 On 23 November the state of fire emergency was revoked and extended fire bans were put in place in local government areas that were previously affected under this declaration.On 6 December a house fire broke out in and quickly spread to nearby bushland and was placed under a watch and act alert by the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services that afternoon.The following day, after worsening conditions, the fire was upgraded to an emergency warning and began to threaten homes in the local community.