Marburg Rural Fire Brigade

25/09/2026

It’s been a very long couple of weeks with all Marburg vehicles attending the fires all around the region. In the last 3 weeks Marburg Rural Fire Brigade attended fires at - Minden, Plainlands, Left Hand Branch, Dundas, Ripley, Fordsdale, Patrick Estate, Coominya, Haigslea, Buaraba and Kholo.
We are still in the 1st month of spring and already the grass is dry and fires will spread rapidly.
A fire in tall grass is difficult to stop, so please mow around buildings, consider mowing fire breaks in paddocks and have a plan for getting livestock somewhere safe and an evacuation plan for if you or your family need to leave.

25/09/2026

🔥 FIRE PERMITS SUSPENDED 🔥

All permits to light fires are suspended across Logan, Ipswich, Scenic Rim, Somerset and Lockyer Valley (including the Greenbank area) from 12:01am Saturday 26 September to 11:59pm Friday 9 October 2026, unless changed earlier.

The suspension is due to very dry conditions, high fire danger, recent escaped permitted burns and insufficient rains, which are placing extra pressure on firefighting resources.

🚫 Permit holders must not light fires during this suspension period.

The suspension may be extended, varied or revoked as conditions change.

05/09/2026

🚫 FIRE BAN FOR IPSWICH AND LOCKYER VALLEY🚫

Due to heightened fire conditions, a local fire ban will be in place for the following Local Government Areas:

- Ipswich City
- Lockyer Valley Regional

For residents in these areas, the ban will be in place from 0001hrs Sunday 6 September 2026.
Under a local fire ban all open fires are prohibited and all Permits to Light Fire which have been issued in the designated areas have been suspended for the duration of the ban.
For more information, visit here: www.fire.qld.gov.au/firebans

​​​​​​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.

14/12/2025

🎄 Marburg Community Santa Run – Saturday 20th 🎄

After all the T’s have been crossed, the I’s dotted, and every official stamp firmly pressed onto the correct paperwork, it is with great excitement that we can officially announce the Marburg Community Santa Run will be rolling through town on Saturday the 20th.

This year, the run is getting even bigger and louder — growing from three to four fire trucks, with our big brothers from the Auxiliary Station proudly bringing up the rear. Between the flashing lights, rumbling engines, and Christmas cheer, it’ll be very hard not to see or hear us as we make our way through this wonderful community.

🎅🚒 Kick-off time: 6:00 pm
📍 Starting point: Marburg Rural Fire Station
➡️ We’ll begin by heading down Edmund Street, with full route details to be posted closer to the date.

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🎁 A little housekeeping (Santa-style safety edition):

• When you see the trucks entering your street, we kindly ask everyone to wait behind their letterboxes.
• Once all firefighting vehicles have come to a complete stop, they may then be safely approached.
• Please remember that all vehicles remain actively logged on and ready to respond to emergencies.
• If a vehicle needs to respond, it will activate its siren and pull out of the procession — safety always comes first.

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Both stations are truly looking forward to seeing smiling faces, excited kids, waving hands, and plenty of Christmas spirit lining the streets. Come out, say hello, give us a wave — and of course, don’t forget to keep an eye out for Santa himself 🎅✨

See you on the night, Marburg! 🎄🚒❤️

P.S. 🎅🚒 Santa’s been told there are lots of good kids in Marburg… so make sure he sees you waving when we roll past!

07/12/2025

It is with great excitement that we can share this news…
The brigade has officially been contacted by the Administration Elves of the North Pole, who have lodged a very special request with us.

They want to know if we would be willing to es**rt a certain jolly, red-suited festive gentleman around the Marburg community this Christmas season.

We’ve sent our enthusiastic “YES!” back up the magical pipeline and are now awaiting final details on dates, route, and timings.
Stay tuned — the sleigh is warming up and so are we! 🚒🎅✨