Downer Donations Blanket South Burnett
South Burnett homes should be a lot “fire safer” following some generous donations by Downer
Fire Damages Hall
Police are investigating after a fire damaged an awning of the Community Hall in Barambah Avenue, Cherbourg, on Friday night.
Campervan Destroyed By Fire
Fire destroyed a campervan parked behind a row of shops in Moore at the weekend.
Poppy’s Not Ready To Retire Yet
Captain Peter “Poppy” Angel is retiring after 45 years (and one month) at Murgon Fire Station … but he plans to keep on fighting fires.
Scrap Your Old Gas Cooker – Now
With the Easter break coming up soon, Queensland firefighters are reminding campers that State gas regulators have banned a large number of portable gas stoves due to safety concerns.
Firies Celebrate Shed Extension
Maidenwell Rural Fire Brigade now has its own training area and meeting room, thanks to the demise of the local tennis club.
Fire In Hotel Storeroom
An electrical fire in a storeroom of the Royal Hotel at Yarraman forced the building to be evacuated on Friday evening.
Fire Command Centre Opens In Kingaroy
Rural fire volunteers across the South and North Burnett regions will benefit from a new Queensland Fire and Emergency Services office which was officially opened in Kingaroy on Thursday morning
Firies Kept Busy
Our local firies never rest … even if it is Christmas.
Light Sparks Fire Scare
A faulty fluorescent light sparked a fire scare at the South Burnett Regional Council chambers in Drayton Street, Nanango, on Wednesday afternoon .
Fire Destroys Historic Pub
A fire in the early hours of Saturday morning has destroyed the historic Kandanga Hotel.
High Danger Of Bushfires
Rural firefighters are warning Queenslanders to be vigilant with heightened fire conditions predicted across much of the State in the next few days.
Fire Scare At Agency
Firefighters were called to the Talk Realty real estate agency in Margaret Street, Yarraman, on Tuesday after reports of a strong smell of smoke in the building.
Risk Of Fires ‘Very High’
Rural firefighters are urging Queensland residents from Cape York to the Granite Belt to prepare and be vigilant with heightened fire conditions predicted for Thursday and Friday.
Fire Spreads To Ceiling
The fire brigade and police were called to a home in Keith Shaw Drive at 10:00pm last Friday after reports of a fire.
Firies Pause To Remember Fallen Mates
Firefighters across Queensland paused on Saturday to remember their fallen colleagues as part of Firefighters’ National Day of Remembrance.
Abbeywood Fire ‘Contained’
Firefighters have contained a grass fire burning near the the Gayndah-Hivesville Road and the Abbeywood-Gayndah Road at Abbeywood.
Fire At Widgee
Four fire crews were called to a grass fire which broke out about 1:10pm on Gympie-Woolooga Road at Widgee, near Upper Widgee Road.
Truck Fire On Highway
A truck on fire sparked an emergency on the Bunya Highway near Porters Gap on Monday morning
Fire Crews Kept Busy
Rural fire crews have been kept busy in the South Burnett on Friday fighting three separate fires
