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Old 07-02-2009, 04:00 PM   #1
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That's what the sky looks like at the moment. That's smoke blowing over from the Kilmore fires.
Anyone got some really good ones?
Brother in law rang from there and they have just packed the truck and on there way to our place as they have been told to leave. 7 of them in total ..... will be cosy here tonight!



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Old 07-02-2009, 04:03 PM   #2
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I hope there house will be alright. Currently 89 Crews on Kimore and 74 on Bunyip.
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It's full of smoke in Narre South. Plenty of fires around the joint (localised ones) + the Kilmore one.
Photo was about an hour ago, but now we are fully clouded under smoke.


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Old 07-02-2009, 04:05 PM   #4
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More Gippsland fires have been lit, Traralgon sth under threat with Hazelwood area already on fire, another fire out the boolarra side of churchill aswell.

Sitting in the high 40's with massive winds, going to be a long night for there CFA goodluck to each and every one of them.
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Old 07-02-2009, 04:07 PM   #5
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Newsbreak has just stated that the fire in Bunyip has jumped containment lines
and is headed for a power station, putting Melbourne's supply in jeopardy.

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Old 07-02-2009, 04:14 PM   #6
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Large fire between Ferntree Gully & Upper Frentree Gully opposite "the middle" hotel as heard on 3AW.

edit; 16:22. Fire at Tarrawarra on Healesville Rd.

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Just imagine putting on your fire suit, boots and fighting fires. I feel for em and most are volunteers. I cant go out for 5 minutes at the moment as my eyes start running and I feel like crap! Very eerie outside now.



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The ferntree gully one I think is in / near the old Quarry, I used to go to school around there.
About 1k east of the pub.
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Large fire between Ferntree Gully & Upper Frentree Gully opposite "the middle" hotel as heard on 3AW.
That is really close to me and there is smoke EVERYWHERE! We are only a few kilometres from the base of Mt Dandenong and from my front porch I can't even see it because of the blanket of smoke.
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Just imagine putting on your fire suit, boots and fighting fires. I feel for em and most are volunteers. I cant go out for 5 minutes at the moment as my eyes start running and I feel like crap! Very eerie outside now.
I hear ya Dave, A big Hats-Off to all the firie's out there today fighting to save many communitie's under threat.

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I hear ya Dave, A big Hats-Off to all the firie's out there today fighting to save many communitie's under threat.

Heroe's, each and every one of them.

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Makes you wonder about those firey's who have actually been found to have started some fires in the past, perhaps some of these current ones too. I don't think they understand the ramifications afterwards and how hard in these conditions it is to fight it.
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Old 07-02-2009, 04:35 PM   #12
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Anyone got some really good ones?
I wish i'd taken a photo of the plume rising from the Bunyip fires early this afternoon. It looked like it was just down the road although in reality it was about 40km away. Now there's just a grey haze.

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Which power station? Lets hope none of the fires in the SE hit the open cut mines.

I knew it was hot today but I didnt think it was all that bad. I don't even have my aircon on, just a fan. And yes I have been outside in it. In fact I went to the gym in it; and no it's not airconditioned. Must be because there is a breeze (or should I say squally wind) even if it is actually a hot wind. The hot days we had 2 weeks ago had no breeze. Mind you I had to turn my TV off because it's overheating lol.
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Which power station? Lets hope none of the fires in the SE hit the open cut mines.
Not sure mate, they did'nt say.

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Old 07-02-2009, 05:45 PM   #14
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Some pics taken around 10mins ago in traralgon..







And yes it is that Dark.
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Old 07-02-2009, 05:47 PM   #15
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Wish that wind will die down. All hazy and smells of smoke here in Sunbury

Heres the CFA website that gives all the fire updates.

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Apparently a CFA truck has been lost in Whittlesea just recently, wind turned and the guys had to run for their lives

One of my cousins may have lost their house too in Humevale, isnt confirmed though

Hopefully the change comes soon and the wind drops enough for them to get it in control
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According to CFA spokesman on 3AW, 3 houses have been lost at Lynbrook.
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All of 30min after the pics were taken, it's pitch black, soot and ash blowing around and very low visability...

Never seen anything like this up here..
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Fire in Kilmore is now burnt 4000 Hectares and when the wind changes direction for the Bendigo fires, they're heading my way :(
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Some pics taken around 10mins ago in traralgon..
And yes it is that Dark.
Scary looking stuff. Lets hope some rain falls to keep it under control.
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I find this ironic, Victoria is on fire and Queensland is under water...
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Scary looking stuff. Lets hope some rain falls to keep it under control.
In traralgon itself we are pretty safe but for the towns that are a little closer to the plantations and bush areas, this wind change is just about the death nail.
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Old 07-02-2009, 07:17 PM   #23
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Ok, we had a fire here. Way too close for comfort, about 100 metres away.
I'll post some pics up later.
All happened in an hour. Saved a house and a boat, possible some residents too.
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Thats absoulutly insane down there those pics in Taralgon really do tell the story and looking at the time they were taken it was early afternoon.
Victoria is on fire and up and here in QLD the far north is under water.

Hope the fire services have a good night tonight wish them all the best they are true heroes, hats off to them.
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Old 07-02-2009, 08:21 PM   #25
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Pics were taken about 5.30, right before it got dark
Looks west towards Waragul and Pakenham from Moe Heights.



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Ok Guys, here they are.
Whilst I had 2 camera's (normal digital and phone), I also helped out, I wasn't just a person to film it.
We saved a boat, a house and some residents. Most of the pics I did (and or vids), I had a hose in my hand or a bucket waiting my turn.
The water pressure was very low, so we had to wait for buckets etc etc.
Just some people will critisze some people taking shots and not helping out.
A couple of times we were overcome with smoke and had to back away.

It was most frustrating, just trying to help out with no resources, firey's were stretched to the limit, they arrived a bit too late. Approx 5-8 houses were lost.

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Good effort there Spanz.
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Road from Traralgon to Sale is closed. And if i heard from the boys right, Traf to Pakenham is cut too
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And worse, a lot of people have died. No good at all.
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I just spent the afternoon at Mernda/Sth Morang and it was lucky for that wind change otherwise the whole gorge area and housing estates I reckon would of been in very big danger. The biggest growth area in Vic could of been up in smoke. It got to about 300m of houses before the southerly kicked in and it went the other way.

The severity of the Kinglake to Kilmore blaze looked worse as night kicked in, the whole mountain range is glowing red. I know quite a few from Kinglake and St Andrews so hopefully they are ok. A passer by said Whittlesea is in a bad way too
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