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On 1 September 2022, the National Council for Fire and Emergency Services launched the Australian Fire Danger Rating System. This new system uses 4 simple ratings: moderate, high, extreme, catastrophic, to classify fire danger at fire weather districts across Australia. IDQ13016 Australian Government Bureau of MeteorologyQueensland Queensland Fire Danger Ratings Issued at 4:27 pm EST on
Please beware of paralysis ticks across SMBI. Because of the higher than normal levels of rain in recent months, paralysis ticks are worse this year than normal. Please check yourself, your family and your pets as paralysis ticks can make people sick and can definitely be fatal to pets. There is currently a nationwide shortage of tick antivenom, so it is ESSENTIAL that your pets are on preventives. Please read this post for some more information. Please close to continue —–>