Some info on Preamimma fire (Monarto/Rockleigh area) in this weeks local Murray Bridge rag, see below:
http://www.murrayvalleystandard.com.au/story/1309483/murraylands-heats-up/?cs=1275Main issue was the country (sheep country!), fire on both sides of deep and steep gully with the eastern side having blue stone/granite rock (razor sharp) making access really difficult. Lots of old trees and wood which continued to burn over the weekend with several break outs with the mossy type ground cover on the south-western facing ground also giving issues where the wind would re-ignite areas that had been drowned hours before.
The gully winds made it more interesting also!
Everyone worked really hard including crews that came in from out of the area to assist (specifically mention our friends from Woodchester! and other crews from Lofty, Onka, Ridley and apols if I missed anyone).
Overall I think we did the right thing keeping crews there with the repeated breakouts and it took much consideration before we finally handed back to the landowner approx 21:00 last night.
Sad to hear about the fire near Cygnet River on KI which if the radio report this morning was corect was a flare up from a lightning strike from Friday which yesterday claimed a couple of sheds, a car and the local Telstra Exchange.
