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Bushfire alerts and warning levels in Queensland
Quick answer
To get bushfire alerts for a Queensland address, save it as a watch zone in Hazards QLD and choose your Bushfires alert levels. The Queensland Fire Department issues bushfire warnings at three Australian Warning System levels: Advice, Watch and Act, and Emergency Warning. Hazards QLD shows those warnings on a map and in a list, with current fire incidents, local fire bans and planned burns.
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Official sources Hazards QLD shows
- Queensland Fire Department bushfire warnings: Official bushfire warnings with the agency's own level, wording and warning area.
- Queensland Fire Department current incidents: Fires and other incidents crews are attending. Each marker shows where an incident was reported.
- Local fire bans: Fire bans by local government area, from Queensland Government open data sourced from the Queensland Fire Department.
- Brisbane City Council planned burns: Hazard reduction burns in the Brisbane area.
- Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service planned burns: Planned burns across national parks and state forests.
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How to watch a place and get alerts
- Open the Watch zones tab and tap Add a location.
- Use your current location or search for a Queensland address, then choose a radius.
- Under Alert levels by hazard type, set Bushfires. Emergency Warning stays enabled; Watch and Act starts on and Advice starts off, and you can change both.
- Allow notifications when the app asks.
- On the map, turn on the Fire bans and Planned burns layers to see them beside current warnings.
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Where to find official emergency directions
- For current official warnings and what to do, check the Queensland Government's warnings page. Queensland Government current warnings
- Emergency services can also send Emergency Alert messages straight to phones in an affected area, whichever apps you use.
- In a life-threatening emergency, call Triple Zero (000) and follow the directions of emergency services.
Questions
What do the Queensland bushfire warning levels mean?
Advice means a fire has started and you should stay up to date in case the situation changes. Watch and Act means conditions are changing and you need to start taking action now to protect yourself and your family. Emergency Warning is the highest level: you may be in danger and need to take action immediately.
Where do Hazards QLD bushfire warnings come from?
The Queensland Fire Department publishes the warnings. Hazards QLD displays the agency's warning level, wording and source link.
Where can I see planned burns and fire bans?
Turn on the Planned burns and Fire bans layers on the map. Planned burns come from Brisbane City Council and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service; fire bans are shown by local government area.
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