Residents told to evacuate as bushfire rages at Beerwah and Glass House Mountains

PUBLISHED: 14:45 AEST, 17 September 2023 | UPDATED: 15:00 AEST, 17 Sept
Residents of a rural central Queensland town have been told to ‘leave immediately’ as a fast moving bushfire makes its way towards people and houses, putting ‘lives at risk’.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services issued the warning to residents of Emerald at around 1.15pm on Sunday, saying the warning area covered homes along Selma Road between Emerald and Fairbairn Dam Road.

There is a second fire burning in the Glass House Mountains National Park near Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast.

The warning area also included the Fairbairn State Forest and residents had to leave immediately, the service said.

‘A fast-moving fire is burning near (Fairbairn) State Forest. It is expected to impact Selma Road within the coming hours,’ the warning said.

‘Your life could be at risk. It will soon be too dangerous to drive.’

Firefighting aircraft were being used to help crews on the ground contain the fire.

The service warned people in Emerald to call triple zero if their lives were in danger, and to not expect a firefighter at their door.

Power, water and mobile phone services could soon stop working, smoke would make it hard to see and breathe, and it would be hot and loud with potential explosions nearby, the service said.

It warned people to check for road closures before they left via the QLD Traffic website and said if they didn’t leave, they could be isolated.

Those who could not leave safely were advised to find a safe place to shelter, preferably in a brick building, and to seal vents.

A QFES spokesman described the Emerald fire as a ‘large grass fire’ around 2km in size and that 10 crews were fighting it.

Another five crews were sent out by 2pm.

At 1.54pm another warning was issued for a ‘fast moving’ fire burning in the Glass House Mountains National Park.

The fire was expected to reach Mawsons Road ‘within the hour’. The warning area also includes Holt Road.

Residents told to evacuate as bushfire rages at Beerwah and Glass House Mountains
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I hope everybody stays safe there.

My cousin lives near Emerald.

party_pants said:

I hope everybody stays safe there.

My cousin lives near Emerald.

Indeed. There is a lot of bushland on the Glasshouse mountain range and the surrounding state forrests.

monkey skipper said:

Residents told to evacuate as bushfire rages at Beerwah and Glass House Mountains

PUBLISHED: 14:45 AEST, 17 September 2023 | UPDATED: 15:00 AEST, 17 Sept
Residents of a rural central Queensland town have been told to ‘leave immediately’ as a fast moving bushfire makes its way towards people and houses, putting ‘lives at risk’.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services issued the warning to residents of Emerald at around 1.15pm on Sunday, saying the warning area covered homes along Selma Road between Emerald and Fairbairn Dam Road.

There is a second fire burning in the Glass House Mountains National Park near Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast.

The warning area also included the Fairbairn State Forest and residents had to leave immediately, the service said.

‘A fast-moving fire is burning near (Fairbairn) State Forest. It is expected to impact Selma Road within the coming hours,’ the warning said.

‘Your life could be at risk. It will soon be too dangerous to drive.’

Firefighting aircraft were being used to help crews on the ground contain the fire.

The service warned people in Emerald to call triple zero if their lives were in danger, and to not expect a firefighter at their door.

Power, water and mobile phone services could soon stop working, smoke would make it hard to see and breathe, and it would be hot and loud with potential explosions nearby, the service said.

It warned people to check for road closures before they left via the QLD Traffic website and said if they didn’t leave, they could be isolated.

Those who could not leave safely were advised to find a safe place to shelter, preferably in a brick building, and to seal vents.

A QFES spokesman described the Emerald fire as a ‘large grass fire’ around 2km in size and that 10 crews were fighting it.

Another five crews were sent out by 2pm.

At 1.54pm another warning was issued for a ‘fast moving’ fire burning in the Glass House Mountains National Park.

The fire was expected to reach Mawsons Road ‘within the hour’. The warning area also includes Holt Road.

Residents told to evacuate as bushfire rages at Beerwah and Glass House Mountains
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Damn. They are both quite hot fires.

https://hotspots.dea.ga.gov.au/

Lucky the government isn’t on holiday this time, it burnt for weeks until the politicians and public servants came back from holiday. The entire system is paralysed because it’s run by the government

Dangerous bushfire conditions continue across Queensland this week with seven districts facing high fire danger
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Queensland emergency services are warning dangerous fire conditions will continue over the coming week, following a weekend of intense fire activity across the state.

Four fires blazed across Queensland yesterday, damaging property and threatening homes.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) said seven districts across the state would be placed under high fire danger by the end of the week.

Central Highlands Regional Council disaster coordinator Glenn Bell confirmed some properties were evacuated yesterday and a couple of “habitable structures” were lost in the fire.

“It’s unknown if they were actually being lived in at the time or not, that’s still being investigated,” Mr Bell said.

He said there was damage to power infrastructure, but the full extent of what was damaged was still unknown.

“We’ll have a good review today.”

Maurie Iddles said he leases around 8,000 hectares of the Fairbairn state forest to run cattle, as well as a roughly 30-hectare irrigation block on the Nogoa River.

