Emergency App For Phones
Emergency services have launched a new smartphone app to help people call the right number for help in emergency and non-emergency situations.
Fire Jumps Highway
Motorists have been warned to take care on the Wide Bay Highway east of Goomeri with smoke still in the area following fires earlier today.
Large Grass Fire Near Durong
Ten fire crews – both rural and urban – are fighting a large grass fire in the vicinity of McLean Road at Durong South.
Home And Shed Destroyed By Fire
A home and a detached shed on acreage near Tingoora were gutted by fire on Thursday evening
Elderly Man Dies in House Fire
Investigations are continuing into a house fire that claimed the life of an 87-year-old man at Goombungee last night.
Fire Crews At East Nanango
Seven fire crews are on site at a fire burning this afternoon in East Nanango.
Fire Bans Extended
The total fire ban which was set to expire at midnight tomorrow night has been extended to November 20.
Airport ‘Emergency’ Tests Crews
Anyone who noticed the flashing emergency lights and fire engines at Kingaroy Airport this evening shouldn’t be alarmed … it wasn’t an aviation emergency or plane crash.
Sawdust Sparks Fire
Two fire crews were called to the Parkside sawmill in the Wondai Industrial Estate on Friday morning after a fire broke out in a 5m bin of sawdust.
Home Destroyed By Fire
A 53-year-old woman was taken to Murgon Hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after fire destroyed a highset timber home at Windera on Sunday morning.
Fire Damages Kingaroy House
A fire at Fairview Drive in Kingaroy around lunch-time caused damage to the roof space of a house and its attached garage.
Fire Bans Ordered
A local Fire Ban will come into force from midnight on Wednesday, October 23, until midnight on Tuesday, November 5, in parts of the South Burnett.
Firefighter Treated By Ambos
Fire crews were called to Shellytop and McLean roads near Durong about 3:00pm today after a fire broke out in bushland.
Dempsey Promises Funding To Firies
The State Government says it has committed to fully fund the equipment and training needs for the Queensland Rural Fire Service.
500 Pigs Die In Fire
About 500 pigs have died in a fire that broke out at a piggery on the Mundubbera-Durong Road just before noon today.
Rural Firies To Pressure Premier
Rural firefighters from across south-east Queensland are planning to meet with Premier Campbell Newman on October 26 to protest delays in the full implementation of the Malone Review into the Rural Fire Service.
Smoke Hinders Traffic
Police are directing traffic on the Bunya Highway near Memerambi this morning because of smoke from a grass fire near Grants Road.
Fire Briefly Closes Tip
South Burnett Regional Council workers and an urban fire crew quickly brought a small fire at the Nanango landfill under control this morning.
Firies Pause To Remember
Firefighters will honour their fallen colleagues today at ceremonies across Australia to mark National Firefighters’ Remembrance Day.
Fire Destroys Vehicles
Firefighters were kept busy throughout the South Burnett on Monday with a number of grass fires
