Veteran Rural Fire Brigade

26/04/2026

It was a privilege and honour to support our RSL and Veterans at Saturdays parade down Mary St to the ANZAC commemoration in Memorial Park.

22/02/2026

🔥 FIRE PERMITS 🔥

Your local Fire Warden for Veteran is:
PATRICK JONES Ph 0414 227 730

If you are planning any burns, need advice on fire restrictions, or have questions about fire safety and permit requirements, please visit the link below for important information and application details.

Before lighting up, you must contact our Fire Warden to have your permit issued.

As always, if you see a fire that is unattended or out of control, call 000 immediately.
Let’s work together to keep our community safe this fire season. 🚒🔥

The first step is to check the Current Fire Bans page for any fire restrictions in place.In Queensland, the Fire Services Act 1990 is the principal legislation that deals with lighting fires in the open. The Act provides a systematic approach to the authorised use and control of fire in the open and...

25/01/2026

Much gratitude to the 9 crews from around the district who showed up on short notice today and worked like clockwork through a total of 72 stacks in just 2 hours!!
Love your work and professionalism Cedar Pocket Greens Creek Rural Fire Brigade, Chatsworth Rural fire Brigade, Gympie South Rural Fire Brigade, Lagoon Pocket Rural Fire Brigade.

Queensland Fire Department

24/12/2025

🎅🚒 The team at Veteran Rural Fire Brigade would like to wish all of our community members a safe and happy Christmas and New Year! 🌲🎉

Thank you for your continued support throughout the year – we’re proud to serve such a wonderful community.
Stay safe and enjoy the festive season!

16/11/2025

Volunteers helping Volunteers! 🤗
Big appreciation for Rapid Relief Team, Australia. Helping our volunteer firefighters stay fueled up and energised on the fireground with their compact, hygienic and tasty Frontline Snack Packs.
https://www.rrtglobal.org/news-media/

05/11/2025

Following the very welcome rain over the past week and the countryside greening up, we've been getting a few enquires about the status of the recent Local Fire Ban.
Please note that the most recent Local Fire Ban across Gympie Region, extended through to midnight of Monday 27 October of last week.
Thank you for observing the restrictions and keeping fire out of the landscape during this period of High Fire Danger.
Most areas are now experiencing Moderate Fire Danger conditions.
In these conditions all fires still need to be monitored with water on hand and any material that exceeds 2m x 2m x 2m can only be lit under a Permit to Light Fire and its accompanying conditions.
You can monitor the daily Fire Danger Ratings in your area, stay informed of any Fire Bans in place, and find out about how to obtain a Permit to Light Fire here: https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/prepare/bushfires
You can also reach out to Veteran Rural Fire Brigade directly.
Send us a message here 👇and we'll aim to get back to you as soon as possible 🙂

26/10/2025

Over the last two days our Veteran light attack appliance and crew helped control and extinguish a 2.5ha fire. This fire was in scrubland close to houses between Rifle Range Rd and Spring Rd and involved Urban and Rural crews from across Gympie, working together.


Please be aware that a Local Fire Ban is in place for the Gympie region, and other LGAs across the State. For details go to www.fire.qld.gov.au or see our previous post.

24/10/2025

🚫 FIRE BAN 🚫
Due to heightened fire conditions, a local fire ban will be in place for the following local government areas.

• South Burnett
• Cherbourg
• GYMPIE
• Fraser Coast
• Livingstone
• Rockhampton
• Barcaldine
• Longreach
• Winton
• Blackall-Tambo
• Barcoo
• Diamantina
• Boulia

For residents in these areas, the ban will be in place from midnight tonight Friday 24 October to midnight Monday 27 October.
Under a local fire ban all open fires are prohibited and all Permits to Light Fire which have been issued are suspended for the duration of the ban.

For more information, visit here:
fire.qld.gov.au/firebans

20/10/2025

Veteran brigade firefighters gave up their weekend recently to help North Burnett brigades contain a large fire at Didcot, northeast of Gayndah.
Thank you for your outstanding efforts! 🔥💛

30/09/2025

*** UPDATED INFORMATION; FIRE BAN EXTENDED to midnight 10 October.

Please be aware that due to the High Fire Danger conditions developing across our local area, all existing Permits to Light Fire are suspended as of Wednesday 01 October, until further notice.

There will also be a Local Fire Ban in place across the Gympie Region starting midnight Wednesday 01 October through until midnight Friday 10 October.

For more information and updates on fire restrictions, please refer to https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/safety-education/using-fire-outdoors/fire-bans-and-restrictions