Source: QLD Fire and Emergency Services

PREPARE TO LEAVE - Kinkora State Forest (Southwood) - fire as at 2:44pm Friday, 8 November 2024

Warning Level: Watch and Act

Warning Area: BetweenTarawindi Road, Stephens Creek, Bendee Road, Back Creek and Devines Road

A large, fast-moving fire is burning along the Moonie Highway, towards the Kinkora State Forest. It is travelling north away from the Moonie Highway.

Conditions could get worse quickly.

Firefighters are working to contain the fire. You should not expect a firefighter at your door. Firefighting aircraft are helping ground crews.

If your life is in danger, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.

What you should do:
- If you have a bushfire survival plan, follow it now.

- Prepare now so you can leave quickly if the bushfire gets close:

- Decide where you and the people you live with will go. This could be with family or a friend away from the fire. Plan how you will get there. Tell others where you will go.

- Charge mobile phones and power banks.

- Be ready to take your pets, pet food, pet lead or crate/carrier.

- Pack a bag with a mobile phone charger, enough clothes for five days, important documents (like ID, insurance papers, passports and photos), medicine, cash and keys.

- If you do not drive, call your support service, a family member or a friend to organise transport if you need to leave or want to leave.

- If you find it hard to move quickly, leaving now is your safest option.

- Avoid driving on Moonie Highway, between Moonie and Westmar.

- Keep medications close by.

- Move flammable items away from your house if you can.

- Help others if it's safe to do so.

- Watch out for firefighters working in the area.

- Do not fly drones around the fire. Drones affects air operations.

- Stay informed:

- Keep checking the QFD Current Bushfires and Warnings website.

- Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com.

- Listen to your local radio station.

Impacts:
- Some properties are at risk.

- The fire is likely to impact the community in the coming hours.

- Smoke can make it hard for some people to breathe.

- Smoke can make it hard to see when you are driving.

- Burning embers may reach properties. Try to put them out quickly with water.

- Roads may be closed or impacted.

- Power, water, and mobile phone services may be impacted as the fire gets closer.

Further Information:
- For all warnings, visit the QFD Current Bushfires and Warnings website.

- Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com.

- For road closures, visit the QLD Traffic website or call 13 19 40.

QFES Current Bushfires