Source: Bureau of Meteorology

for the Channel Country fire weather district

Issued at 4:04 pm EST on Friday 5 December 2025.

The Queensland Fire Department advises you to:

Refer to your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.fire.qld.gov.au/current-incidents and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.

For Saturday 6 December:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather district:
Channel Country

Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions, along with fresh and gusty northwesterly winds are leading to elevated fire dangers on Saturday.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.fire.qld.gov.au.

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