Derby Fire Brigade

13/04/2026

🔥Update on Sustainable Timber Tasmania's 2026 Autumn Planned Burning Program.
The following planned burns are being considered for today.

Northwest
🔥1 burn south of Hellyer
Smoke from these burns is forecast to travel in a north easterly direction and may be visible to nearby communities.

Northeast
🔥1 burn southeast of Mathinna
Smoke from this burn is forecast to travel in an east to north easterly direction and may be visible to nearby communities.

🔥1 burn south of Scottsdale
Smoke from this burn is forecast to travel in a north easterly direction and may be visible to nearby communities.

A planned burn involves strategically lighting and maintaining a fire in an area of harvested forest to regenerate the forest in a similar manner to natural regeneration following a bushfire.
Commencement of this burn will be subject to further on-site evaluation of conditions including temperature, wind direction and speed, fuel and vegetation moisture and favourable smoke dispersion away from local communities.
These burns also help to enhance community safety by reducing fuel loads in Tasmania’s public production forests.
Smoke from planned burns tends to rise high into the sky. Smoke is usually visible but has minimal impact to local communities as it is not at ground level.
To find out more, visit What’s Burning Now? on the Tasmania Fire Service website -
https://www.fire.tas.gov.au/Show?pageId=colWhatsBurningNow
*Please remember: Other land managers and private landholders undertake planned burns too.

30/03/2026

Planned Burn in Branxholm , over the next 5 days or so will depend on weather days they will be burning .

Smoke will dift Branxholm or Derby way over coming days.

Our Brigade is on the town if we are needed but the company doing the burn off will be there with the fire.

They have right permits etc in place to do the Autumn Burn.

If you have any concern please contact 1800 000 699.

If there is a emergency ring 000

28/02/2026

15/12/2025

The Fire Permit Period for all of Tasmania will start tomorrow (Tuesday, 16 December 2025) – this means from 2am Fire Permits will be required across the state until the end of the 2025-26 bushfire season 🔥📃

If you have a property and you wish to conduct a burn (larger than 1 cubic metre in size) on your property, you will need to apply for a free Fire Permit by submitting an application online at fire.tas.gov.au or calling the Tasmania Fire Service on 1800 000 699

📲 During a Fire Permit Period:

📑 People intending to light a fire for burning vegetation or for a similar purpose must obtain a permit.

📑 People intending to light a fire at a sawmill or factory for burning wood waste or other flammable material must obtain a permit.

📑 People intending to light a fire for cooking, warmth or disposal of garden waste do not require a permit provided that:
❌ The fire is not lit in peat, humus or marram grass.
❌ The fire is attended by a responsible adult at all times until it is extinguished.
❌ All flammable material is removed for at least three metres radius from the fire.
❌ It is less than one cubic metre in size.

12/12/2025

🚁 Firefighting aircraft are currently working in the Stieglitz, Dianas Basin and Peron Dunes areas of Tasmania’s East Coast and there have been reports of unauthorised drones in the area.

⚠️❌ Unless authorised, drones cannot be flown in the vicinity of natural disasters, such as bushfires, floods, electrical storms and cyclones, or emergency operations, such as traffic accidents, tactical response, training, or rescue operations.

❌ While it might be tempting to record footage, flying a drone or other unmanned aircraft poses a major safety risk to firefighting personnel in the air and on the ground. Drone useage can cause aerial firefighting assets to be grounded.

👨‍🚒🔥Firefighters on the ground depend on aerial support to help suppress and contain fires and by flying your drone, you not only put them in danger but also the people and property they’re trying to protect.

❗Aircraft - both manned and unmanned - that are not coordinated through the Tasmania Fire Service Air Desk are requested to remain clear of aerial firefighting operations.

ℹ️ If you’ve got a drone, it’s important to understand the rules:
📌 Civil Aviation Safety Authority - CASA drone rules apply to everyone - www.casa.gov.au/drones
📌 Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service rules regarding the use of drones in national parks - https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/know-before-you-go/drones-in-parks

12/12/2025

‼️ High Fire Danger Ratings are forecast across much of Tasmania this Sunday.

🧑‍🚒 We are urging all community members to be prepared, and to take steps now to reduce your bushfire risk.

💦 Make sure any fires lit in recent days or weeks, including fire pits and other outdoor fires, are fully extinguished. Soak it. Stir it. Soak it again.

🚫 Do not light any fires.

🚒 TFS is prepared, but you have a role to play in keeping yourself and your neighbours safe.

🏡 Check your bushfire plan and prepare your property.

🔥 If you do see any signs of fire re-igniting such as smoke and flames, call Triple Zero (000).

📲 Keep up to date with warnings and information on the TasALERT app or at TasALERT.com, or by listening to ABC Local Radio.

For more information on how to prepare for bushfires, visit https://bushfire.tas.gov.au/

11/12/2025

10/06/2025

23/02/2025

*** Updated ***

Sadly, a woman has died following a single-vehicle crash at Derby.

Police and emergency services were called to the Tasman Highway just after 1pm Sunday after reports a vehicle had crashed.

A woman in her 30s, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, sadly died at the scene.

Investigations into the crash are ongoing, and a report will be prepared for the Coroner.

Our thoughts are with the woman’s family and loved ones at this difficult time.

22/02/2025

🔥 ⛔ A state-wide total fire ban has been declared from 2am tomorrow (Sunday 23 February 2025) until 2am Monday (24 February 2025).

📌 During the total fire ban period no fires are permitted in the open, including incinerators, burn-offs, campfires, fire pots, and wood-fuelled barbecues.

📌 All fire permits are suspended, unless the fire is exempted.

📌 The undertaking of machinery operations is prohibited unless undertaken in accordance with the Tasmania Fire Service Machinery Operations Guideline.

➡️ If you’ve had a fire in the past week, please check it now to ensure it is fully extinguished.

➡️ If you live in a bushfire prone area please review your bushfire survival plan now, and keep up-to-date on changing conditions as the warm weather progresses.

📲 Anyone who sees a fire in the open is urged to report promptly to Triple Zero (000).

ℹ️ Keep up-to-date with:
➡️ https://bushfire.tas.gov.au/ - for the fire danger rating in your area.
➡️ http://www.bom.gov.au/tas/warnings/ – for the latest weather forecast and warnings.
➡️ https://www.tasalert.com – for current warnings and advice.
➡️ https://www.police.tas.gov.au/community-alerts/ – for road closures.