Bushfires

Tablelands Regional Council

Spring brings about a need to prepare your homes and properties for the bushfire season. The drier winter months, coupled with the low humidity and gusty westerly winds that traditionally arrive in spring, increase the risk of bushfire. August to late October is when Queensland usually experiences its bushfire season.

Most buildings lost in bushfires are often ignited by embers that collect in guttering and eaves or blow into scrub around the home. You can take steps to prepare your property by removing, cutting or mowing bushes, grass and weeds around sheds, fences and gates; clearing overhanging branches from the roof; cleaning gutters and buy gutter plugs; establishing a clear buffer zone around your house and other buildings; keeping hoses at the ready; and if you have a water system, pump or generator, check they are working.

Information is available to householders through the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) Bushfire Prepared Communities program, by contacting local fire stations, accessing the QFRS website at www.fire.qld.gov.au or the QFRS Rural Fire Service website at www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au
 

Are you Bushfire Prepared?

You don’t have to live in the bush to be threatened by bushfire, just close enough to be affected by burning material, embers and smoke. For Queensland residents, that can be just about anywhere.
All residents should discuss what they would do in a bushfire situation with their family. Click here Prepare, Act, Survive for further information in relation to developing a Bushfire Survival Plan.