The South Burnett should have a “normal” bushfire season this year although active fires are still probable, according to predictions from the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre released on Wednesday.
Emergency personnel were called to Tarong Power Station on Friday afternoon after reports of a fire.
A spike in unauthorised property burns in the Wide Bay Burnett has prompted a warning to residents to be aware of their responsibilities before lighting a fire.
Maidenwell Rural Fire Brigade volunteers will be able to see a bit clearer at night, thanks to a recent donation by the Kingaroy RSL Club.
An elderly man suffered serious burns in a single vehicle crash near Mt Binga on Thursday evening.
Cooyar’s new fire shed to house its two local brigades was opened on Saturday
The official opening of the joint Cooyar Town Rural Fire Brigade and Cooyar District Rural Fire Brigade fire shed will be held on Saturday (July 16).
Fire investigators have been called in to determine the cause of separate fires that have destroyed two wooden houses in the South Burnett area within a day.
An electrical fault is believed to have sparked a fire which destroyed a car at Gordonbrook on Friday afternoon.
Traffic was briefly disrupted on Cherbourg Road on Wednesday afternoon because of a truck fire.
Two South Burnett firefighters have been honoured at separate awards ceremonies recently.
Firefighters were called to a grass fire burning on properties near Cushnie Road at Cushnie on Thursday morning.
Firefighters extinguished a grassfire burning on both sides of the New England Highway south of Cooyar on Thursday afternoon.
An online fundraising page has been launched to help the family of a toddler who suffered critical burns in a house fire at Eidsvold on Tuesday.
South Burnett homes should be a lot “fire safer” following some generous donations by Downer
Police are investigating after a fire damaged an awning of the Community Hall in Barambah Avenue, Cherbourg, on Friday night.
Fire destroyed a campervan parked behind a row of shops in Moore at the weekend.
Captain Peter “Poppy” Angel is retiring after 45 years (and one month) at Murgon Fire Station … but he plans to keep on fighting fires.
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.
Maidenwell Rural Fire Brigade now has its own training area and meeting room, thanks to the demise of the local tennis club.
