Abstract
SYNOPSIS Fire danger indices from nine weather stations in the Fynbos Biome were obtained using historic weather data and a fynbos fuel model as inputs for the United States National Fire Danger Rating System. The indices produced were compared with the occurrence of recorded wild-fires. The system proved sufficiently robust to reflect the expected fire danger patterns in the biome accurately. A unimodal cycle of high fire danger in summer and low in winter is prevalent in the west and a bimodal pattern of high fire danger in summer and winter occurs in the south-east. Fire size correlated well with high fire danger. Some uses of the system are discussed and adoption of the system is recommended.
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