Source: QLD Rural Fire Service

NOT SAFE TO RETURN - Tara, Wieambilla and The Gums - Multiple Warnings - fire as at 9:08am Sunday, 29 October 2023

Warning Level: Watch and Act

Warning Area: properties between Wieambilla Road, Chinchilla Tara Road, Upper Humbug Road and Drildool Road

*** There are multiple warnings for this area. To see all current warnings, visit the QFES Current Bushfires and Warnings website ***

The fire near Ravens Road is still burning. If you left the area, it is not safe to return.

Firefighters are working to contain the fire. Firefighting aircraft are helping ground crews.

What you should do:

- If you left the area, stay where you are. It is not safe to return.

- Stay informed:

- Keep checking the QFES Current Bushfires and Warnings website.

- Follow QFES on Facebook and Twitter.

- Listen to your local radio station.

If you stayed:

- If you have a bushfire survival plan, follow it now.

- Be ready to leave in case the situation changes:

- Charge mobile phones and power banks if you still can.

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

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

- Decide where you and the people you live with will go if conditions get worse. Plan how you will get there. Tell others where you are going.

- There is an evacuation centre at Dalby Events Centre, 54 Nicholson Street, Dalby.

- Check road closures and traffic updates at the QLD Traffic website or call 13 19 40.

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

- Watch out for firefighters working in the area.

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

Impacts:

- Fire has damaged property.

- 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.

Further Information:

- Visit the Department of Environment and Science website for live air quality data.

RFS Current Bushfires