Large swathes of eastern and central Australia are already on high alert this spring, after the country's warmest winter on record.
Heightened fire danger has also been declared for the Maranoa and Warrego area, as well as parts of central and north-west Queensland."This year, we're seeing more and more grass fires escalate quickly, and as we saw yesterday at a number of jobs we had to respond really quickly to keep those grass fires small," he said.But everybody should be aware of the conditions, Mr Johnstone said.
"We need people to get out of the way of the fire appliances so those appliances can get to the job really quickly, without being obstructed. "And if you're coming up to smoke, don't slow down, that could be a firefighter or someone else actually working on the side of the road and we'd hate for you to be involved in a catastrophic event."
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