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- Program Grasstree (Healthy country - Healthy interface) and Operation Sesbania ‘Program Grasstree’ is our progressive three-year mitigation program supporting sustainable vegetation management and hazard mitigation outcomes. Program Grasstree incorporates technologies and electronics, cultural land management practices, Queensland bioregion and…
- Rural Fire Service Queensland History The Prevent the Careless Use of Fire Act 1865 was introduced as the first legislation for rural fire management practices in Queensland. This prompted the beginning of a number of rural landowners banding together to protect their properties and communities. But it wasn't until after the…
- Know your risks Is your property at risk?All Queenslanders need to be prepared for bushfire. You don’t have to live in the bush to be threatened by bushfires, just close enough to be affected by burning material, embers, and smoke.If you answer yes to any of the questions below you are…
- Fire Danger Ratings Fire Danger Ratings let you know how dangerous a fire would be if one broke out in your area today. Ratings are calculated using a combination of weather forecasting and information about vegetation that could fuel a fire. The Australian Fire Danger Rating system (AFDRS) is nationally consistent, so wherever you go in…
- Rural Fire Service Queensland Volunteer Rural Fire Service Queensland Volunteer They say that many hands make light work. What can yours do? One of the major misconceptions about…
- Fire Bans & Restrictions In Queensland, the use of fire can be restricted by imposing either a Local Fire Ban or a State of Fire Emergency. When predicted conditions and weather forecasts indicate that fires may be difficult to control and pose danger to communities, the Commissioner of the Queensland Fire Department…