lofty Ranges, and Kangaroo Island
06/11/2025
The SA Country Fire Service (CFS) today announces the final three Fire Danger Season dates for the state, with Kangaroo Island set to begin the season on 15 November followed by Mount Lofty Ranges and Adelaide Metropolitan districts on 1 December.
With the final Fire Danger Season dates for the state now confirmed, all South Australians are being urged to ensure they are prepared for the serious threat of bushfires throughout the 2025/26 season.
The 2025/26 Adelaide Metropolitan and Mount Lofty Ranges season dates have been declared in line with traditional start dates following an early start in the 2024/25 season, and the Kangaroo Island season will begin around the same time as the 2024/25 season.
Fire Danger Season dates are set following local consultation with relevant Bushfire Management Committees and take weather predictions, soil moisture observations, fuel curing, and predicted fire behaviour into consideration.
CFS Executive Director Statewide Operations Brenton Hastie urged the South Australian community not to become complacent with their bushfire preparations.
'The majority of South Australia has begun the Fire Danger Season and it's important that all South Australians who live, work or travel through bushfire risk areas prepare and remain aware of the serious threat of bushfires - and understand what they can and can't do during this time,' Mr Hastie said.
'Now is the time to be reviewing or creating your bushfire survival plan, ensuring your family, property, and homes are prepared for the season ahead and checking the rules around fire use and high-risk activities.
'We're asking South Australians - including those travelling through bushfire risk areas - to do their bit to help us keep the community safe this Fire Danger Season by knowing what they will do, where they will go, and what they will take in the event of a bushfire.'
Kangaroo Island and the Adelaide Hills are popular destinations during summer, but they are also high-risk bushfire zones so visitors should plan ahead and know how to stay informed.
Preparation resources, including a 2 Minute Traveller Bushfire Plan template and an interactive map to identify Bushfire Safer Places, are available on the CFS website at cfs.sa.gov.au/plan-prepare/bushfire-ready.
A permit is required for most burning activities during the Fire Danger Season or on days where a Total Fire Ban is declared.
Permits may be issued under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005 by an authorised officer of a local council.
Travellers and landholders are also encouraged to understand what they can and can't do during the Fire Danger Season before lighting any fire or using equipment that could spark ignition.
For more information on restrictions during Fire Danger Season, visit the CFS website at cfs.sa.gov.au or call the Information Hotline on 1800 362 361.
2025/26 Fire Danger Season dates:
Adelaide Metropolitan Area: 1 December 2025 - 30 April 2026
Eastern Eyre: 15 October 2025 - 15 April 2026
Flinders: 1 November 2025 - 15 April 2026
Kangaroo Island: 15 November 2025 - 30 April 2026
Lower Eyre Peninsula: 15 November 2025 - 15 April 2026
Lower South East: 1 November 2025 - 30 April 2026
Mid North: 1 November 2025 - 30 April 2026
Mount Lofty Ranges: 1 December 2025 - 30 April 2026
Murraylands: 1 November 2025 - 30 April 2026
North East Pastoral: 1 November 2025 - 15 April 2026
North West Pastoral: 1 November 2025 - 15 April 2026
Riverland: 1 November 2025 - 30 April 2026
Upper South East: 1 November 2025 - 30 April 2026
West Coast: 15 October 2025 - 15 April 2026
Yorke Peninsula: 1 November 2025 - 30 April 2026
Media information
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