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Title: Surounded by Fire Post by: Willbar on January 17, 2013, 07,10:00 AM 5 klms Sth east from My place CMA metal recyclers on fire, 5 klms North West bush fire heading South East, thank goodness we have very little wind.
Title: Re: Surounded by Fire Post by: Serge C on January 17, 2013, 07,14:32 AM Yes, I heard Pakenham was getting hammered, and thought of you. Keep safe, and if all goes to poo, do what real men do.......RUN! Title: Re: Surounded by Fire Post by: johnny d on January 17, 2013, 07,24:18 AM all the best Will, have heard firebugs are responsible >:( string em up I say.
Title: Re: Surounded by Fire Post by: Ian Robinson on January 17, 2013, 07,45:27 AM I dont know where your place is Will however during the ash Wednesday fires there was heaps of Narre Warren and Berwick on fire. I can clearly remember the fires along the highway at Offcer (and everywhere else for that matter). Amtra used to have a group attached to the Croydon SES and it was our job to tell the residents to get ready to leave by driving to all the outlying properties. Not much fun when you are greeted by a shotgun in your face a 2 in the morning. Hopefully you dont have too much open land around you and the fires are controlled quickly.
Title: Re: Surounded by Fire Post by: johnny d on January 17, 2013, 07,51:03 AM :'( and the Aberfeldy area is going up in smoke too :'( :'( :'(,, All the best for anyone affected by todays fires and an extra special- all the best- for those that are on the front line fighting them
Title: Re: Surounded by Fire Post by: Wiggy on January 17, 2013, 08,20:16 AM This is a pic of the Aberfeldy fire taken over my back fence.
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g186/wiggy_photos/AberfeldyfireJan13_zpscac224fe.jpg) Title: Re: Surounded by Fire Post by: Willbar on January 17, 2013, 07,41:19 PM The Pakenham fires are well under control but the Aberfeldy one is Totally out of control heading for Sale and Maffra and Glenmaggie is well under threat this is going to imPact on some of our well visited areas , fingers crossed for all in these areas.
Title: Re: Surounded by Fire Post by: johnny d on January 18, 2013, 10,14:34 AM Drove back from Bairnsdale this afternoon and got a different view --- not looking good,, last I heard was that the firey's are hoping to stop it jumping the McAlister river,if it does, then it will be in the Avon Wilderness and then there will be no hope of controlling/containing it. now well over 45,000 hectares. :( ...
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