Fire season starts early

[mengcfs]

13:28:29 27-09-06 FOR INFO A STATE WIDE FIRE BAN HAS BEEN NOTIFIED COMMENCING ON OCT 15TH FOR ALL FIRE BAN DISTRICTS - MORE INFO AT EACH STATION BY FAX - GROUP OFFICER

Well i'm not sure a state wide fire ban will commence on the 15th Oct but the fire season is starting then.

[oz fire]

Joy oh joy - an early fire season!

The differance to us - sweet F/A, bugga all and none!

Pager goes off, we respond, end of story!

Have a safe early FDS people

[mengcfs]

 :lol:

[Pipster]

Joy oh joy - an early fire season!

The differance to us - sweet F/A, bugga all and none!

Doesn't your brigade undertake any hazard reduction burns?  It will make a difference in many areas, mine included, where we have been planning some burn offs.  With the restrictions coming in early, it means more running around to get permits, plans etc.

In my area right now, the conditions are pretty right for burn offs - other than the wind which comes up at various times.     An early season in my area will mean some people won't get their burns done (either ones done by CFS, or by the land holder)...and a bucket load more work for the Captain, in checking proposed burns, when people apply for a permit (assuming that permits will be issued!!)  The other problem that may arise is that people try to get their burn offs done earlier, due to an early start to the season - and end up lighting up on a day which they perhaps shouldn't.....then we get the call.....

To put the season in a bit of a perspective, in my area in the last 3 weeks, we have had 35 mm of rain. While many areas of the state are in desperate need of rain (and very dry, and perhaps not safe for anyone to burn), a small area is not in the same boat so to speak.

Having said that, having a uniform fire season, will take the confusion out of fire restrictions for this year!  :-)

[rescue5271]

Some areas are still green but for how long??? Nice to see that they will all come on at once and from what I hear CFA may also be doing the same. As pip said some places had 35mm of rain and others had less than 2mm in the past week or so.....

[mengcfs]

More like less than 2mm in the last month!
Damn we're struggling down here, but hey, what can we do about it.

[probie_boy]

fire season is fire season. Just different restrictions on how we operate.

[Alan (Big Al)]

Hey CFS Firey just thought i'd point out you spelt your name wrong when you changed it back :-D Unless you wanted it that way :wink:

[probie_boy]

you need to now lose the breakfast food name crumpets. change it to something different!

[Alan (Big Al)]

I dunno i like crumpets.

[rescue5271]

The state may have its first fire ban in the lower south east on sunday will know more saturday......

[medevac]

on that note... as a R5 vollie what do you think about paging the whole region to say that there might be a ban sunday? personally i think its a bit odd, and confuses soem poor vollies....

[Pipster]

Looks like that message was a "heads up " to the Group Office holders in each Group, not a general page to everyone in the Region...

Can't see anything wrong with giving people some warning......

Pip

[medevac]

mmm just seems weird to me... that was all :wink:

[rescue5271]

That page only went to group officers and their DGO'S....

[probie_boy]

there were a few lighning strike fires today. I was down at sellicks earlier today and there was a fair bit of lighning out over the water.

[PF_]

okay that just got me thinking...

If lightning strikes hit the water does that mean all sea water becomes conductive of electricity?

[medevac]

hahahahaha - nooooo..... must..... stop..... thinking...... :-P

[SA Firey]

1912319 13:23:36 01-10-06 SHQ: FOR INFO: LIGHTNING BAND HEADING ACROSS YORKE PENINSULA, ALSO POWER OUTAGES ACROSS YORKE PENINSULA - FIRE REPORTED STARTED BY LIGHTNING AT AGERY >

1919453 13:39:51 01-10-06 SHQ: CFSRES: COWELL & SALT CREEK RESPOND GRASS/SCRUB FIRE, LIGHTNING STRIKE, MUNYAROO CONSERVATION PARK, NEAR BEACH 

1919460 20:44:15 01-10-06 1/10/2006 8:43:35 PM Cleve EEG require 2 people to man GUM FLAT 14 for fire at Munyaroo please contact your capatain URGENTLY if you can go Be at cleve by 7.00am Monday regards shaun

Mother nature at work again been busy day today for most brigades FDS is here already :wink:

[Robert-Robert34]

I was watching the weather tonight on National Nine News and it looks like we might have a fire ban on Wednesday and Sunday due to the temps and strong northerlies  :-o

[SA Firey]

SHQ: TOTAL FIRE BANS HAVE BEEN DECLARED FOR 4/10/06 IN THE NORTH WEST PASTORAL, MOUNT LOFTY RANGES, LOWER SOUTH EAST. < 3/10/2006 16:58:17

Anyone noticed the significant increase in Fire Call turnouts due to burnoffs getting away on the decoder

Its going to be busy for sure :wink:

[oz fire]

Sure the fire season is starting early - but be honest - are you as a fire fighter more prepared during the fire season than other times, as people have indicated here that it's an impact on us ...... WTF?

As a firie, I'm prepared 24/7, 365 days. If I can attend I will, if I can't there is little I can do about it.

As a firie, I'm active in the community with prevention, including my own home.

As a firie, I encourage my neighbours, friends etc to be fire wise and prepared.

The fire season to me - warmer weather, still prepared, still active and still aware that the community is complacant, regardless wheteher it be due to fire season, driving accidents, structure fires etc.

[Alan (Big Al)]

The FDI peaked on Hindmarsh Island midday today at 121.
Fire we went to at Mt Compass today was spotting around 600m from the original fire luckily still reasonably green at Compass. Definatly not looking forward to the next few months. :-( 

[Pipster]

Did you get any photos? 

I am always looking for some pics to add to the Promo website....   :-D

Pip

[Alan (Big Al)]

Sorry pip i always try but we were too busy.... :oops: :-D