Windy conditions fuel rapidly moving fire in rural Qld

Earlier, the QFES said residents in Tara, 300km west of Brisbane, should prepare to leave.

"A fast-moving fire is burning near Males Drive. It is travelling towards Surat Developmental Road," it warned.

"Conditions could get worse quickly."

As of 5.30pm, there were no longer properties are at risk, but there is lots of smoke in the area and some roads closed. 

More than 20 structures, including homes and shed, were impacted by a different fire when it swept through Tara in February.