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Wednesday 04 November 2009 Morning Round up

11/4/2009

FIRE BANS
Fire bans will remain in place for the following Local Government areas until midnight on Friday 6 November: North Burnett, Fraser Coast, South Burnett, Gympie, Cherbourg and Bundaberg.

Fire bans will remain in place for the following Local Government areas until midnight on Monday 9 November: Whitsunday, Burdekin, Townsville, Charters Towers, Richmond, Mackay, Isaac, Banana, Gladstone and Rockhampton.

Fire bans in these areas may be extended again if dangerous fire conditions continue.

The Rural Fire Service has put a ban on the lighting of all fires in the above Local Government areas, including permit fires as a precaution with high, and at times extreme, conditions expected to continue.

The following exemptions apply under fire ban conditions:
• The use of gas and electric barbecues are permitted provided they are not left unattended. The use of wood fire barbecues is prohibited;
• Fires for the purpose of disposal of animal carcasses are permitted, subject to the issue of a Permit to Light Fire by the local Fire Warden;
• Fires of commercial necessity are permitted subject to the issue of a Permit to Light Fire by the Area Director Rural Operations;
• Fires for the purpose of burning standing sugar cane for harvest in accordance with the established practice of the industry; and
• Fires for the purpose of burning sugar cane tops and trash on cane production land between the hours of 1800 (6.00 pm) and 0900 (9.00 am).

Regular updated information will be provided on the QFRS Rural Operations website at www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au or at www.fire.qld.gov.au or by listening to your local radio station.

Bli Bli – house fire
A house was destroyed by fire on Camp Flat Road at Bli Bli last night. Four rural fire crews and two urban fire crews responded to the scene around 7.20pm to find the three bedroom timber home well alight. All occupants of the house were able to escape the blaze. A 37-year-old male was transported to Nambour Hospital and later transferred to Royal Brisbane Hospital with severe burns. An adult female was also transported to Nambour Hospital with a burn to her foot. Two children were uninjured in the blaze.

Broadbeach – fire at school
Two fire crews responded to a fire in the administration building of the Broadbeach State School around 1.30am. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to a small area and the fire was extinguished within 15 minutes.


Haigslea (west of Ipswich) – car and motorbike crash
A car and a motorcycle collided on the Warrego Highway at Haigslea around 5.30am. The occupants of the car escaped uninjured but the male motorcyclist has been transported by paramedics to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with severe head injuries.


Media note: When quoting members of the media unit, please refer to a spokesperson for the Department of Community Safety. Thank you.


Contact: For more information contact Department of Community Safety Media on 3247 8186

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