Bushfires

IT HAS been a very lucky start to the bushfire season in comparison to last year, says an Aratula Rural Firie. “We’ve been to several…

A MAN was treated for shock and smoke inhalation after a shed to the rear of a Mount French Road property caught alight around 10am…

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…

ONE of the first rural fire brigades to be supplied with a new medium attack appliance has called into question its suitability for fighting bushfires…

THE Scenic Rim is emerging as a notable population growth hotspot. The news comes with the release of the Regional Movers Index (RMI)showing that ‘internal…

INTENSE rain and high levels of humidity throughout the Scenic Rim have created the perfect breeding ground for black mould. “Black mould is starting to…

ACCESS to Kooralbyn was blocked by police on Friday as firefighters battled a fast moving bushfire. An emergency declaration was invoked under the Public Safety…

UPDATE:  Stay informed – Knapp Creek and Kooralbyn – multiple fire warnings as at 9.19am Saturday, November 18. Warning for properties between Knapp Creek Road…

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

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…

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…

THE Frenches Creek – Mt French wildfire on Friday is believed to be the biggest local bushfire incident firies have been involved in on the…