{"id":365526,"date":"2025-10-07T14:31:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T04:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=365526"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T04:20:15","slug":"mt-binga-bushfire-stay-informed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/10\/07\/mt-binga-bushfire-stay-informed\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt Binga Bushfire: Stay Informed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>October 7, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE 7:04pm, Tuesday: <span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Queensland Fire Department has downgraded the Bushfire Advice for the Mt Binga fire to STAY INFORMED.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The alert states there is no immediate danger but residents should stay informed because conditions could change.<\/p>\n<p>Updates will be issued as the situation changes<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>UPDATE 4:24pm, Tuesday: The Queensland Fire Department has updated the PREPARE TO LEAVE warning for the Mount Binga fire. The warning area is now between Kooralgin-Mount Binga Road, Mount Binga Road and Cooyar-Mount Binga Road, including King Road.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Next update by 6:24pm or sooner if the situation changes.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>EARLIER: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The Queensland Fire Department issued a PREPARE TO LEAVE bushfire alert for Mount Binga at 2:05pm on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The warning level is WATCH AND ACT and the warning area is the Kooralgin-Mount Binga Road.<\/p>\n<p>The alert stated there is a large, fast-moving fire burning near Kooralgin-Mount Binga Road and conditions could get worse quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters are working to control the fire but some properties are at risk.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighting aircraft are helping ground crews.<\/p>\n<p>You should not expect a firefighter at your door.<\/p>\n<p>If your life is in danger, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>What You Should Do:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have a bushfire survival plan, follow it now.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare now so you can leave quickly if the bushfire gets close.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Decide where you and the people you live with will go. This could be with family or a friend away from the fire. Plan how you will get there. Tell others where you will go.<\/li>\n<li>Charge mobile phones and power banks.<\/li>\n<li>Be ready to take your pets, pet food, pet lead or crate\/carrier.<\/li>\n<li>Pack a bag with a mobile phone charger, enough clothes for five days, important documents (like ID, insurance papers, passports and photos), medicine, cash and keys.<\/li>\n<li>If you do not drive, call your support service, a family member or a friend to organise transport if you need to leave or want to leave.<\/li>\n<li>If you find it hard to move quickly, leaving now is your safest option.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avoid driving on Kooralgin-Mount Binga Road.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Keep medications close by.<\/li>\n<li>Move flammable items away from your house if you can.<\/li>\n<li>Help others if it\u2019s safe to do so.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Watch out for firefighters working in the area.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Do not fly drones around the fire. Drones affect air operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stay informed:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check the QFD Current Bushfires and Warnings <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qfes.qld.gov.au\/Current-Incidents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>regularly.<\/li>\n<li>Follow QFD on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/qldfiredepartment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/QldFireDept\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X (formerly Twitter)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Listen to your local radio station.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Impacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some properties are at risk.<\/li>\n<li>The fire is likely to impact the community in the coming hours.<\/li>\n<li>Smoke can make it hard for some people to breathe.<\/li>\n<li>Smoke can make it hard to see when you are driving.<\/li>\n<li>Burning embers may reach properties. Try to put them out quickly with water.<\/li>\n<li>Roads may be closed or impacted.<\/li>\n<li>Power, water, and mobile phone services may be impacted as the fire gets closer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Further information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For all warnings, visit the QFD <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fire.qld.gov.au\/Current-Incidents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Follow QFD on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/qldfiredepartment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/QldFireDept\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X (formerly Twitter)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>For road closures, visit\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qldtraffic.qld.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qld Traffic<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or call 13-19-40.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Next update by 4:05pm or sooner if the situation changes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Video by the QFD of the fire at nearby Gilla:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=460&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fqldfiredepartment%2Fvideos%2F1383657363285004%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=760&amp;t=0\" width=\"760\" height=\"460\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>[UPDATED: Published originally as &#8220;Mt Binga Bushfire: Prepare To Leave&#8221;]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE 7:04pm, Tuesday: The Queensland Fire Department has downgraded the Bushfire Advice for the Mt Binga fire to STAY INFORMED.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":365559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,24],"tags":[90,914,1132],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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