Lightning Blamed For Grassfires
Fire crews have been kept busy around the region today, targeting grassfires sparked by lightning strikes from yesterday’s storms.
Fire crews have been kept busy around the region today, targeting grassfires sparked by lightning strikes from yesterday’s storms.
Seven fire crews are at the scene of a grass fire burning out of control in remote country near Cobbs Hill Road and Nangur Road at Cloyna.
Motorists are adding to the current bushfire risk, with 17 per cent admitting they had thrown cigarette butts from their car window, according to the latest RACQ Insurance research.
Five rural fire brigade crews have been called to a large grass fire which broke out near River Road at Gordonbrook this morning.
Queensland Parks and Wildlife staff and one rural fire crew are currently monitoring a slow-burning fire at Wengenville, in the foothills of the Bunya Mountains.
With more extreme fire weather just around the corner, it’s timely for another look at some Bushfire Basics
Eight fire crews were called to a grass fire in the Ironpot area which erupted in the early hours of this morning.
Reader Peter Verbakel has submitted some photos taken of the fire at J Hunters Road, Ballogie
Wind and low humidity are a perfect recipe for bushfires so it’s no surprise firies have been busy
Four fire crews are attending a grass fire which broke out at Hansen’s Road in Speedwell at 12:45pm today.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a fire weather warning which includes the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.
Firefighters are bracing for what is anticipated to be the most dangerous fire conditions seen so far this bushfire season.
A fire burning in scrubland on Wicks Road at Gordonbrook this afternoon has burned out about 40ha and cast a pall of smoke over Kingaroy.
A slow-burning bushfire on McLucas Road at Ballogie has been keeping rural fire crews in the area busy over the past few days.
Concerned neighbours called 000 when they spotted flames and smoke coming from a property on Malar Road at Booie on Saturday night.
Multiple fire crews are on site trying to establishing containment lines for a large grass fire burning near Kinbombi Road and the Wide Bay Highway, east of Goomeri.
Two people were treated for minor smoke inhalation after a kitchen fire at the Yarraman Hotel-Motel in Margaret Street this afternoon.
Firefighters called to a blaze at Speedwell today protected eight farm buildings from flames.
The large bushfire which has been burning in inaccessible land in the Allies Creek State Forest is moving towards pastoral and grassland south west of Mundubbera.
Agriculture Minister John McVeigh is urging primary producers severely affected by the current outbreak of bushfires in regional Queensland to make an Individually Disaster Stricken Property application.