The Queensland fire service has cancelled all permits to burn in the south-east with the fire danger set to climb over the weekend.
Permits have been cancelled in the Ipswich, Scenic Rim, Logan City, Gold Coast and Somerset council areas as of midnight Friday and in Brisbane from Saturday until further notice.
Extra firefighters across the state will be on standby as the fire danger rating is likely to rise to very high on Sunday.
Rural Fire Service regional manager Alan Gillespie said prolonged dry conditions and high fuel loads on the ground have increased the risk of bushfires in the region.
"We are talking about conditions very different to what we would normally experience at this time of year - conditions we haven't seen for some time, and conditions conducive to the rapid spread of fire," he said.
Mr Gillespie said these conditions mean even permitted fires would be difficult to control and urged residents to finalise their bushfire survival plans.
