Palmwoods Rural Fire Brigade

14/08/2026

UPDATE: This burn is now complete. You may still notice some smoke in the area over the next 24hours. Thank you for your understanding whilst we complete these hazard reduction burns 🔥🚒

15/08/26 - Good Morning Palmwoods. If you are in and around the citrus road area today and you see smoke, do not be alarmed…. we will be conducting a hazard reduction burn.

We will also have some fire fighters moving on and off the road in this area, so please slow down and don’t forget to give us wave.

07/08/2026

08/08/26 -Good morning Palmwoods,

Please be advised that we will be conducting multiple controlled burns this afternoon across the Palmwoods area. If you see smoke in the air, do not be alarmed.

Crews will be moving around the area too… so if you see us, give us a wave!

14/07/2026

Time fly’s when you’re having fun!!

Last night at our monthly brigade meeting we acknowledged 2 members of our brigade who have just clocked over 10 years of service to Palmwoods Rural Fire Brigade. Colin and Nat!!

Colin- through the last 10 years has been involved in a number of call-outs, we have lost count of the amount of deployments and assists in educating the next generation about fire safety and fire awareness in our schools and Kindy’s. December time you may even see him wearing a red outfit and white beard. 🧑‍🎄

Nat- through the last 10 years has also been involved with educating the next generation coming through with school and kindy visits, as well as participating in many a community activity and served as the brigades secretary for a 4 year stint also.

Thank you both for your service to the Palmwoods Rural Fire Brigade and helping create the brigade we are today!

07/07/2026

🔥 Vote for Chris Giles for the Above & Beyond Awards 🔥
martyhunt.com.au/above-beyond-awards

For more than 15 years, Chris Giles has been a dedicated member of our Rural Fire Brigade and is currently serving as First Officer.

Chris has consistently shown exceptional leadership, selfless service and a genuine commitment to both the brigade and the wider community. He leads by example, encourages others to grow, supports new members and is always willing to step forward when difficult decisions need to be made.

Recently, Chris completed his Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, giving up a significant amount of his own personal time so he can deliver accredited training and help develop future volunteers. He regularly gives up weekends to organise training, conduct hazard reduction burns and help keep the brigade operationally ready.

Whether he is responding to incidents, leading hazard reduction activities, mentoring new recruits or supporting members through difficult times, Chris does it with courage, humility and calm leadership.

Chris is the kind of person who is always willing to lend a hand. If someone insists on repaying his kindness, he will often ask them to give something back to the brigade instead.

He truly embodies selfless service, community spirit and leadership.

Please take a moment to vote for Chris Giles for the Above & Beyond Awards using the link below:

martyhunt.com.au/above-beyond-awards

Let’s show Chris how much his service, sacrifice and leadership mean to our brigade and community. 🔥

30/05/2026

We have got a few members of the Palmwoods Rural Fire Brigade out and about in the Sunshine Coast Community today. If you see us, make sure you say hi!

04/05/2026

As today is international fire fighters day, we as a brigade would like to say massive thank you to all the amazing men and women who how are there to support there communities.

From fire fighters near and far, you do an amazing job and we are all grateful for your service!

25/04/2026

Thank you to the amazing men and women of our defence force. Thank you for the service you have and continue to provide in order to keep this great nation of Australia safe.

Lest we forget

Today we pause to honour the brave men and women who served, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

We also pause to honour the courage and commitment to all those who continue to serve in the Australian Defence Force.

To the many QFD personnel with ties to defence, thank you for your unwavering commitment to serving your communities. Your courage and generosity is appreciated.

Lest We Forget.

17/04/2026

Good evening Palmwoods,

Tomorrow, Saturday 18th of April, we will be conducting a Hazard Reduction Burn around Winston Road at 1pm.

If you are in area, please do not be alarmed.

16/04/2026

https://www.facebook.com/100069067334941/posts/1271685918476974/

For all current warnings, updates and mapping go to https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/Current-Incidents.

AVOID SMOKE (HAZARD REDUCTION BURN) - Cooroibah to Palmwoods - fire as at 7:28am Thursday, 16 April 2026



Warning level: ADVICE



Warning area: Cooroibah to Palmwoods including Cooroy, Yandina, Nambour and Mapleton



Smoke is currently affecting Cooroibah to Palmwoods including Cooroy, Yandina, Nambour and Mapleton. This is from a hazard reduction burn in the Mapleton National Park, near Delicia Road, Gheerulla. This fire is under control.



What you should do:

- Stay inside and close windows and doors.

- Keep respiratory medication close by.

- Avoid driving through smoke if you can.

- Watch out for firefighters working in the area.

- Do not fly drones around the fire. Drones affect air operations.



Impacts:

- Smoke can make it hard for some people to breathe.

- Smoke can make it hard to see when you are driving.

- No properties are at risk.



Further Information:

- For all warnings, visit the https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/Current-Incidents.

- Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com: https://x.com/QldFireDept.

- For road closures, visit the https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au or call 13 19 40.

- Visit the https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality for live air quality data.

- Find out how to get ready for a bushfire on the https://bushfire-survival-plan.qfes.qld.gov.au under Prepare - Bushfire.



Updates will be issued if needed.



This warning is from Queensland Fire Department.

30/03/2026

Training is all about being prepared.

We train, so what we do becomes easier. We train, because it helps us learn and grow stronger. We train, so we are as best prepared for any circumstances. We train, because it causes unity within our brigade.

Saturdays training was no different. We are even training with different equipment incase the fuel shortage last longer… we just need to find the right cart for the little fella to pull.

Thank you to all members for giving up your Saturday afternoon.