(Photo: McEuen RFB)
February 13, 2023
South Burnett firefighters were kept busy in very hot weather over the weekend, called to a string of local incidents.
The biggest blaze was near T.H. Burns Road at Ballogie.
Rural firies were called on Sunday morning to a large grass fire which spread into bushland.
Nine fire crews brought the blaze under control in blustery conditions.
Firefighters were continuing to patrol the area on Monday.
On Saturday evening, Cherbourg firefighters were called to two incidents in Fisher Street just after 8:20pm.
They quickly extinguished two rubbish fires which had been set about 20 metres apart.
Fire crews were also called to a vegetation fire in Millers Road at Booie.
On Sunday afternoon, firies were called to vegetation fires at Booie Road, Booie, Buttsworth Road, Goodger; and Murray Road, Cherbourg.
About 2:15am on Monday, urban and rural units were called to the Kingaroy Waste Transfer Station in Luck Road at Inverlaw to bring a tip fire under control.
Smoke from this incident could be seen across Kingaroy.
At 10:20am on Monday, Cherbourg crews were briefly back in action to extinguish a burning fence in Wragge Street.
And then on Monday afternoon, firefighters were called to incidents at Keith Shaw Drive, Kingaroy; White Rock Road, Goodger; and near Gayndah Road / Ogdens Boundary Road at Windera.
The Windera fire was still being patrolled on Monday evening.
Just before 6:30pm on Monday, fire crews were called back into action to attend a vegetation fire near Memerambi-Barkers Creek Road at Wattle Camp.
