Wartburg Rural Fire Brigade

05/10/2026

🔥🔥Fire Permit suspension extended again until Monday 12th October 2026🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Due to forecast weather conditions and elevated Fire Danger Ratings.

All Permits to Light Fire are suspended within the Gladstone local government areas from:

2359hrs Wednesday 16th September 2026 to 2359hrs Monday 12th October 2026, inclusive.

No new permits will be issued during this time.

If you have any questions please contact Gladstone Area Office

Thanks

Gladstone Chief Fire Warden

05/10/2026

🚨🌿 GET READY QUEENSLAND WEEK 🌿🚨

This week is all about helping Queenslanders prepare for extreme weather and emergencies — because prepared communities recover faster.

There are 3 simple steps to Get Ready:

1️⃣ KNOW YOUR RISK – Understand what could happen where you live.

2️⃣ MAKE A PLAN – Know what you, your family and your pets will do in an emergency.

3️⃣ PACK A KIT – Have essentials ready, including water, food, medications, a torch, batteries and a radio.

📱 Stay informed by keeping up with weather warnings and local emergency information.

For our community, a little preparation now can make a big difference when conditions change.

Get ready. Stay informed. Stay safe.
❤️🚒
Wartburg Rural Fire Brigade

02/10/2026

Enjoy the long weekend, enjoy our beautiful community and stay fire smart. ❤️🚒
👑 Happy King’s Birthday from Wartburg Rural Fire Brigade!

02/10/2026

01/10/2026

AGM UPDATE

What a great turnout at our AGM!

We’re very pleased to have all of our existing Management Team re-elected for another two years.

It was also wonderful to see members of our community drop in, have a chat, show their support and find out a little more about what we do.

Even better, we received new membership applications, with others taking applications home to consider joining our brigade.

A big thank you to our volunteers and everyone who came along and supported us. Our brigade is only as strong as the community behind it.

We look forward to another year of working together and looking after our community.

Wartburg Rural Fire Brigade

29/09/2026

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR LOCAL FIREYS

We know there are questions and frustrations around the current suspension of fire permits.

But there is an important distinction between a permit suspension, a Local Fire Ban and a State of Fire Emergency — these are different measures, with different restrictions.

Please take the time to understand what each term means and check the current official information before lighting any fire.

https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/safety-education/using-fire-outdoors/fire-bans-and-restrictions

And remember — we don't make these decisions.
We are your local volunteer Rural Fire Brigade, sharing information about restrictions and declarations made through the Queensland fire-management system.

We understand restrictions can be frustrating, particularly for people managing large rural properties. Questions are welcome. Abuse, harassment and personal attacks towards volunteers are not.

🔥 If you light a fire and it gets away from you, it doesn't just become your problem.
It can put the entire community, homes, animals and the firefighters responding to it at risk.

CHECK FIRST. KNOW THE RULES. PROTECT YOUR COMMUNITY.

We don't make the rules. We help communicate them.

🚒 Wartburg Rural Fire Brigade
Your Community • Your Brigade.

​​​​​​When predicted conditions and hot, dry and windy weather forecasts show that fires may be difficult to control and may harm the community, the Queensland Fire Department might declare a local fire ban.

28/09/2026

🔥🔥Fire Permit suspension extended until Monday 5th October 2026🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Due to deteriorating fire weather conditions.

All Permits to Light Fire are suspended within the Gladstone local government areas from:

0001hrs Wednesday 16th September 2026 to 2359hrs Monday 5th October 2026, inclusive.

No new permits will be issued during this time.

If you have any questions please contact Gladstone Area Office

Thanks
Gladstone
Chief Fire Warden

27/09/2026

🎣🚒 What a day at the Baffle Family Fishing Festival! 🚒🎣

A bit of rain wasn’t going to stop the fun — and honestly, we were pretty happy to see it! 🌧️🙌

Our Wartburg Rural Fire Brigade crew had a great day meeting locals, chatting with families and, of course, showing off the fire trucks to the kids. 🚒

We had some fantastic questions from the community and loved having the opportunity to share information about fire safety, volunteering and what our brigade is all about.

We’re now keeping our fingers crossed that some of those volunteer application forms find their way back to us! 😉📝

Thinking about joining but not sure what’s involved? Have a question? Curious about what we actually do?
Come and ask us! There are no silly questions, and we’re always happy to have a chat.

❤️ A big thank you to everyone who stopped by and had a yarn with us — and to the organisers for a great community day!

Wartburg Rural Fire Brigade
Your local brigade. Your local community. 🚒❤️

25/09/2026

🔥 RESPECT IT OR REGRET IT 🔥
As conditions become hotter, drier and windier, every fire deserves respect. Take a minute to watch this important Queensland Fire Department video and help protect our community.
🚒 If you see a fire, call 000.

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