{"id":376124,"date":"2026-09-21T19:04:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=376124"},"modified":"2026-09-21T19:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:09:17","slug":"stay-prepared-teelah-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/09\/21\/stay-prepared-teelah-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay Prepared: Teelah Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>September 21, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Queensland Fire Department issued a &#8220;STAY PREPARED&#8221; warning at 6:01pm on Monday for a bushfire burning in the Teelah area.<\/p>\n<p>The fire is burning near Stretton Drive and moving towards Wild Deer Drive.<\/p>\n<p>A \u201cSTAY INFORMED\u201d alert (see below) was issued earlier in the day for local residents.<\/p>\n<p>At 3:30pm, nine fire units were working at the blaze with more on the way.<\/p>\n<p>Waterbombers had been called in.<\/p>\n<p>At 6:00pm, there were 14 fire crews in attendance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/09\/21\/fire-crews-battle-more-blazes\/\">Fire Crews Battle More Blazes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><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<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STAY PREPARED \u2013 Teelah<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Fire as at 6:01pm Monday, September 21, 2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Warning Level:<\/strong> Watch and Act<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warning Area:<\/strong> Stretton Drive, Old Esk Road, Scott Close and Wild Deer Drive<\/p>\n<p>A dangerous slow moving fire is burning near Stretton Drive. It is moving towards Wild Deer Drive. Stay prepared as the danger from this fire will continue for days. The fire could get worse quickly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What you should do:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 If you are in danger, call Triple Zero (000) now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Check for warning updates often and listen to your local radio station.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 If you need medication to help you breathe keep it close. Smoke can make it hard to breathe.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Stay prepared so you can leave quickly if the fire gets close.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 If you have a bushfire survival plan, follow it now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Decide on a safe place to go. This may be to family or friends outside the warning area.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Tell others where you will go.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Plan how you will leave. Some roads may not be safe. You may need to drive a different way.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 If you are not prepared or find it hard to move quickly, your safest option is to leave early.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Pack a bag with device chargers, clothes, important documents, medicine, lots of drinking water, cash and other important items.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Be ready to take your pets, their food and supplies.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Wear protective clothing that covers your skin.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Do not fly drones around the fire as they affect firefighting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Impacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The fire could impact the community in the coming hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Roads may be impacted by smoke. Smoke can make it hard to see when driving.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Power, water, phone, and internet services may be impacted as the fire gets closer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What firefighters are doing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Firefighters are working to control the fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Heavy machinery is helping ground crews.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Information:<\/strong><\/p>\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<p>\u2013 If you need translation, call TIS National on 131-450.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Natural disasters can affect your mental health. If you need help contact: Lifeline 13-11-14, Beyond Blue 1300-224-636 or Kids Helpline 1800-551-800.<\/p>\n<p><strong> This fire is expected to keep burning for days.\u00a0Updates will be issued if the situation changes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This warning is from the Queensland Fire Department.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Queensland Fire Department issued a &#8220;STAY PREPARED&#8221; warning at 6:01pm on Monday for a bushfire burning in the Teelah area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":376126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1926,3,24],"tags":[90,1132,645],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Stay Prepared: Teelah Fire - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Queensland Fire Department issued a &quot;STAY PREPARED&quot; warning at 6:01pm on Monday for a bushfire burning in the Teelah area.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/09\/21\/stay-prepared-teelah-fire\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stay Prepared: Teelah Fire - 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