BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 6 -- The Department of Environment and Science issued the following media release:

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Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service personnel, from left to right Ranger Kurt Zietlow from Cairns, Senior Ranger Brett Duke from Toowoomba, Senior Ranger Chris White from Atherton, Ranger Girresse De Simone from Springbrook, and Ranger Cooper Jenkins from Tewantin, prior to their departure to assist in fighting Victorian bushfires.

Five fire-trained Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) rangers are joining the fight against ongoing bushfires in westernVictoria.

The rangers will join other interstate firefighters in response to significant bushfires near Grampians (Gariwerd) N...