{"id":376096,"date":"2026-09-21T14:29:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T04:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=376096"},"modified":"2026-09-24T16:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:51:51","slug":"fire-crews-battle-more-blazes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/09\/21\/fire-crews-battle-more-blazes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Crews Battle More Blazes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_376099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-376099\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921sthnanango1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-376099 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921sthnanango1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921sthnanango1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921sthnanango1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921sthnanango1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921sthnanango1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921sthnanango1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921sthnanango1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-376099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A large, fast-moving grassfire in the South-East Nanango area burned within metres of homes on Saturday but no properties were lost thanks to the actions of firefighters (Photo: Jane Erkens)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 21, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite a very hectic weekend battling potentially serious bushfires around the region, rural and urban firefighters crews had to go right back into action on Monday with several new blazes breaking out.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>At 10:46am, a &#8220;STAY INFORMED&#8221; alert was current for the Mount Binga and Emu Creek areas for a fire burning near Blackbutt Range Road at Emu Creek.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Queensland Fire Department spokesperson said the large scrub fire had been burning since Sunday morning in inaccessible country but no buildings were under threat at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>About nine fire crews were working on the ground and a spotter aircraft had been called in to assist them.<\/p>\n<p>This fire, burning towards Woolshed Road, was expected to continue for several days but residents have been warned to stay informed as the situation could change.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>At 12:45pm, fire crews were called to a fire burning near Stretton Drive at Teelah.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A &#8220;STAY INFORMED&#8221; alert was issued at 2:02pm for local residents.<\/p>\n<p>At 3:30pm, nine fire units were in attendance with more on the way and waterbombers called in.<\/p>\n<p>A QFD spokesperson said no properties were under threat at the moment and the fire was heading southwards, burning along the creek.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>At 1:30pm, an &#8220;AVOID SMOKE&#8221; warning was still in place for the South-East Nanango fire which prompted an emergency &#8220;Prepare To Leave&#8221; warning on Saturday.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This fire came within metres of a residence in Hamilton Road, and also threatened properties on Old Esk North Road and the Muir Drive areas.<\/p>\n<p>Both urban and rural fire crews battled this blaze, working hard to protect properties with support coming from waterbombing aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>The QFD spokesperson said this fire was contained on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters continued mopping up into the night, followed by continued patrols of the area.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>At 1:45pm, a fire emergency on Niagara Road at Diamondy had eased with two fire crews remaining on the scene.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This fire broke out about 9:45am and at one stage had up to 10 crews in attendance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A large grass fire which broke out in the Okeden area on Sunday forced a temporary closure of Proston-Boondooma Road.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An &#8220;AVOID SMOKE&#8221; warning was in place on Monday morning for the fire, which had burning between Trentham Land and Ivanhoe Road.<\/p>\n<p>Both urban and rural fire crews were in action on Sunday to protect structures.<\/p>\n<p>A bulldozer was also called in to cut firebreaks and fire crews were also supported by a waterbombing aircraft.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>South Burnett firefighters were also kept busy over the weekend at fires at Brooklands and Coomba Waterhole at Maidenwell.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>[UPDATED]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>More Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 For all fire warnings, visit the Qld Fire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fire.qld.gov.au\/Current-Incidents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>website<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Follow Queensland Fire Department on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/qldfiredepartment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Facebook<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 For road closures, visit the Qld Traffic <a href=\"https:\/\/qldtraffic.qld.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>website<\/b><\/a> or call 13-19-40<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 For power information, go to the Ergon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ergon.com.au\/network\/outages\/outage-finder\/outage-finder-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>website<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 For local information, visit the South Burnett Regional Council\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.southburnett.qld.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Disaster Dashboard<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/09\/19\/prepare-to-leave-south-east-nanango\/\">Stay Informed: SE Nanango<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_376098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-376098\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921okeden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-376098 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921okeden.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921okeden.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921okeden-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921okeden-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921okeden-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921okeden-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260921okeden-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-376098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A firefighter conducts back-burning during the Okeden fire at the weekend (Photo: Glencoe RFB)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite a very hectic weekend battling potentially serious bushfires around the region, rural and urban firefighters crews had to go right back into action on Monday with several new blazes breaking 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