Bushfire risk on the rise, firies warn

Bushfire risk on the rise, firies warn

The North and South Burnett regions will face an increased risk of bushfires tomorrow, with the state’s firefighting service urging locals to prepare ahead of time. The Queensland Fire Department has published its fire danger rating forecast for Saturday, 30 August, increasing the Wide Bay and Burnett region’s hazard category from the previous day’s ‘moderate’ to ‘high’. ‘High’ is the third-most severe category on the five-rating scale, eclipsed…