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Anyone near Bushfires ?

Started by micklx , Feb 07 2009 02:58 PM

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#1 micklx

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 02:58 PM

On the way home from work on Thursday there was a fair amount of smoke from out Tonimbuk way, this is in the Bunyip State Park, about half an hour east of Dandenong.
Yesterday there was not much smoke at all so they must have got it mostly under control, but today, with 40+ temp and strong wind, the whole sky is covered with smoke at my place, and I live 25-30 km's away.
I took these photos a couple of hours ago, the smoke is much thicker now, the smell of smoke is really strong and I even have black embers all over the yard.
I'm in no danger but there are a lot of farms and small communities that probably are. If anyone hear is a firefighter, or any other emergency worker or volunteer, I just want to applaud you and say thanks for your work. I wouldn't be keen to be out fighting a blaze on a day like this.
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Posted 07 February 2009 - 03:02 PM

I am shitting my pants at the minuite, as I am in the Dandenong ranges.
the wind is gusting to 100kmh here and its farking hot.

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 03:06 PM

All clear in Canberra but bloody hot & windy. I have a couple of friends in Tonimbuk so I hope they are not in danger. Good 30 mins to Dandy

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 03:12 PM

http://www.cfa.vic.g...ent_summary.htm

this is a good page to keep tabbed if your in a fire prone area, shows a few grass fires around me

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#5 _TORANASS_

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 03:34 PM

My uncle had to vacate his house in King Lake cos fires are apparantly 20 minutes away and that was about 2 hours ago, hope all is well.

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#6 _LJ355_

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 04:03 PM

One has just started somersby ,peats ridge area central coast not looking real good

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#7 _Lxrana_

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 04:50 PM

I've got grass fires either side of me at the moment. This is crazy never seen anything like it.

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#8 makka

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 05:01 PM

where are you again? down near cranny?

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#9 _Lxrana_

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 05:04 PM

Yeah. Lynbrook. South gippsland hwy is closed and 3 houses have been lost.

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#10 _salamanca LJ_

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 05:17 PM

Has been black here since 5 o'clock and there is shit falling everywhere.

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#11 _Lxrana_

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 05:23 PM

scary stuff.

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#12 _TUFF_

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 05:44 PM

We had thick smoke here last night from the Fire near Catherine Hill Bay and heard before that there is now a fire at Peats Ridge and its dry as shit out there i was out there 2 days ago and i reckon the slightest spark and BANG the whole joint would go up.

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#13 _salamanca LJ_

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 06:16 PM

And now its raining, i went out side in it for five minutes and i was black by the time i got back in.

Edited by salamanca LJ, 07 February 2009 - 06:24 PM.

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#14 makka

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 06:25 PM

where are you salamanca?

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 06:39 PM

justr went up king lake around 5 ish to try and get to my girlfriends grandads at eden park fire stopped us at kinglake all kinglake is goin up from yea RD TO MT SLIDE yarraglen lilydale and coldstream near the tip even castella st lilydale were we are in moorolbark fires on cambridge and cardigan were in the middle

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#16 makka

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 06:50 PM

yeah, pretty bad up kinglake way I think.

just heard from my parents, a big fire in bendigo, 400 hectares or something, lost 1 of the primary shcools and stuff

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 06:53 PM

we passed 3 fires that were heading to ward the road 1 in king lake about 300m 1 at dixons creek 100m 1 at yarraglen probably 15m

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 07:02 PM

yeah, pretty bad up kinglake way I think.

just heard from my parents, a big fire in bendigo, 400 hectares or something, lost 1 of the primary shcools and stuff

Just spoke to a mate in Bendigo. People being evacuated. I think around Cal gully ( Cal gully primary school) .

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 07:05 PM

Just spoke to a mate in Bendigo. People being evacuated. I think around Cal gully ( Cal gully primary school) .

yeah, thats the one.

who is your mate from bendigo? I lived there for the last 20 years

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 07:22 PM

Unfortunatly it looks like a mate of mines parents have lost their house in Wandong. I know that they had a supercharged 202 SS hatch, g-pack and Charger in shed and I don't know whether they were saved. All I know is that everyone is safe but not sure about property.

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#21 _pantah_

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 07:24 PM

yeah, thats the one.

who is your mate from bendigo? I lived there for the last 20 years

I went to Uni in Bendigo in the mid 80's Lived there for 7 years.Still have a lot of friends living there.Will be visiting in March,providing it hasnt burnt down. My mate has a 69 Monaro with 327.Parked and not regoed.A hungry beast........

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 07:25 PM

I can see and smell a lot of smoke but i don't know were it is.

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#23 makka

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 07:26 PM

I went to Uni in Bendigo in the mid 80's Lived there for 7 years.Still have a lot of friends living there.Will be visiting in March,providing it hasnt burnt down. My mate has a 69 Monaro with 327.Parked and not regoed.A hungry beast........

ahh k, I grew up not far from the uni, on condon street