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Urban and rural firefighters at the Kangaroo Yard Road fire on Saturday afternoon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 3, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

A large grassfire at Ficks Crossing, which broke out just after noon on Saturday, was quickly brought under control by teams of local firefighters.<\/p>\n

The grassfire burned within metres of a house and sheds on Kangaroo Yard Road and also jumped the road to burn briefly in a second paddock.<\/p>\n

Police blocked access to Kangaroo Yard Road while fire crews were at the scene.<\/p>\n

The property owner was full of praise for the actions of the fire crews, particularly the rural volunteers.<\/p>\n

He said his house and cattle had escaped unscathed through their actions, although an old shed – which had collapsed in a previous storm – had been scorched and he may have lost some fencing.<\/p>\n

A QFD spokesperson said the fire had been contained by 12:45pm but at 1:00pm, there were still six fire crews at the incident – a mix of urban and rural brigades – dampening down and mopping up.<\/p>\n

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Rural firefighting volunteers mop up the last of the flames on the side of Kangaroo Yard Road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A few kilometres away, a large fire was creating a lot of smoke on Saturday afternoon burning near Cherbourg.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The QFD spokesperson said the fire was burning in inaccessible country behind Fisher Street and Cemetery Road.<\/p>\n

QFD drones had been deployed to help map the area of the fire, which broke out about 10:15am.<\/p>\n

At one stage up to 10 fire crews were at the fire, but no structures were under threat.<\/p>\n

At 1:00pm, there were still seven crews at the scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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