Wind Whips Up Large Fires
Fire crews were kept busy on Saturday with large fires whipped up by the windy conditions burning near the Burnett Highway at Tansey and the Brisbane Valley Highway at Lake Wivenhoe.
Truck Drivers Killed In Crash
Two truck drivers were killed in a horrifying head-on collision and fire on the D’Aguilar Highway at Nukku on Thursday morning.
Firies Contain Proston Blaze
A large fire burning near Proston-Boondooma Road had fire crews scrambling on Thursday afternoon.
Man Burnt In Shed Fire
A man aged in his 70s suffered minor burns in a large shed fire at Oakview, near Kilkivan, on Thursday afternoon.
Riders Blaze A Trail For Charity
Cyclists taking part in the annual Queensland Fire Department Bike 4 Burns charity ride rolled into Kingaroy on Thursday afternoon as part of their seven-day trek to support the Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Police Probe Cause Of Fire
Police are investigating the cause of a fire which gutted the former National Australia Bank building in Blackbutt on Friday night.
Fundraiser To Help Fire Family
A GoFundMe appeal has been started online to help a family which lost everything in a house fire at Ballogie last Wednesday afternoon.
Woman Burnt In House Fire
A house was destroyed by fire – and a woman was taken to hospital with minor burns – at Ballogie on Wednesday.
Toilet Block Damaged
Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire reported in a toilet block in Yarraman on Monday night.
Blaze Guts Murgon House
Fire crews faced a massive task when an apparently unoccupied building in Murgon erupted into flames on Monday evening.
Crews Called To Three Large Fires
Smoke warnings were still in place on Tuesday afternoon for three fires which were burning on Monday around the South Burnett region.
Rural Firies Injured In Blaze
Two rural firefighters have suffered burns while fighting a grassfire near Maidenwell on Thursday afternoon.
Heroes Thanked For Their Service
The South Burnett had a head start on this year’s Rural Fire Service Week activities, holding a special awards ceremony for local firefighters last Saturday at the Kingaroy RSL Club.
Coverty Fire: Stay Informed
The Queensland Fire Department issued a Stay Informed alert on Tuesday afternoon for a bushfire burning in the Coverty area.
Prepare Now For Fire Season
South Burnett Regional Council is urging landholders to prepare now for the 2024-25 bushfire season.
Woman Injured At House Fire
A woman, aged in her 30s, was taken to Kingaroy Hospital with lacerations to her foot after a house fire at East Nanango in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Flames Gut Nanango Home
Smoke billowed from a fire which badly damaged a house in Gipps Street, Nanango, on Monday morning.
Home Destroyed By Fire
A two-storey home at South Nanango partially collapsed while firefighters were battling the blaze on Saturday night.
Firies Douse Burning Vehicle
Firefighters sprung into action on Thursday afternoon after an overturned vehicle was set on fire within metres of houses in Cherbourg.
Rubbish Fire Sparks Alert
Piles of burning rubbish sent a large plume of smoke into the air near Cherbourg late on Sunday afternoon.
