
16/02/2025
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STAY INFORMED - Thanes Creek (near Leyburn) - fire as at 2:19pm Sunday, 16 February 2025
Warning Level: Advice
Warning Area: Thanes Creek
A fire is burning near Leyburn Foresty Road. It is moving towards Leyburn Foresty Road.
Major roads or highways may be impacted, including Leyburn Foresty Road and Wickham Road .
What you should do:
- Stay informed because conditions could change:
- Check the QFD Current Bushfires and Warnings website regularly.
- Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com.
- Listen to your local radio station.
- Tell friends, family and neighbours in the area.
- Decide what you will do if the bushfire gets closer:
- Follow your bushfire survival plan now. If you do not have a bushfire survival plan, make one on the QFD website.
- Decide where you and the people you live with will go. This could be with family or a friend away from the fire.
- Keep medications close by.
- Avoid smoke - stay indoors, close windows and doors, and avoid driving through smoke.
- Watch out for firefighters working in the area.
- Do not fly drones around the fire. Drones affect air operations.
- If your life is in danger, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.
Impacts:
- No properties are at risk.
- Smoke can make it hard for some people to breathe.
- Smoke can make it hard to see when you are driving.
- Some roads may be closed.
Further Information:
- For all warnings, visit the QFD Current Bushfires and Warnings website.
- Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com.
- For road closures, visit the QLD Traffic website or call 13 19 40.
- Visit the Department of Environment and Science website for live air quality data.
- Find out how to get ready for a bushfire on the QFD website under Prepare - Bushfire.
Updates will be issued as the situation changes.
This warning is from Queensland Fire Department.