State of
Emergency declared in Queensland
Travellers
warned of total ban on outside fires as bushfires rage
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GREY nomads and other campers across 42
local government areas in Queensland have been warned not to light outdoor
fires as killer bushfires continue to rage.
A State of Emergency has been declared in the Sunshine
State ahead of a prediction
that "significantly heightened" fire
weather conditions would continue into next
week.
It prohibits the lighting of all types of outdoor fires also and bans
certain activities that can cause fires to ignite.
The warning comes as more than 100 vehicles and
400 firefighters battled about 50 bushfires
across the state this morning.
Blazes in Queensland
and NSW have already claimed three lives, injured 30 people and destroyed
more than 150 homes.
"We're experiencing tinderbox-like conditions across much of the state and
all it takes is one spark to start a fire that may burn for days,"
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services acting commissioner Mike Wassing
said.
"This declaration is vital to prevent bushfires breaking out and posing a
danger to lives and property."
Mr Wassing said the declaration overrode all existing permits to light
fire and banned fireworks and the lighting of any outdoor cooking fires.
Offenders who ignore the warning face a fine of up to $3336 or two years
imprisonment.
The declaration also prohibits welding, grinding and the use of oxy
acetylene cutting or heating outdoors.
Areas with total fire
bans |
SOUTH
EASTERN
• Gold Coast City
• Ipswich City
• Lockyer Valley Regional
• Logan City
• Scenic Rim Regional
• Somerset Regional
BRISBANE
• Brisbane City
• Moreton Bay Regional
• Redland City
NORTH COAST
• Bundaberg Regional
• Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire
• Fraser Coast Regional
• Gympie Regional
• Noosa Shire
• North Burnett Regional
• South Burnett Regional
• Sunshine Coast Regional
SOUTH WESTERN
• Southern Downs Region
• Goondiwindi Regional
• Toowoomba Regional
• Western Downs Regional |
CENTRAL
• Banana Shire
• Gladstone Regional
• Rockhampton Regional
• Central Highlands Regional
• Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire
• Livingstone Shire
• Isaac Regional
• Mackay Regional
• Blackall Tambo Regional
NORTHERN
• Whitsunday Regional
• Burdekin Shire
• Townsville City
• Hinchinbrook Shire
• Charters Towers Regional
• Flinders Shire
FAR NORTHERN
• Cassowary Coast Regional
• Tablelands Regional
• Cairns Regional
• Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire
• Croydon Shire
• Etheridge Shire |
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