Bushfires

Rural firies warn new units ‘unsafe’

SIGNIFICANT safety issues and design flaws in the new Bell medium attack firefighting vehicles being issued to Queensland rural fire brigades have been identified in an on-ground assessment.

Wendy Creighton

02 Oct 2024

Fassifern Guardian

Pelican and careless landowners spark multiple fires

MULTIPLE bushfires wreaked havoc across the Scenic Rim the past few days, one starting when a pelican flew into high tension wires.

Lara Hart

04 Sep 2024

City Life

Heavy fuel loads build bushfire hazard

RURAL fireys want homeowners to tackle the heavy fuel loads that have swollen after the humid weather and heavy rains over previous months.

Rob Mellett

13 Mar 2024

Bushfires

Bushfire exposes township’s one road fatal flaw

ACCESS to Kooralbyn was blocked by police on Friday as firefighters battled a fast moving bushfire.

Lara Hart

22 Nov 2023

Bushfires

Updated : Bushfire emergency at Kooralbyn

A BUSHFIRE burning in the area of Kooralbyn Township has closed Kooralbyn Road and anyone trying to enter Kooralbyn is being diverted to Tamrookum Hall as a place of safety. Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety...

Lara Hart

17 Nov 2023

Bushfires

Rain a bushfire changemaker

THE Scenic Rim region pivoted from smoke laden air and bushfire high alerts to cooler, damp conditions in the space of seven days.

Wendy Creighton

08 Nov 2023

Bushfires

Tracking a nightmare wildfire

A LIGHTNING strike in mountainous country above the Moogerah valley last Thursday evening sparked a major grassfire that took its toll on the rural firies who worked to contain it on Monday.

Wendy Creighton

01 Nov 2023

Bushfires

Heated, lack of support angers long time firies

SITTING on the veranda watching yellow rural fire brigade trucks go past lights and sirens is an act first officer at Tarome Rural Fire Brigade Dick Buckham finds infuriating.

Lara Hart

25 Oct 2023

Bushfires

Wildfire response biggest in decades

THE Frenches Creek – Mt French wildfire on Friday is believed to be the biggest local bushfire incident firies have been involved in on the western side of the Scenic Rim.

Wendy Creighton

18 Oct 2023

Bushfires

Local fire ban, Mt French fire burning in containment lines

Meanwhile the wildfire which burnt out areas between Frenches Creek Road and Mt French Road outside Boonah has “kicked up” again but is currently burning within containment lines. It is understood that air support has been called in again.

Wendy Creighton

15 Oct 2023

Bushfires

Exclusion zone at Mt French as Firies battle bushfire in the Scenic Rim

Water bombing aircraft are on they way to assist auxiliary and rural fire brigades fighting a bushfire in the vicinity of Schubel Road at Frenches Creek near Mt French.

Wendy Creighton

13 Oct 2023

Bushfires

Multiple fire crews battling Mundoolun blaze

EIGHT firefighting crews are working to get a wild fire under control at Eugenie Court in Mundoolun. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) report that the fire was called in through a ‘000’ call around 11am Wednesday. He said one crew was...

Wendy Creighton

27 Sep 2023

Bushfires

Study to investigate bushfire air quality

SOMETHING the majority of southeast Queensland residents can relate to is the impact of bushfire smoke on their health during controlled burns.

Lara Hart

20 Sep 2023

Bushfires

Clouds of smoke from Mt Moon burn

A HAZARD reduction burn on Mt Moon at Croftby blanketed much of the surrounding area with smoke during the weekend and into this week.

Staff Writers

02 Aug 2023

Bushfires

Rural firies exercise at Dugandan Park

THE men and women who volunteer to assist in the event of a fire emergency gathered at Dugandan Park on Saturday to take part in practice drills.

Lara Hart

21 Jun 2023

Bushfires

Fire fears for high fuel load

SCENIC Rim Councillor Marshall Chalk has lived on and managed high country properties all his life and now he has issued a warning to newcomers about dangers hidden in plain sight.

Lara Hart

10 May 2023

Bushfires

Queens Birthday Honour for rural firie

Devotion, professionalism and a commitment to providing the best capability for rural fire service volunteers have earned Rural Fire Service volunteer Mark Doble an Australian Fire Service Medal

Rob Mellett

15 Jun 2022

Bushfires

New research lab to help improve response to wildfires

CSIRO has unveiled a world class bushfire research laboratory where the behaviour of wildfires will be studied

Staff Writers

23 Mar 2022

Bushfires

Tarome RFS still seeking brigade buggy after using farm quads in Black Summer fires

Tarome firefighters are concerned their calls for a piece of equipment they need to fight fires in the “mountain goat country” that looms above their district are falling on deaf ears.

Joe Hinchliffe

09 Mar 2022