Get A Permit Before You Burn
Firefighters are urging South Burnett residents to obtain a “Permit to Light Fire” when reducing fuel loads on their properties ahead of bushfire season.
MP Highlights Fire Station Funding
Emergency Services Minister Craig Crawford has put the spotlight on the latest Budget allocations for new fire stations in Yarraman and Kilkivan but has given no date as to when the projects will be completed.
Fierce Blaze Destroys Home
No one was injured but a house in Douglas Street, Cherbourg, was gutted by fire early on Monday evening.
Burn Now, Not Later
Firefighters are advising South Burnett residents to take advantage of current conditions and put bushfire preparations on the front burner.
Scientists Target PFAS Contamination
A promising new way to clean up water supplies contaminated by toxic PFAS pollution has been developed by South Australian researchers.
Quick Work Stops Forestry Blaze
Quick work by firefighters on Friday afternoon prevented the first big fire of the winter season becoming much worse.
Heaters Have Hidden Risks
As temperatures continue to plummet across regional Queensland, renewed warnings have been issued about the hidden risks of many heating appliances.
House Destroyed By Fire
Fire investigators will inspect the site of a fire which completely destroyed a house on Kooralgin-Upper Yarraman Road near Kooralgin on Sunday morning.
Blaze Destroys Caravan
A caravan was incinerated during a fire on Chinchilla-Wondai Road at Ballogie on Tuesday afternoon.
Appeal For Family After Fire
An appeal has been started to help the Fisher family who lost all their possessions in a devastating house fire in Cherbourg on Saturday night.
It’s Operation Cool Burn Time Again
Landholders are being urged to educate themselves about bushfire mitigation as Operation Cool Burn was officially launched again across Queensland on Tuesday.
Petition Launched Against Fire Changes
A petition is calling on the State Government to abandon its restructuring rural fire brigades and SES groups
Grassfire Under Control
Six fire crews rapidly brought a grassfire burning on the outskirts of Kingaroy under control on Friday morning.
Sheds Burn In Mannuem Fire
Two small sheds and several vehicles were damaged during a large grass fire in the Mannuem area on Monday afternoon.
MPs Bicker Over Fire Changes
The State Government has rejected Opposition claims that changes to management and funding will be “the death of the Rural Fire Service as we know it”.
BOM Issues Fire Weather Warning
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a fire weather warning on Monday afternoon for the Maranoa, Warrego, Darling Downs, Granite Belt and Southeast Coast forecast districts.
Fire Burns Out Grassland
Urban and rural fire crews were called to a large grass fire burning on Clark And Swendson Road in Kingaroy on Monday afternoon.
Firies Learn Valuable First Aid Skills
Firefighters from several local rural brigades gathered in the training room at the Rural Fire Service Burnett HQ in Kingaroy on Saturday to brush up on their first aid skills.
Rural Firies At Two Blazes
Six rural fire crews are currently on scene – and another six on the way – at a grass fire burning near Kingaroy-Barkers Creek Road in the Sandy Ridges area.
Fire Permits Cancelled
Fire permits in the South and North Burnett council areas have been cancelled from 8:00am on Thursday (January 31) until further notice.
