Queensland bushfires to get 'angry' today as smoke haze reaches Brisbane Updated December 02, 2018 14:15:00 Photo: Smoke haze hits from the fires was visible in Brisbane. BNE. Brisbane is expected to be 'fine and hazy' today with a top of 31 degrees. Toby Crockford is a breaking news reporter at the Brisbane Times"We’re mapping the fire, closely looking at the fire and waiting for it to come into locations where we can actually contain the fire.Monday has been described as bringing "the best conditions of the week" for firefighters, with 48 bushfires still burning across the state and 17 structures, including four homes, damaged or destroyed."There is a dry, hot week ahead with the chance of a shower or storm only next weekend."Meteorologist Dean Narramore said the smoke haze showed no signs of dispersing anytime soon."[Conditions are] a little bit more favourable these next couple of days coming, but then on Wednesday we’re going to see more very hot and dry conditions.More than 12,000 firefighters were on the ground at the weekend, battling 55 active bushfires across the state.The third major blaze is at Thornton in the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane.
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23:42 AEST 13:42 UTC. Search. Council aims to reduce the amount of fire fuel, such as dead wood, by 75% over the 60 to 80% of the land being burned. Current weather and airport delay conditions for (BNE) Brisbane Airport located in Brisbane QLD, AU Search for an Airport. Residents forced to evacuate at the height of that fire have been allowed to return home."We have widespread smoke in south-east Queensland with east-south-easterly winds dragged it from fires in NSW and south-east Queensland as well," he said."This is going to be a long fire campaign and we need to make sure we’re able to sustain our efforts."Another of his friends fled through a firestorm.Mr Narramore said a sea breeze would hamper firefighting efforts near the coast, but in general, more forgiving conditions presented a key opportunity for firefighters across the state."There’s a couple of large fires out the back of Jimna and Monsildale, we have a lot of our resources out there, up to 20 fire appliances out at those particular locations the last few days," he said."The smoke should hang around for most of the day before a north-easterly wind change later today and the winds should clear the smoke tomorrow.""I heard of someone else using milk, orange juice and any liquid fridge contents to do the same.""I spoke to a good friend at midnight who, with power cut to the area, was putting out spot fires one bucket a time."Residents, who had just taken family and animals to the safety of Yeppoon, were not allowed home. 64° / 55° Tomorrow Keep up to date with the very best of What’s On in Brisbane today and beyond with our up to the minute carefully curated guide to the performing arts, shows, concerts, exhibitions and festivals.. From the major touring shows and one off events to quirky fringe theatre and indie acts, if … Dust clouds that caused havoc around South-East Queensland today are beginning to clear. 16-Jul-2020.
Planned burning on Brisbane City Council land is used to maintain the health of forests and lessen the impact of wild fires. 16-Jul-2020. "The smoke should hang around for most of the day before a north-easterly wind change later today and the winds should clear the smoke tomorrow."
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services deputy commissioner Mike Wassing said crews were prepared for the fires to get "angry" today.Mr Wassing said morale was still very strong amongst fire crews, despite the "testing" conditions."The next 24 to 48 hours is going to be pretty tough for our communities and our firefighters."Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack visited fire-ravaged communities this morning, including Eungella and Finch Hatton."We are still all worried about the weather … the fact is it is quite hot out there at the moment, the winds have potential to whip up at any stage.Forecaster Sam Campbell said the low was currently about 1,000 kilometres off Cairns, and was expected to stay "well offshore" and weaken before reaching the coast.Mr Wassing said the area of land burnt since the start of the fire season was the size of Belgium or The Netherlands, with 527,000 hectares destroyed in the last week alone.Speaking from the G20 conference in Argentina, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Queensland was still facing a very difficult weather situation and appealed to those affected by the bushfires to continue to be patient.Easier conditions overnight allowed firefighters to consolidate containment lines in preparation for today, he said."It has been a recipe for disaster because we see we have had a couple of major cyclones through in the last couple of seasons and we have got to do something about clearing some of this land so this does not happen again," she said."Local people have told us they would have liked to have seen some more backburning done.