Off Topic Australia on fire

RobStanley said:
Stay safe mate. Looks like you're well prepped. We have had several bigguns burning in a recent times here in SEQ. Almost all are under some sort of control now. But that really means nothing as everything is tinder dry. Unusual for this area.
Click to expand...

Andy the Aussie said:
Glad you are OK mate, lots of people aren't just now !! the "Rualys" do a great job in crappy conditions when this shyte happens. I am in "The 'Burbs" but we butt onto one of the National Parks on the north side of Sydney. It is one spark from a big'n !!

Goodonya for looking out for your neighbour's place mate.
Click to expand...

How is the smoke where you guys are? I heard it was pretty bad in Sydney, haven't heard much about SE QLD. I saw that earlier big areas of rainforest were burning in north QLD.
 
Currawong said:
How is the smoke where you guys are?
Click to expand...
..... horrible mate.... never seen it this bad in my life (except when I have been out fighting fires direct). It has hung around for a couple of weeks now (today is a good day however). We have not been able to have a window/door open at home and been driving permanently with the air in the car on recycle. The last couple of showers of rain we had left the cars looking like they had been through a dust storm not a rain storm, up in northern NSW they got smoke flavoured hail as well....
 
snwbrdr202 said:
Where in NSW are you located? We have family in Orange & Kempsey. Supposedly Willawarrin is completely gone. Be safe down there mate!
Click to expand...

I'm in the South East near Canberra. Yep it's terrible up north, I've talked to friends up there who said it's apocalyptic.
 
That terrain looks like it could produce some very fast ground fires. I hope you guys get some relief soon.
 
It's smoky outside

smoke3.jpg
 
Hope things improve for you and everyone effected by these fires. Sounds loke your doing everything you can to help prevent fires around you, fair dues to you for keeping an eye on your neighbours. Good neighbours are a blessing. Stay safe
 
Her are two pictures of a close friend of ours, I've blotted her picture out in respect for her privacy.
Luckily she was out and unable to return home, but came back to this. She has lost everything.

Resized_IMG_3455_zpsbybnfppz.jpeg


Resized_IMG_3493_zpse0ztqitg.jpeg
 
That's terrible, I'm sorry for her. Looking at those pics I'm glad she wasn't there. Some fires you just can't defend against.
 
Sorry to hear of your friend's loss Ian !! What area ?

Currawong said:
Some fires you just can't defend against.
Click to expand...
..... yes this....and knowing how and when to make that decision is the hardest part. But if in doubt leave. I remember many years ago when I still lived in the country i spent a good bit of time out with the crew working fires. I was young and we were defending a home on a property, I had a back pack sprayer on and was dealing with spotting mostly. I remember looking up and about 100yds away was what looked like a 10 foot wall of flame heading toward us.... suddenly the 20L pack and hand pump seemed entirely inadequate.... the pack was lost (easier to run like an Olympian without it) but I was OK and we came back in after only 15mins and before the house was well alight and saved it.
 
G'day Andy,
She's in west of Coffs Harbour on a property, sadly her Border collie dog was in there as well. As you probably know, the country up east of the divide and is like Armageddon, the worst I've seen in my 76 years of beating around the bush. I was up that way last week.
Pity they have restrictions with control burning these days, and our fire season has just begun.
 
That's very sad mate. I have a friend in the middle of coordinating much of the response out of Coffs and he has been smashed up by it all !!!!
 
The fire to the west has made the sky pretty dark

f12.jpg


There is a rain of burnt leaves and ash falling down

f11.jpg


And there is also a fire to the east

f13.jpg
 
Currawong said:
The fire to the west has made the sky pretty dark

f12.jpg


There is a rain of burnt leaves and ash falling down

f11.jpg


And there is also a fire to the east

f13.jpg
Click to expand...

I just read about that fire not too far from Braidwood? Wherever it is, it's huge!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top