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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #100 on: February 07, 2009, 07:14:07 PM »
Victoria's firefighting resources are stretched to the limit as more than 3000 firefighters try to save homes across the state.

Fighting the fires

Firefighters: 3192 (552 DSE, 2500 CFA, 140 MFB)

Fire vehicles: 342 (142 DSE, 200 CFA)

Bulldozers: 23

Aircraft: 37


Weather:

State max 47.9 at Avalon

Melbourne max 46.4 winds up to 116km/h at Swan Hill

Injuries:

One man in critical condition with burns to 50 per cent of his body

Losses:

At least 30 houses, a golf club, a fire truck, several sheds.

Fires:

HORSHAM

At least three houses, the Horsham Golf Club, several sheds and a Dimboola fire unit truck destroyed.

The Remlaw fire burnt out more than 2500 hectares with urgent threat messages issued for the communities of Haven, McKenzie Creek, Bungalally and Green Lake to the west of Horsham City.

Fire jumped the Western Highway and impacted Drung Drung in Horsham's east.

KILMORE

Houses in Wandong believed to be destroyed.

At least 1400 hectares burnt out around four kilometres east of Kilmore, directly threatening Wandong and the communities of Hidden Valley, Heathcote Junction, Upper Plenty and Whittlesea.

Pushed close to King Lake with unconfirmed reports of houses being destroyed.


CHURCHILL

Potential threat to Loy Yang power station and also to communities of Devon North, Yarram and Langsbrough on the Gippsland coast. Ripped through 600 hectares of pine forests in one hour.


BUNYIP

Broke containment lines overnight, forcing ground attack firefighters to retreat.

Residents evacuated from nursing homes, reports of house lost in Labertouche, ember attacks also on Garfield North, Tonimbuk, Robin Hood, Drouin West, Buln Buln, Tarago, Jindivick, Jindivick North, Longwarry, Longwarry North, and Drouin.

DARGO

Alpine fire in East Gippsland approximatley 650 hectares in size. While not initially a direct threat to property, the communities of Bullumwaal, Mount Taylor, Clifton and Sarsfield were on alert.


COLERAINE

One man protecting his home suffers burns to 50 per cent of his body.

Fire crossed the Princes Highway between Danedite Road and Johnstons Road, heading north east towards Pomborneit North also threatening residents of Scollers Road, Carters Roads Settlement and Swan Marsh.

REDESDALE

Grass fire started nine kilometres west of Redesdale south of Lake Eppalock near Bendigo estimated to be over 6000 hectares in size, threatening communities of Barfold, Langley and Metcalfe East.


MURRINDINDI

Murrindindi Mill fire in the Mount Despair State Forest expected to directly attack communities of Marysville and Buxton, while Healesville residents also warned of ember attack.

YARRA GLEN

30ha fire threatens vineyards.


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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #101 on: February 07, 2009, 07:14:26 PM »
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We could get a strike team formed here of members who wanted to go

SAFF members to the rescue lead by Captain SA Firey  :-D

It's all about assisting our fellow brothers Rob, and I and others sit here and feel so helpless it is depressing :evil:
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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #102 on: February 07, 2009, 07:17:17 PM »
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It's all about assisting our fellow brothers Rob, and I and others sit here and feel so helpless it is depressing :evil:

Its tearing me up inside too SA Firey  :cry: i feel us South Aussies can make a huge difference if were asked to go over and help our CFA Brothers And Sisters
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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #103 on: February 07, 2009, 07:20:22 PM »
its not bout tearing up reobert...its about bein an aussie and when a mate even if weve never met them before needs a hand we go and we dig in an we do what needs to be done. HURRY UP FILTERED SAKE!!!  ( if anyone sees a 24 appliance tearing down the highway to vic don be alarmed prob just me)  8-)

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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #104 on: February 07, 2009, 07:21:33 PM »
HbNSTH1 G&SC1 APPROX. 90 PERSONS TRAPPED @ SURROUNDED BY FIRE ... 405 MCKENZIE RD NEERIM EAST SVSE 6702 D5 (139005) F090203410 WARA [NSTH]
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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #105 on: February 07, 2009, 07:23:33 PM »
just read that sa firey...read the page for SES not long after...talk about a sinkin feeling  :-(

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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #106 on: February 07, 2009, 07:23:58 PM »
I think this is all something we agree on for once, I feel the same SA Firey  :-(

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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #107 on: February 07, 2009, 07:24:27 PM »
If were asked to go i wonder what regions will be sending crews  :?
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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #108 on: February 07, 2009, 07:26:23 PM »
If were asked to go i wonder what regions will be sending crews  :?

