Volunteer firefighters say essential safety information is missing from the Bureau of Meteorology's (BOM) new website.

The BOM's "modern and sleek" website update was met with a storm of controversy since it went live last month .

First it was the accessibility and the colour scheme used in certain maps , and then the cost of the website was brought into question .

Volunteer firefighters in Victoria have warned that numerical fire danger ratings have not been transferred from the old site, a gap some fire chiefs fear could put lives at risk.

"I've also had a lot of calls from concerned residents in regards to [the new website] not having the fire index numbers," Glen Park CFA brigade captain Tracey Webber said.

"People have noticed that that information is missing — not just me

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