Rural Crews Contain Grass Fire
Four fire crews are attending a grass fire which broke out at Hansen’s Road in Speedwell at 12:45pm today.
Fire Weather Warning
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a fire weather warning which includes the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.
Extreme Fire Risk Tomorrow
Firefighters are bracing for what is anticipated to be the most dangerous fire conditions seen so far this bushfire season.
Large Fire At Gordonbrook
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.
Firies Kept Busy At Ballogie
A slow-burning bushfire on McLucas Road at Ballogie has been keeping rural fire crews in the area busy over the past few days.
Burn-Off Sparks Alarm
Concerned neighbours called 000 when they spotted flames and smoke coming from a property on Malar Road at Booie on Saturday night.
Large Fire At Kinbombi
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.
Fire At Yarraman Hotel-Motel
Two people were treated for minor smoke inhalation after a kitchen fire at the Yarraman Hotel-Motel in Margaret Street this afternoon.
Firies Save Farm Buildings
Firefighters called to a blaze at Speedwell today protected eight farm buildings from flames.
Allies Creek Fire Burns 70,000ha
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.
Help Available For Primary Producers
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.
Rural Firies Meet With Review Panel
Volunteers from a number of South Burnett Rural Fire Service brigades attended a meeting in Maryborough last night as part of a special Ministerial review into the RFS.
Booubyjan Fire Still Burning
A fire which broke out yesterday morning at Booubyjan is still burning in inaccessible country but does not pose a risk to property.
Large Fire In Allies Creek State Forest
Bulldozers were called in this morning to put in breaks to control a fire burning in a State Forest near Wondai.
Manumbar Fires ‘Deliberately Lit’
Police are appealing for information from members of the public in relation to deliberately lit grass fires in the Manumbar area.
Large Fire East Of Crows Nest
A large bush fire is currently burning east of Crows Nest in and around Crows Nest National Park, south east of Three Mile Road and north of Perseverance Dam Rd.
Fire Crews Contain Cooyar Blaze
Seven fire crews are today monitoring a blaze burning in inaccessible country off East Cooyar Road near Cooyar.
Firies Stop Flames From Reaching Wheat Crop
Smoke around the Kingaroy area on Saturday was caused by a fire burning out of control for several hours on a farm on Couchmans Road.
Fire Burns Close To Homes
Hot temperatures and windy conditions have helped fan several grass fires around the South Burnett
Emergency ‘Black Spots’ Put Residents At Risk
Large areas of the South Burnett could be at greater risk in an emergency because of mobile phone blackspots and weak radio transmissions.
