Queensland · Bushfire information
Queensland fires today: current bushfire warnings
The Queensland Fire Department lists 8 Advice warnings and 41 other fires without a warning. Each entry shows the level, area, nearest town forecast and time, and links to the official advice.
Bushfire warnings
The Queensland Fire Department lists 8 Advice warnings in Queensland, as of .
| Level | Warning or fire | Area | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advice | Avoid smoke - Laura (Cape York) | Laura and surrounding areas | |
| Advice | Avoid smoke - Seventeen Mile | Seventeen Mile 26 km from Toowoomba | |
| Advice | Avoid smoke - Murphys Creek and Fifteen Mile | Between White Mountain Road, Penderests Road and Strohfeldt Road 19 km from Toowoomba | |
| Advice | Avoid smoke (hazard reduction burn) - Oaky Valley (near Atherton) Planned hazard reduction burn | Oaky Valley and surrounding areas 54 km from Cairns | |
| Advice | Avoid smoke - Tannum Sands | Tannum Sands and surrounding areas 22 km from Gladstone | |
| Advice | Avoid smoke - Mareeba and Walkamin | Mareeba, Walkamin and surrounding areas 39 km from Cairns | |
| Advice | Avoid smoke - Bella Creek | Bella Creek 37 km from Gympie | |
| Advice | Avoid smoke - Booyal (near Childers) | Booyal and surrounding areas 46 km from Bundaberg |
In a life-threatening emergency call 000. If a warning is issued for your area, follow its advice on the Queensland Fire Department website. Do not wait to be told to leave if you feel unsafe.
Source: Queensland Fire Department current bushfire incidents (data.qld.gov.au), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Last update received by Atmosphr ; feed last published . Checked every 10 minutes. Warning advice is not reproduced here: read it on the Queensland Fire Department website. Atmosphr is not an emergency service.
Other fires crews are attending
The Queensland Fire Department lists 41 fires without a warning in Queensland, as of .
| Level | Warning or fire | Area | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Flinders Hwy | Southern Cross Northern Region | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Going · Unknown | Glen Boughton Far Northern Region 7 km from Cairns | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · WHITES CREEK RD | Lakeland Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Going · Kennedy Hwy | Mount Garnet Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Walsh River | Wrotham Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Going · Mount Baldy Rd | Moomin Far Northern Region 60 km from Cairns | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Going · Chelsea St | Kippa Ring 5N Brisbane Region (North) 28 km from Brisbane | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Bullen Bullen Rd | Mount Moffatt South Western Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Suttor Developmental Rd | Burton Central Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Alpha Tambo Rd | Alpha Central Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Laura Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · SEVENTEEN MILE RD | Seventeen Mile South Eastern Region 27 km from Toowoomba | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Battlecamp Rd & Isabella Mcivor Rd | Cooktown Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Clermont Central Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · BELLA CREEK RD | Bella Creek North Coast Region 34 km from Gympie | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Shoalwater Central Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · RIVERSLEIGH RD | Lawn Hill Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Birthday Mountain Rd | Coen Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Aurukun Far Northern Region 41 km from Weipa | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Aurukun Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Barakula Rd | Barakula South Western Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · Toogoom Rd | Beelbi Creek North Coast Region 55 km from Bundaberg | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · GLADSTONE MOUNT LARCOM RD | Yarwun Central Region 12 km from Gladstone | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · Mitchell Saint George Rd | Womalilla South Western Region | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Patrolled · Oak Hills Rd | Valley Of Lagoons Northern Region | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Patrolled · Unknown | Lakeland Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · CAPRICORN HWY | Comet Central Region 22 km from Emerald | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · Knockroe Rd | North Isis North Coast Region 35 km from Bundaberg | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · Unknown | Danbulla Far Northern Region 38 km from Cairns | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · MULLIGAN HWY | Desailly Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · SILICA RD & BRUCE HWY | Tannum Sands Central Region 23 km from Gladstone | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · Wills St W | Nanango North Coast Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · Bruce Hwy & Adies Rd | Booyal North Coast Region 44 km from Bundaberg | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · Unknown | Paluma Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · Ayr Dalbeg Rd | Millaroo Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · FIFTEEN MILE RD | Murphys Creek South Eastern Region 19 km from Toowoomba | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · BOTTLE TREE CREEK RD | Gurulmundi South Western Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · Unknown | Ginger Creek Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Patrolled · Unknown | Mona Mona Rd Far Northern Region 35 km from Cairns | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · MOUNT SPURGEON RD | Mount Carbine Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · Unknown | Glenhaughton Central Region |
In a life-threatening emergency call 000. If a warning is issued for your area, follow its advice on the Queensland Fire Department website. Do not wait to be told to leave if you feel unsafe.
Source: Queensland Fire Department current bushfire incidents (data.qld.gov.au), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Last update received by Atmosphr ; feed last published . Checked every 10 minutes. Warning advice is not reproduced here: read it on the Queensland Fire Department website. Atmosphr is not an emergency service.
Bushfire warning levels explained
- Advice
- A fire has started or smoke is affecting an area, but there is no immediate danger. Stay up to date and be ready to act if things change. Many Queensland Advice warnings are "Avoid smoke" messages.
- Watch and Act
- Conditions are changing and there is a heightened level of threat. Take action now to protect yourself and your family, which may include leaving.
- Emergency Warning
- The highest level. You may be in danger and need to take action immediately, as instructed in the warning.
- Fires without a warning
- Most listed fires carry no warning at all: they are vegetation fires that crews are attending, burning under control, or planned hazard reduction burns. They can still produce smoke.
These are the three levels of the Australian Warning System, used by every state and territory. Each warning's own advice is on the Queensland Fire Department website.
Fire danger ratings
Separate from warnings about fires that are already burning, the Australian Fire Danger Rating System forecasts how dangerous a fire would be if one started. The levels are Moderate, High, Extreme and Catastrophic. On Extreme and Catastrophic days, leaving early is the safest option for people in high-risk areas, and a fire ban may apply.
Hot, dry and windy weather drives the rating. Check your Queensland town forecast for temperature, wind and humidity, and the Queensland Fire Department for today's rating and any fire bans.
Bushfire smoke and your health
- When smoke is thick, stay indoors with windows and doors closed, and set air conditioners to recirculate.
- People with asthma or heart and lung conditions should keep their medication close and follow their action plan.
- Drive slowly with headlights on through smoke, and expect road closures near fires.
- For health advice call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84). In an emergency call 000.
Queensland's bushfire season
Queensland's main bushfire season runs through late winter and spring, when vegetation has dried out after winter and before the summer wet season arrives. Fires are most common from August to November in the south-east and inland, and earlier in the tropical north. Hazard reduction burns are also scheduled in the cooler months, so some listed fires are deliberate and controlled.
Watch the Queensland rain radar for storms that can bring both relief and dry lightning, and see the AFAC seasonal bushfire outlook for the season ahead.
Official information
- Queensland Fire Department: current warnings, incidents, fire danger ratings and fire bans.
- Queensland Government alerts for all hazards.
- Queensland warning and emergency links on Atmosphr.
- Emergency: 000. Non-urgent fire information: check the Queensland Fire Department website.
Sources and how this page works
Warnings and fires come from the Queensland Fire Department current bushfire incidents feed on data.qld.gov.au, published under CC BY 4.0. Atmosphr checks it every 10 minutes and lists each item by level, title, area, status and time, with the nearest town that has an Atmosphr forecast. It does not reproduce warning advice: follow the link to read it. If the feed cannot be reached for 30 minutes, this page stops listing fires rather than show out-of-date ones.