Emergency warnings have been issued for fires burning near Tenterfield and Tabulam in NSW, and Stanthorpe and south of Bundaberg in QLD. Firefighters in south-western Queensland are on high alert due to hot weather and strong winds, which could lead to dangerous fire conditions. McDermott Aviation, a firefighting helicopter company, compares this fire season to Australia's Black Summer and has increased its fleet to combat the fires.
Emergency warnings are in place for fires burning near Tenterfield and Tabulam , NSW ; Stanthorpe , NSW ; and south of Bundaberg , QLD .After two days of cooler temperatures, firefighters in south-western Queensland are on high alert today, with hot weather and strong winds expected to make for dangerous fire conditions .
The company, with its fleet of about 30 firefighting helicopters, has been at forefront of efforts to contain blazes across Queensland and was also heavily involved in the Greece wildfires, which began in July.said the past two months had been very busy with eight extra aircraft brought back from Greece in preparation for what's still to come."It's certainly shaping up in Queensland to be severe … probably from Sydney north is pretty intense at the moment.
A fourth fire is thought to have been sparked during a suspected break-in at Meridan Plains on October 23, when an alleged offender cut the locks on a fence.from the Queensland Police Service says thankfully, the number of people at several evacuation centres has "reduced dramatically".He says while people are returning to their properties, some homes fared better than others.
A large, dangerous fire is burning along the New England Highway and is expected to impact Wallangarra township very soon.He says conditions today are "very challenging", particularly around the Tara area, but crews have been working hard to make progress."At this stage, no further structures have been lost today."says several rural properties are being threatened by dangerous fires across northern New South Wales, including one burning close to the NSW-QLD border.
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