Bushfire management

The bushfire management program targets fire adapted forest. 

Community safety

We are committed to the safety of the Sunshine Coast community, in relation to fire and smoke:

• report any threats to life and property, call 000 (triple zero)
• any residents affected by smoke are advised to close windows and doors, utilise air-conditioning and keep respiratory medication close at hand. Seek medical advice if you are susceptible to smoke impacts
• as a precaution, road users are advised to drive to suit conditions as smoke can reduce visibility
• further health information can be found on the Queensland Government website.

Our bushland reserve network fire management guidelines (PDF, 4334KB) identify the range of bushfire management issues relevant to council and the actions required to address them.

Within council environment reserves, we undertake activities to reduce the risk of bushfires including:

• making and maintaining fire trails and fire breaks
• planning, assessing and managing bushfire risk
• planned burns to reduce fuel loads and maintain ecosystems
• mapping planned and unplanned fires
• participating in regional fire management planning and supporting the Queensland Fire Department and Local Disaster Management Group in unplanned bushfire events as required.

Annual planned burn program (2025)

Planned burns usually take place across the region between March and September. Planned burns help to maintain healthy forests and reduce fuel loads before the typical Spring bushfire season.

An exact day for a planned burn cannot be provided in advance. Burning is highly dependent on suitable weather and site conditions. These conditions include temperature, soil moisture, humidity, wind-speed and wind direction. When a fire can’t go ahead, it will be reassessed against emerging priorities and may be rescheduled.

Advance notice of any upcoming burn will be placed on this page (refer to the planned burn notification and interactive map below) or on council’s Facebook page.

Planned burn notification

There are currently no plan burn notifications.

2026 Proposed planned burn list

The interactive burn area map also provides details of proposed upcoming and recently completed planned burns. This information may change.

Status	Burn Area (hectares)	Reserve Name	Locality	Closest Street Location	Lot Plan	Electoral Division
Pending	4.7	Glasshouse Mountains Environment Reserve	GLASS HOUSE MOUNTAINS	Fullertons Road	901SP179358	Division 1
Pending	3.0	Nojoor Road Bushland Conservation Reserve	MUDJIMBA	Nojoor Rd	599CP901249	Division 4
Pending	0.3	Lilac Park	CURRIMUNDI	Lilac Crescent	424SP148407	Division 3
Pending	0.9	Lamerough Creek West Environment Reserve	PELICAN WATERS	Tweddell Drive	972SP259001	Division 2
Pending	3.1	Brannocks Ecological Reserve	LANDSBOROUGH	Steve Irwin Way	3SP246935	Division 1
Pending	2.6	Koala Park Bushland Conservation Reserve	NAMBOUR	Panorama Drive	10RP124876  & 4RP124885	Division 10
Pending	10.4	Triunia Environment Reserve	WEST WOOMBYE	Carruthers Road	5RP26985 & 8RP26985	Division 5
Pending	1.3	Doonan Creek Environment Reserve	PEREGIAN SPRINGS	The Avenue	15SP154207	Division 9
Pending	6.4	Gull'bu rah Environment Reserve	YANDINA CREEK	Fig Tree Lane	2SP305256	Division 9
Pending	26.9	Corbould Road Bushland Conservation Reserve	COOLUM BEACH	Corbould Road	10SP174679	Division 9
Pending	1.7	Crinia Amenity Reserve	PACIFIC PARADISE/ MARCOOLA	Sunshine Motorway	1SP247484	Division 8
Pending	4	Mellum Creek Environment Reserve	LANDSBOROUGH	Isambert Road	2RP67839	Division 1
Pending	4.7	Glasshouse Mountains Environment Reserve	GLASS HOUSE MOUNTAINS	Park Allan Ave/ Fullertons Road	901SP179358	Division 1
Pending	2.7	Outlook Drive Bushland Park	GLASS HOUSE MOUNTAINS	Parkview Road	502RP868805	Division 1

Using the planned burn area map 

Click ‘OK’, zoom in to an area of interest. Red polygons are proposed planned burns and will show the year when zoomed in.  Previous or completed burns appear on the map also, they are dark polygons with a white outline and are labelled with a year.  Click on a polygon to show details of the burn site. A table view is available using the layer icon. 

Completed burns 2025

• Hardie Buzacott Wildflower Reserve West, Corner of Ulm Street and Grigor Street West, Moffat Beach - 16 June 2025
• Mount Ninderry Environment Reserve, Ninderry Road, Ninderry - 11 June 2025
• Verrierdale Rise Conservation Area / Environment Reserve, Butler Road, Verrierdale - 15 July 2025
• Doonan Creek Environment Reserve, Thomson Place, Peregian Springs - 16 July 2025
• Gull'bu rah Environment Reserve, Fig Tree Lane, Yandina Creek - 6 August 2025
• Frizzo Environment Reserve & Frizzo Bushland Reserve Network, Kingfisher Crescent, Palmview -12 September 2025

Fire and ecological management

Fire is a critical part of ecosystem function and health for many ecosystems and the species that rely on them. Our fire management program addresses bushfire risk to the community, but also contributes to the ecological management of environment reserves. Our fire management program includes an established ecological monitoring program for monitoring ecological response to fire and informs management. The monitoring program aims to appropriately manage fire adapted species and ecosystems, as well as those that are sensitive to fire. Council is an active member of the Qld Fire and Biodiversity Consortium and we apply established ecological guidelines and principals when planning and implementing fires.

Fire management plans

Council prepares fire management plans for larger council reserves. New plans are now in digital map format and are not provided here at this stage. Our digital fire management plans include planning and operational information. The plans include information relating to:

• ecology
• cultural heritage
• burn area units and management zones
• operational considerations
• asset risk
• fuel loads
• access and containment
• preferred weather and site conditions.

Some information on council's planned burn program can be viewed in the below video.

For general queries relating to council's fire management program please contact council.

Note: fire trail and fire break mowing may be delayed by rain events or elevated fire danger periods. It will occur when site conditions improve or during the next scheduled maintenance period.

The Queensland Fire Department is the primary provider of fire, emergency management and disaster mitigation programs throughout Queensland. For useful information and services including permits to burn, community safety and preparation please visit their website.

For details about other ways council is managing our natural environment view our environment page.