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Rural Fire Service Queensland

The Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ) provides fire services to rural, semi-rural and some urban fringe areas - 93% of Queensland.

It ranks include about 35,000 volunteers and 2400 fire wardens. RFSQ volunteers and paid support staff fight fires, assist the community with hazard reduction burns and help the community prepare for fire season..

RFSQ also manages a network of fire wardens who issue permits to burn. ruralfire.qld.gov.au

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South Nanango (west of the Sunshine Coast) – grass fire as at 12.15pm Wed 21 June

Wednesday, 21 June 2017 12:21 PM Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) crews are no longer on scene at this incident. The fire has been extinguished. Read More >>
Operation Cool Burn fires up across the Far North

Wednesday, 21 June 2017 10:33 AM Bushfire season is edging closer and firefighters in far north Queensland are asking landowners to prepare their properties while weather conditions remain favourable. Read More >>
Boyne Valley area – grass fire as at 3.45pm Sat 17 June

Saturday, 17 June 2017 3:46 PM Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) crews are no longer on scene at this incident. Read More >>
Crucial time ahead for Burnett firefighters battling bushfire threat

Tuesday, 13 June 2017 9:03 AM Burnett firefighters will be out in force in the coming weeks, as the region enters a critical phase in the lead-up to bushfire season. Read More >>
Operation Cool Burn to ease the heat on the Fraser Coast

Tuesday, 13 June 2017 8:57 AM A spike in bushfires on the Fraser Coast has put the region in the sights of firefighters as part of Operation Cool Burn.
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Winter looms as key period to bushfire-proof Sunshine Coast

Tuesday, 13 June 2017 8:53 AM The cooler months are shaping up as a crucial time for Sunshine Coast firefighters in their efforts to prepare the region for bushfire season. Read More >>
Bundaberg a priority focus ahead of bushfire season

Tuesday, 13 June 2017 8:44 AM Firefighters are zeroing in on Bundaberg ahead of the 2017 bushfire season in a bid to arrest a growing trend in the number of bushfires in recent years. Read More >>
Caloundra West (Sunshine Coast) - vegetation fire as at 9.40am Wed 7 June

Wednesday, 7 June 2017 9:40 AM Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) crews are no longer on scene at this incident. The fire has been extinguished. Read More >>
Media Alert: Operation Cool Burn sparks in Brisbane

Wednesday, 7 June 2017 9:25 AM Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) will join forces with the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) to conduct a hazard reduction burn at White Patch, Bribie Island tomorrow (8 June). Read More >>
Coolabunia (south-east of Kingaroy) – grass fire as at 9am Thursday, 1 June

Thursday, 1 June 2017 9:00 AM
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) crews are no longer on scene at this incident. The fire has been extinguished, however, firefighters will continue to patrol the area throughout the day.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) crews are no longer on scene at this incident. The fire has been extinguished, however, firefighters will continue to patrol the area throughout the day.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) crews are no longer on scene at this incident. The fire has been extinguished, however, firefighters will continue to patrol the area throughout the day.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) crews are no longer on scene at this incident. The fire has been extinguished, however, firefighters will continue to patrol the area throughout the day.
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Speewah (west of Cairns) – rubbish fire as at 1.05am Tues 23 May 2017

Tuesday, 23 May 2017 1:10 AM Five Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) crews are on scene at a rubbish fire burning near the Kennedy Highway at Speewah, west of Cairns. Read More >>
QFES celebrates the power of volunteering

Tuesday, 9 May 2017 9:51 AM National Volunteer Week is an annual celebration of the power of volunteering and has never been more relevant to Queenslanders than the months following Tropical Cyclone Debbie (TC Debbie). Read More >>
Little Mountain (Sunshine Coast) – vegetation fire as at 1.05pm Tuesday 11 April

Tuesday, 11 April 2017 1:10 PM Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) crews are continuing to monitor a vegetation fire burning near Caloundra Road and Pierce Avenue, Little Mountain (Sunshine Coast). The fire is burning in inaccessible land and is producing large volumes of smoke. Read More >>
CANCELLED Emergency Alert for Logan, Scenic Rim and Gold Coast Tues 4 April

Tuesday, 4 April 2017 2:31 PM The Emergency Alert for parts of Logan, Scenic Rim and the Gold Coast has been CANCELLED. The Queensland Department of Communities has issued an Emergency Alert message to residents in parts of the Logan, Scenic Rim and Gold Coast local government areas. Read More >>
Boyne Island (south of Gladstone) – vegetation fire as at 12.30pm Tues 4 April

Tuesday, 4 April 2017 12:40 PM Multiple QFES crews are at a vegetation fire burning in the vicinity of Bauhinia Street, Boyne Island (south of Gladstone). This fire broke out around 11.30am today and is currently posing no threat to property. Read More >>