Woodlea Rural Fire Brigade - QFES

07/09/2026

IMPORTANT - INTERIM FIRE WARDEN DETAILS - PERMIT HOLDERS - due to the implementation of yesterday’s fire ban, all permits issued prior to this are now void. Additionally, Jordon is our current interim Fire Warden; for any landowners seeking a permit to burn in the Woodlea area, please see Jordon’s details as follows: 0490 905 292. Conditions absolutely apply given the current climate and anyone seeking a permit will be given clear direction and expectations by Jordon prior to consideration of approval.

Please give Jordy a call or send us a message.

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06/09/2026

Thank you to our Woodlea crews who spent the entirety of Fathers Day responding to two fires in the region today, rather than with their families - Woodlea responded to 4 fire calls in the last 72 hours resulting in almost 20 hours on the fire ground volunteered and some very tired people heading into work first thing tomorrow morning! Crews left the station at 9am this morning and have only just finished truck checks and refills so our trucks are prepped and ready for the next job. Thank you to our Woodlea members for your commitment to protecting our community 🔥

05/09/2026

⛔️⛔️⛔️ FIRE BAN ⛔️⛔️⛔️ for the Lockyer Valley commencing from midnight tonight - given the heightened bushfire risk and the significant bushfire events the area has already experienced in the last 48 hours. This means absolutely no campfires, hazard reduction burns (even if you have a permit, the ban still applies), and more - for further details see QFD’s post below.

​​​​​​When predicted conditions and hot, dry and windy weather forecasts show that fires may be difficult to control and may harm the community, the Queensland Fire Department might declare a local fire ban.

04/09/2026

Woodlea have already seen 2 crews respond yesterday afternoon to a grassfire in the Fordsdale area to start off the weekend - QFD have released the following advice to help you prepare:

01/09/2026

Big thank you to the Woodlea members who gave their time to attend the Gatton Kindy Bikeathon over the weekend with the Gatton urbans. This was the start of a very busy weekend for Woodlea who responded to a grassfire in the Tenthill area early hours of Sunday morning, followed up by the grassfire at Laidley later that day.

Weekends like these demonstrate the versatility of our members - while most are enjoying their weekend to rest before the next work week, our members are still engaging with our community and responding to emergencies 24/7 🔥

19/08/2026

Jordy led some fantastic training tonight at Woodlea consisting of ignition tactics and fire behaviour demonstrations - lots of timely education prepping for the upcoming fire season which is already starting to kick off 🔥 🔥 🔥

15/08/2026

15/08/2026

Woodlea station has a crew out patrolling today following the grassfire in the Woodlands area (south of Gatton) yesterday afternoon/last night which had numerous rurals and urbans called to respond to.

06/08/2026

Woodlea welcomed some new members to training last night, which was a good opportunity to take things back to basics and go over truck setups, pumps, and an intro to the different methods of filling the truck water tanks. Some newer members got to practice burnover procedure, with more experienced members working under the pump (no pun intended) by responding to complete the procedure in full within 60 seconds 🔥 🔥 🔥

01/08/2026

Woodlea RFB took part in Operation Get Unstuck today alongside our neighbouring brigades across the Somerset Lockyer region - some scenic off road tracks and practical challenges to build our skills, collaboration and confidence!

In true RFS fashion, Woodlea and a number of other crews did depart for a slight intermission during the day to respond to a grassfire in the nearby area for a permit that got away, which accounts for the lack of photos to capture the day 🚨 💛