MAPPED: Full scale of bushfire emergency exposed as Qld burns

More than 900 fires have broken out in Queensland in the past two weeks, with 70+ still burning. They stretch from southeast Queensland right up to the north. SEE THE INTERACTIVE MAP

Queensland has faced a ferocious two week period as part of the state’s bushfire season, with a huge 900 fires sparking up - more than 70 of which remain actively burning.

The latest mapping of fires across the state have laid bare the emergency facing Queensland with 100 structures already lost and flares up in weather conditions only expected to exacerbate the situation

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said there were 83 fires around the state on Wednesday, many of which were under control. That number had reduced to 75 by Thursday.

“There were moves earlier that they may have needed to evacuate the Herberton hospital,” she said.

“But that has now not had to happen which is due to the amazing work which is happening by our men and women firefighters and rural fire service personnel assisted by police right across the state.”

A spokesman for Queensland’s Fire and Emergency Service said more than 50 houses, 40 sheds and 10 mobile properties (caravans) have been destroyed since October 21.

Out of the 900 fires crews have fought since that date, the blaze that devastated the Tara region has been the largest, burning through 18,000 hectares of land.

This figure is only expected to grow as crews access the grounds to fully assess the damage.

The Tara fire has now been contained but crews remain on the ground to monitor possible flare-ups.

A destroyed vehicle in the Tara bushfires. Photo: Dan Peled

Out of the hundreds of fires crews have battled to contain, 25 houses, 20 sheds and 2 mobile homes have been damaged, but not lost.

Serious fires have also forced mass evacuations on the Sunshine Coast and Granite Belt.

On Wednesday, firefighting reinforcements were brought in from Victoria with more than 80 personnel landing at Brisbane Airport tasked to the Western and Darling Downs regions.

Five hundred other crews from both international and interstate bases are expected to arrive in the coming weeks.

The Bureau of Metreology has confirmed that storms are likely due over the weekend, providing some much needed relief for fireys out in the Western and Darling Downs regions.

“A weather system drawing tropical moisture in the upper level is coming from the west and will hit northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland,” The Bureau’s spokesman Daniel Hayes said.

Queensland's bushfire emergency mapped. Photo: Supplied

“This system is expected to arrive on Friday, starting with a bit of moisture heading towards Saturday and then on Sunday that’s when we can really expect to see some showers and storms developing.”

As of Thursday afternoon QFES has issued an emergency warning, “leave immediately”, at Jumna Dam as a large, fast-moving fire threatens lives near Herbot Petford Rd.

QFES has also issued watch and act emergency warnings for Carnarvon Gorge, Buckland, Consuelo, Rewan, Kinkuna, Goodwood, The Glen, Silverwood, Dalveen, Cherry Gully and Mount Tom.