Over the weekend, homes were evacuated in Emerald and Beerwah, as bushfires burn through national parks and state forests, while a senior Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ) volunteer warns the ...

Mackay RFSQ Area Training and Support Officer Tony Stroud said there had been several fires around the areas of Nebo, The Leap and Kuttabul that showed signs of being deliberately lit.

RFSQ’s 26,000 brigade members are responsible for fighting fires across 93 per cent of the state. In comparison, the NSW rural fire service boasts 70,000 volunteers.