Pumicestone Rural Fire Brigade

With the ground drying out, landholders are wanting to burn off.

All fires over 2m in any direction require a permit.

Permits are free.

In rural Queensland the use of fire is controlled through the volunteer Fire Warden network.

Remember, if you live in an urban or rural fringe community, the Fire Warden could be your local fire station.

The Fire Warden’s role includes:
-granting or rejecting applications for permit to light fire
-determining the conditions under which permitted fires can be lit
-advising owners and occupiers of the need for fuel and hazard reduction
-recommending safety precautions for the protection of homes and assets.

https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/prepare/bushfire/permit-to-burn-map

cartoon compliments of the Sentinel News

Happy Fathers Day to all Dads.
Dads who are no longer with us.
Mums who are Dads
Grandfathers who are Dads
Foster Dads
Uncles who are Dads
Step Dads

Thank you, you are all amazing.

Happy Fathers Day to our Dads at Pumicestone RFB on a high fire danger day. Hope you have a great day.

To our community, please be vigilant when having BBQ'S today, due to the weather conditions, things can go bad very quickly.

Please DO NOT light any fires also. If you see smoke, call 000 immediately.

Our crews are on call 24/7, ready to assist our community.

𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐒 Suspended

All current fire permits are suspended today only, Sunday 6 September. This means current permits are suspended from 8:00 am today until 8:00 am tomorrow Monday 7th September. You DO NOT need to apply for another permit.

There is no Fire Ban in our area at this time.

If you have questions about your permit, contact us, we would love to help you.

Tomorrow Sunday 6th September is set to be a high fire danger day. Due to the weather conditions all Permits to Light Fire will be suspended from 8.00am Sunday, 6 September 2026, until 8.00 am Monday, 7 September 2026.
Please note this is not a Local Fire Ban, just a temporary suspension of permits.
We realise its also Fathers Day but please be vigilant, it doesnt take much for a fire to start with the right conditions, so if you intend to have a BBQ, please make sure its not an open fire.

We want all fathers to enjoy their day.

Our crews are ready 24/7 to assist the community.

Today we were invited by the Beachmere RSL Sub-Branch to attend the Vietnam Vets Day Service.

It was an honour to be there representing the RFS and the QFD.

To top off the weekend we had 2 crew attend a fire at Ningi assisting HQ plantations.

Was really good to work with HQ again to achieve the objective.

We were tasked to do a back burn around some beehives to protect them. Then help to do more back burning to cut the fire off.

All crews worked well and went home safe. Thank you.

If you have been wanting to do something to help your community come and join us we are recruiting.

Wow a big day was had by our crews on Saturday 8th August.

On completion of our second hazard reduction burn for the day, we had a fire call to Rutters Road Elimbah.

On arrival it was well and truly ablaze. We had all 4 of our appliances there working hard to tackle this fire.

Our IC Grant from Pumicestone RFB did an amazing job controlling the incident with a great outcome.

Thank you to our neighbouring brigades for you assistance.

A big thank you to all the Pumicestone crews for your hard work after conducting 2 hazard reduction burns then answering the call to attend a large bush fire.

This is a reminder that the fire season is starting and how important it is to have your bushfire survival plans in place or start planning now.

Our fighters are on call 24/7 and ready to answer the call when needed.

On Saturday 8th August we had crews go out to conduct 2 hazard reduction burns.

First one was at Quinn Road Donnybrook, 3 large stacks.

Second one was at the cnr of Hume and Pumicestone Roads.

Both burns were executed well and great outcomes.

Thank you to Mark who was our IC for the day, even though this was his first time, he did a great job. Also thanks to all crews who attended, you worked so well together to produce the end result.

Great effort.

Would you like to donate to a Rural Fire Brigade where 100% of your tax deductible donation goes to the brigade? -

https://www.rfbaq.org/donate-to-a-brigade

Would you like to donate to the RFBAQ which allows us to support and buy equipment for Rural Fire Brigades and Brigade Members? -

https://www.rfbaq.org/donate-to-rfbaq

Here is a list of equipment that the RFBAQ has purchased for Rural Fire Brigades across Queensland –

https://www.rfbaq.org/previous-grants