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Incidents

2008


1st April 2008

House Fire Pinkenba

Crews from Hendra, Windsor and the Aviation Rescue & Fire Fighting from Brisbane Airport turned out to this house fire at Pinkenba last night.

 

21st March 2008

Commercial Structure Fire Coorparoo

Fire caused extensive damage to at least three business’s on Brisbane’s Southside early this morning, up to 40 fire fighters with 7 Pumps & 2 aerials worked to extinguish the fire.

 

 

13th March 2008

Commercial Structure Fire Moorooka

Fire caused extensive damage to three Moorooka business premises overnight. Crews worked hard to stop the fire from spreading further, multiple pumps and 2 aerial appliances where on scene.

 

29th February 2008

Spring Hill House Fires

A house fire spread to a 2nd property and threatened to go further, crews worked fast to stop the spread of fire at Spring Hill, a city suburb of Brisbane extra pumps where called for a 2 street attack to bring the fire under control..

 

30th January 2008

Commercial Structure Fire Salisbury

A fire in a heavy industrial area on Brisbane's Southside was contained to one factory 60x30mtrs that stored foam products after 2 hours of hard work by attending crews, not my best work but here they are..

 

2007


9th December 2007

Scarborough Cat Refuge Structure Fire

Fire crews where called to a house fire at Scarborough on Brisbane's north side, crews arrived to find the high set house well involved, after bringing the fire under control fire fighters where forced with saving many cats that lived at the home that is also a cat refuge, many cats where lost but fire fighters where able to save many more and even administered air to some cats.

 

 4th December 2007

Ascot Structure Fire

Occupants of this house has a very lucky escape thanks to properly installed and working fire alarms, they where woken and able to escape before the home was destroyed with the fire then spreading to an adjoining house, investigations continue into the cause.

 

16th November 2007

Archerfield Fire

A fire started at this business premises, crews responded and required extra pumps as they had to pump water over a great distance, the fire was controlled quickly.

 

September 29th:

Structure Fire Sandgate

Fire in a series of 3 sheds made a make pumps 7 fire call on Brisbane's northside.

 

September 8th:

Structure Fire Sherwood

Fire services fought this 15,000sqmtr structure fire on Brisbane's Southside.

 

August 8th:

Bush Fires Brendale

Fire Crews respond to this large bush fire in Brendale on Brisbane's north side..

 

August 7th:

Single vehicle MVA at Narangba

Fire Crews responded to this single vehicle MVA Rescue 500 also attended.

 

August 1st:

House fire Deception Bay

Fire Fighters from 3 stations battle to save a duplex complex.

 

July 27th:

Bush fires around Bracken Ridge

Brighton and Bald Hills bush fires.

 

18th July 2007

House Fire Bracken Ridge

Fire crews responded to reports of a house fire

on arrival they find the garage well alight.

 

18th July 2007

House Fire Brighton

Fire Fighters respond to reports of a house fire at Brighton.

 

17th July 2007

House Fire Paddington

Crews battle to save adjoining homes when this Queenslander

Burns down.

 

15th July 2007

Commercial Fire - Acacia Ridge

Truck Holding yard fire make pumps 5.

 

7th July 2007

Commercial Structure Fire Clontarf

Fire crews respond to a commercial structure fire at Clontarf.

 

6th July 2007

House Fire Annerley

Residential Boarding House catches Fire.

 

26th April 2007

Rocklea Factory Fire

Factory catches fire on Brisbane's South Side make pumps 7.

 

29th March 2007

Sunnybank Shopping Centre Fire

Shopping centre loses 10 + shops to blaze.

 

10th March 2007

Mva Gold Coast

Firey end to this collision

 

1st March 2007

 Mva Capalaba

Multi car Mva with entrapments

 

2006


27th Dec 2006

Bracken Ridge House Fire

Enid Street Bracken Ridge House fire going well on my arrival, home destroyed with a very lucky dog being rescued.

 

16th Sept 2006

Sues Corner Shop Fire

Sues Corner shops at Boondall, 4 shops destroyed in fire.

 

15th Sept 2006

Factory Fire Yatala

At approximately 1600hrs, crews were turned out smoke issuing from a factory on Old Pacific Hwy, Yatala. Upon arrival crews reported a 50x60m building containing paper and collectables well involved, and a further appliances 7 pumps in total were responded. No persons were injured.

 

22&23rd June 2006

Ship Hazmat

A container ship which was leaking Potasium Ethyl Xanthate off the Queensland coast. Crews boarded the vessel, Kota Pahlawan, off of Port Cartright to inspect the containers and to give the all clear for the vessel to dock at the Port of Brisbane.

 

17th April 2006

Shonrcliffe Yacht Fire

The Koara, a 19ft pleasure Yacht, caught fire today. The crew noticed smoke and within a few minutes had to abandon ship. With the tender also involved in fire an inflatable raft had to be deployed. Crews from 26 (Redcliffe) and 14 (Sandgate) stations responded and proceeded on a Bribie Island VMR vessel with foam, meeting up with various police vessels. Crews fought the fire in 2 meter high seas for over 3 hours and towed the vessel back to Scarborough marina to be finally extinguished.

 

8th April 2006

Tamborine House Fire

A house was detroyed by Fire at Tamborine, QFRS Urban & Rural Firefighters worked together well in extinguishing the fire.

 

25th Feb 2006

Boondall Petrol Tanker Roll

A good ending to a fully laden petrol tanker that rolled.

 

20th Jan 2006

Yatala Factory Fire

At approximately 1020hrs crews were turned out to factory fire at PR Flooring, Computer Rd, Yatala. Initially one pump was in attendance and requested a make pumps 6. Further crews were turned out at this point as the fire became a make pumps 10. Crews on scene were 635a (pump), 641a (pump), 638a (pump), 631j (tap), 636a (pump), 635m (ic), 642a (pump), 850o (hazmat), 502i (bronto skylift), 517a (pump), 510a (pump), as well as many area director vehicles.

 

 

2005


16th Oct 2005

Helitacks in Action Bush Fire Belmere, Large bushfire in the Bellmere area, west of Caboolture. A large number of rural and urban crews were needed, as well as three helitaks.

 

22nd August 2005

Hazmat Ivory St Tunnel

Small containers containing hazardous material fell off a truck.

 

18th Aug 2005

Wavell Heights House Fire

At approximately 2330hrs, QFRS crews 504a (Windsor Stn), 516a & 516k (Chermside Station), 511a (Hendra Station), 501b (Kemp Place), 850p (BA Replenishment), and BO11 (SOC) attended a well involved unit fire at Wavell Heights on Brisbane's North Side. The old Queenslander which was divided into units was destroyed, as well as 3 Vehicles parked underneath the unit. All occupants were accounted for and all pumps had left the scene by 0506hrs.

 

9th Aug 2005

Kedron House Fire

Occupants of this house awoke to their burning house, the house was destroyed.

 

19th April 2005

Eaglby Shopping Centre Fire

This community shopping centre was completely destroyed by fire.

 

TBA 2005

Humptys Smash Repair Fire Wooloongabba

This fire destroyed the smash repair business that had been in the area for many years.

 

TBA 2005

Spring Hill House Fire

This empty house caught fire early this morning , the house was destroyed.

 

 

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