Fireys to get their fill

FIREFIGHTING capabilities in the Mount Marshall and Goomburra Valley regions have been beefed up with the installation of four water fill points along the new Warwick to Allora pipeline.
Southern Downs Regional Council disaster management co-ordinator Mark Saunders said the fill points ensured better access to water in these areas, which could be difficult to find during dry times.
“Queensland Fire and Emergency Service can use the filling points to fight grass fires but due to the capacity of the water main on the Warwick to Allora pipeline, the fill points will only provide limited assistance when combating structural fires,” he said.
“However, this is still an improvement over the present system of trucking water from Allora.
“The fill points are more cost effective and cheaper than having council water trucks working after hours or being redeployed from council construction/maintenance works which in turn can delay those construction crews.”
The fill points will be secured by QFES registered locks, Mr Saunders said.
He said he hoped no one would interfere with the important infrastructure and urged those who saw vehicles near the fill points, other than those owned by QFES or the council, to contact police.
QFES Inspector Hemmo de Vries praised the council’s efforts and agreed that the access to the water main between Allora and Warwick would be invaluable.