Joel Murray
★★★★★
Mitch from Full Force Contracting cleared 5 acres of our property quickly and professionally, leaving everything neat and tidy. Highly recommend!
Before the season, not during it
Fire Mitigation in Queensland
Firebreaks put in, fuel loads pulled back off your house and sheds, and access tracks opened up wide enough for a truck to actually get down.
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Hayley Smith
★★★★★
The team at Full Force Contracting were very pleasant and easy to deal with and did amazing, neat work across my property. I would highly recommend their services.
Jack Willson
★★★★★
Great at what they do, made a massive difference clearing our property
Why this matters
Fuel Loads Build in the Quiet Years
A run of wet seasons grows an enormous amount of fuel, and it does not disappear when the weather turns. Understorey, lantana and years of leaf litter build up quietly against houses, sheds and boundaries, and the risk only becomes obvious when conditions are already bad.
By then the window has closed. You cannot safely put in a firebreak on a hot, windy day, and you certainly cannot start it once there is a fire in the district. The work has to be done in the quiet part of the year, which is exactly when it is easiest to put off.
What we do
Space Between the Fuel and the House
We put in and maintain firebreaks, clear asset protection zones around houses, sheds and infrastructure, and reduce fuel loads through the understorey using a forestry mulcher. Mulching to ground level takes out the ladder fuels that carry a ground fire up into the canopy.
We also open up access tracks so a fire truck can physically get to the parts of your property that matter, and clear vegetation back off fence lines and boundaries to give you a defendable edge. Where a mulched break needs to be re-done each year, we can come back on a regular cycle.
How the job runs
Ready Well Before the Season
Fire mitigation is one of the few jobs where doing it early is the entire point.
We walk the risk with you
We look at where the fuel actually sits, which way the country runs, and what needs defending — house, sheds, stock, boundaries and access.
We put in the breaks
Firebreaks and asset protection zones are mulched or graded to the width you need, and access tracks are opened up so a truck can get through.
We set up the cycle
Breaks close in again over a season or two. We can schedule a maintenance pass so it is handled before each season rather than remembered during one.
Serving Queensland
Areas We Cover Around Dayboro and Beyond
Based in Dayboro and working across Queensland, from Brisbane through to Townsville. Regular work throughout the Moreton Bay, Somerset and Sunshine Coast hinterland regions.
The cost of waiting
The Window Closes Before You Notice
Leaving fire mitigation until conditions turn generally means:
- Heavy fuel loads sitting directly against houses, sheds and stock infrastructure
- Ladder fuels carrying a ground fire straight up into the canopy
- Access tracks too overgrown for a fire appliance to get down when it counts
- No safe weather window left to do the work once the season has started
Related services
Other Work That Often Goes With This
Plenty of blocks need more than one approach. Not sure which service fits your situation? Get a free on-site quote and we will walk the property with you and recommend the right method.
Forestry Mulching
Thick regrowth, scrub and small timber cut and mulched in a single pass, leaving a clean, usable surface behind.
Learn more about Forestry Mulching
Vegetation Clearing
Scrub, understorey and weed species cleared from fence lines, boundaries, tracks and properties.
Learn more about Vegetation Clearing
Lantana Removal
Dense lantana thickets mulched out at ground level to reclaim properties, gullies and timbered country.
Learn more about Lantana Removal
Land Clearing
Full block clearing for building, grazing, subdivision and rural development, matched to the vegetation codes.
Learn more about Land ClearingStraight answers
Good Questions — Here's What to Know
When should firebreak work be done?
Late in the wet or early in the dry, well before conditions sharpen up. That way the break is established before the season and you are not trying to run machinery through dry fuel on a windy day.
How wide does a firebreak need to be?
It depends on the fuel, the slope and what is being protected, and your local council or rural fire brigade will have guidance for your area. Steeper ground and heavier fuel need more width. We will build to whatever width you or the brigade specify.
Is mulching better than grading for a firebreak?
Usually. Mulching leaves a protective layer that holds the soil rather than exposing bare, erodible ground on a slope, and it takes out the standing ladder fuels at the same time. Graded breaks still have their place on flatter country and for hard mineral-earth breaks.
Can you maintain breaks each year?
Yes, and it is the sensible way to handle it. A maintenance pass on an existing break is much quicker and cheaper than re-establishing one that has closed in over three or four seasons.
Get a Straight Price for Your Property
Tell us what you are dealing with and we will come out, walk the property and give you a fixed quote for fire mitigation. No obligation.