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2,000 Ltr Firefighting Trailer
Friday, 6 Nov 2020
In 2017 at the Rotary Field Days in Mareeba an identified need of brigades was realized through conversations with brigade members.
A locally manufactured prototype was built as a...

Brigade Grants Approved At Monthly Meeting
Monday, 2 Nov 2020
The RFBAQ management committee met on Friday 30th October and approved the below grants.
Munburra RFB is a Primary Producer Brigade in the Mackay RFSQ Area and within Mackay...

A World First For Firefighter Safety
Monday, 26 Oct 2020
The most important thing in our organisations are our people.
The most important thing that our people have is their health.
Firefighters contract 12 different types of cancer in significantly...


What’s In The Box?
Monday, 12 Oct 2020
What is most important in every fire brigade?
The people.
What is most important to all people in a fire brigade?
Their health.
It will change how we fight fires...
Saturday 10th October 2020 - Firefighters’ Remembrance Day
Friday, 9 Oct 2020
Each and every day, firefighters face uncertainty – they often sacrifice their own safety to protect lives and properties in our communities, and they display a unique courage in doing...

SatSleeves For LandCruisers Have Arrived
Wednesday, 7 Oct 2020
Each of the 8 RFBAQ supplied LandCruisers will come with a Thuraya SatSleeve Hotspot which will allow the brigade to have satellite communications.
One of the biggest problems faced by brigades...