Queensland · Bushfire information
Queensland fires today: current bushfire warnings
The Queensland Fire Department lists 4 Advice warnings and 49 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 4 Advice warnings in Queensland, as of .
| Level | Warning or fire | Area | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advice | Avoid smoke (hazard reduction burn) - Cotswold Hills (near Toowoomba) Planned hazard reduction burn | Cotswold Hills and surrounding areas 7 km from Toowoomba | |
| Advice | Avoid smoke (hazard reduction burn) - Atherton and Tolga Planned hazard reduction burn | Atherton, Tolga and surrounding areas 47 km from Cairns | |
| Advice | Avoid smoke - Goomburra Valley (near Allora) | Goomburra Valley and surrounding areas 57 km from Toowoomba | |
| Advice | Avoid smoke - Hope Vale | Hope Vale |
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 49 fires without a warning in Queensland, as of .
| Level | Warning or fire | Area | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · UNNAMED NIKENBAH RD | Nikenbah North Coast Region | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Going · Hamzah Dr | Cotswold Hills South Western Region 7 km from Toowoomba | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Going · Oaklands Rd | Widgee North Coast Region 28 km from Gympie | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · FORREST BEACH RD | Forrest Beach Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · MAXWELTON KYNUNA RD | Albion Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Stokes Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Strathmore Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Esmeralda Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Esmeralda Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Forsayth Rd | Georgetown Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Basalt Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Basalt Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Saxby Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Malpas Trenton Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Oasis Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Hervey Range Rd & Keelbottom Creek | Dotswood Northern Region 57 km from Townsville | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Going · Unknown | South Of Speewah Far Northern Region 16 km from Cairns | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Going · Atherton Herberton Rd | Carrington Far Northern Region 53 km from Cairns | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Going · Davies Creek Rd | Mareeba Far Northern Region 26 km from Cairns | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Pentland Gregory Springs Rd | Pentland Northern Region | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Going · Unknown | Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Going · Unknown | Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Cunningham Hwy | Gore South Western Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · CLONCURRY DUCHESS RD | Cloncurry Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Selwyn Chatsworth Rd & Selwyn Toolebuc Rd | Selwyn Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Gregory Developmental Rd & Christmas Creek Rd | Greenvale Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Portland Rd | Lockhart River Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Gidya Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Logans Rd & Seventeen Mile Rd | Seventeen Mile South Eastern Region 27 km from Toowoomba | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Going · Mailmans Trk | Gadgarra Far Northern Region 44 km from Cairns | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Going · Mount Ronald Rd | Koombooloomba Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Cape Grafton Far Northern Region 16 km from Cairns | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Kennedy Developmental Rd & Dulthara Rd | Lyndhurst Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Saddle Hill Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Cape Melville Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Yarraden Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Going · Unknown | Merapah Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · SOUTHERN PORT RD | Stuart Northern Region 4 km from Townsville | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · INVERRAMSAY RD | Goomburra South Western Region 57 km from Toowoomba | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · ELIM RD | Hope Vale Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · Webb Rd | Bouldercombe Central Region 23 km from Rockhampton | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · Unknown | Croydon Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · EL ALAMEIN RD | Abergowrie Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · Unknown | Cania North Coast Region | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Patrolled · Clohesy River | Koah Far Northern Region 25 km from Cairns | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · FOUNTAIN SPRINGS RD | Kuridala Northern Region 54 km from Mount Isa | |
| Incident | Permitted burn Patrolled · Formosa Rd | Daveson Far Northern Region | |
| Incident | Vegetation fire Patrolled · Unknown | Koolburra Far Northern 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.