logical ones wuld be lower risk..don imagine they be draggin units away from the MLR...but thats what we donknow isn it strange things happen...i know my region R4 have sent appliances before to sydney and Vic

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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #109 on: February 07, 2009, 07:28:46 PM »
CFA requesting Police due to looters in the area how filtered low is that :?
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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #110 on: February 07, 2009, 07:31:56 PM »
21:21:32 07-02-09 HbEVENT 3362 - REPORTED 2ND HAND. MALE DRIVING CAR CALLED COMPLAINANT AND STATED HAD HIT TREE AND FIRE HEADING TWRDS HIM......SAID HIS GOODBYES ETC.......THIS IS A BEST ADDRESS AND IS POSSIBLY LOCATED NEAR PINE PLANTATION [MVLE]
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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #111 on: February 07, 2009, 07:32:46 PM »
this whole thing is a joke...surely someone has to be thinkin planning ahead..Have CFS already been asked for help? are they waiting till dust settles from gawler river to page? who knows

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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #112 on: February 07, 2009, 07:37:03 PM »
mac....make yourself a coffee and take a Bex mate

It's the worst thing in the world to standby and have to watch it happen when u know u can help, but the CFA is probably the most professional Fire Service going around, if they need us, then they will ask. I'm sure someone in the CFS is doing a Deployment Plan as we speak...just in case.

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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #113 on: February 07, 2009, 07:38:54 PM »
doesn matter how professional u r if the shits hittin the fan numbers on ground is the key

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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #114 on: February 07, 2009, 07:53:08 PM »
The other part about planning, is associated risk.. - Just because we aren't incurring a similar fate to our State, we have to realise that sending hundreds of resources out of our state, at a 'Peak Risk' time, is out of the question..

The CFA messages are fairly depressing, maybe a break from them for a little bit might help?

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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #115 on: February 07, 2009, 08:15:05 PM »
VICTORIAN police have confirmed 14 people have died in the bushfires which ravaged the state today.

More to follow on this story.

*FROM ADELAIDE NOW WEBSITE*
 

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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #116 on: February 07, 2009, 08:22:33 PM »
I heard the same thing mac listening on 3aw online stream and according to the police deputy commissioner the death toll could sky rocket to 40 or more but we wont know until tomorrow morning  :cry: 
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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #117 on: February 07, 2009, 08:27:36 PM »
At the moment ít's listed as 33 going fires and 4 contained fires within Victoria!
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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #118 on: February 07, 2009, 09:35:17 PM »
SA Firey any updates on the fires at this stage?

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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #119 on: February 07, 2009, 09:43:08 PM »
the CFA website is giving good updates...lots of pics coming in on adelaide now.com

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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #120 on: February 07, 2009, 10:12:39 PM »
SA Firey any updates on the fires at this stage?

Still multiple fires breaking out reports of people trapped in several houses and surounded by fire. North Warrandyte tanker located in a ditch with no crew, however crew were rescued by another pumper.

Paging system is 2 hours behind and crews are responding to incidents, and VICFIRE cancelling the response due to the lag in the paging.

Another fatality as a result of a collision at Kinglake, and a woman trapped at Camberville.

 HbBURN-OFF NOTICE DO NOT RESPOND BURN-OFF AT CNR WHITTLESEA-KINGLAKE RD/DEVIATION RD KINGLAKE M 380 C8 (524456) BUS CRASH....POSSIBLE PERSONS TRAPPED....POSSIBLE 4 FATALITIES [ELTH]
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00:05:29 08-02-09 @@ALERT F090204050 KING1 G&SC1 HOUSE SURROUNDED BY FIRE - 4 PEOPLE TRAPPED IN THE HOUSE 1051 GLENBURN RD KINGLAKE M 380 H7 (545461) KING KIWE [KIWE]
R13 - Kinglake West
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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #121 on: February 07, 2009, 10:20:33 PM »
00:16:48 08-02-09 @@ALERT F090204235 KIWE3 G&SC1 PADDOCK FIREE PERSONS TRAPPED 2215 WHITTLESEA-YEA RD KINGLAKE WEST SVC 6365 E15 (440507) FLOW KING KIWE [KING]
R13 - Kinglake
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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #122 on: February 07, 2009, 10:32:29 PM »
Not looking like easing up for a while, RFS are sending crews as we speak.

p.s. I have heard we are being requested.

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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #123 on: February 07, 2009, 10:41:22 PM »
Not looking like easing up for a while, RFS are sending crews as we speak.

p.s. I have heard we are being requested.


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Re: VIC Bushfires
« Reply #124 on: February 07, 2009, 10:53:56 PM »
I have not heard anymore about going over there yet.