He was working away when the fire began, racing home as soon as he heard.

“When I got home…I could see it had jumped over the channel and gone into the forest, it was a bit of a panic station,” he said.

He put the grader and dozer to work to create fire breaks, working on the machinery until 7pm.

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He said although it was a “terrible day” he was thankful the damage wasn’t worse, and that his 400 Droughtmaster breeders were safe.

“It’s pretty bloody frightening, it’s tinder dry … we’ve already had three or four spot fires in the last three or four weeks,” he said.

“We’re sort of on tenterhooks all the time … we just don’t want a big wind or something to send embers flying everywhere.”

He said he would work on more fire breaks today, especially with temperatures set to increase in the area later in the week.

Mr Bell reminded residents to be cautious with power tools and machinery in the coming days.

QFES area commander Scott Castree said 20 to 30 people self-evacuated yesterday, with the fire in the central highlands burning through around 130 hectares.

He said two shed-type structures that had people living in them were burnt in the blaze, along with several power poles along Selma Road.

Investigations will continue today to determine what caused the fire.

Emerald

The largest fire over the weekend was in Emerald.

About 11:30am emergency services began work to contain a grassfire that spread to about two square kilometres in size.

Sixteen crews and two water-bombing planes worked to contain the blaze, which threatened several homes and a local caravan park.

By the early afternoon, residents were issued a warning to leave but this was rescinded about 6:30pm.

QFES Acting Chief Superintendent Stephen de Pinto said crews had worked through the night.

“We’ve noticed the fire activity dying down during the evenings as it gets cooler so we’ll take that opportunity to mop up fire where we can,” Mr de Pinto said.

Julago

Fire crews began water-bombing on Monday to tame a bushfire at Julago, south of Townsville.

Acting Inspector, manager of Bushfire Mitigation, Sarah McCarron said the fire had been burning since Friday last week.

“These grass fires move fast … it is still burning in an inaccessible area, which is why we’ve been using aircraft to work alongside our crews on the ground,” she said.

Emergency crews from other regions have been called in to help, as resources are stretched to the limit.

Crews are also working to contain recent fires at Alice River, Black River and Oak Valley.

“We’re definitely stretched, we’ve also been working on many fires over the last few weeks in the Townsville area,” Acting Inspector McCarron said.

“We’ve had three years of La Niña so that extra water has resulted in significant grass growth right across the region.

“It has been extra windy and that combined with the humidity dropping, as it does this time of year, has resulted in some extra fires that have moved quick.”

It comes after a “prepare to leave” fire warning was issued for Julago over the weekend.

Rural Fire Service regional manager Tony Hazell said the fire, which had been burning for a number of days, took a wind-fuelled downhill run yesterday afternoon.

“While that threat has subsequently subsided, we still have challenging conditions over the next couple of days as the fire comes down out of the hills,” Mr Hazell said.

Beerwah

On the Sunshine Coast, a blaze broke out of its containment lines in the Glass House Mountains National Park about 1pm and spread towards Mawsons Road at Beerwah.

About 20 crews attended the fire and aircraft water-bombed the blaze. It was downgraded at 4pm and residents were able to return to their homes about an hour later.

A grassfire also broke out at Cedar Creek, south of Logan.

Crews were able to get the fire under control and eliminate any threats to houses or property.

Conditions to intensify

From today, fire conditions are expected to remain in the moderate to high danger range for several days across the state.

Mr de Pinto said authorities were expecting conditions to worsen on Thursday.

The Bureau of Meteorology predicts very hot conditions on Thursday — 37 degrees Celsius in Emerald and Ipswich, 36C in Rockhampton, 34C in Brisbane, and 32C in Bundaberg, the Gold and Sunshine coasts and Toowoomba.

“We’ve got about seven locations with high fire danger so we will be keeping a close eye on that,” he said.

These locations include the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett and South-east Coast districts.

‘Very busy’ fire season ahead

With four blazes raging in one day and more hot, dry weather expected this summer, Mr de Pinto said a very demanding fire season was anticipated.

“It is going to be very busy,” he said.

He said the QFES was ready and well-resourced to tackle what lay ahead.

“We do have our aviation resources stood by at various locations and already pre-approved to do their water-bombing activity,” he said.

A catastrophic fire danger has been declared on the New South Wales Far South Coast.

This is the highest possible rating, meaning the region is experiencing the worst possible conditions for a fire.

A total fire ban is in place for Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and the South Coast.

It’s forced the closure of more than 20 schools on the South Coast and Central West.

The Education Department made the decision to keep students home after receiving advice from the Rural Fire Service.

monkey skipper said:

A catastrophic fire danger has been declared on the New South Wales Far South Coast.

This is the highest possible rating, meaning the region is experiencing the worst possible conditions for a fire.

A total fire ban is in place for Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and the South Coast.

It’s forced the closure of more than 20 schools on the South Coast and Central West.

The Education Department made the decision to keep students home after receiving advice from the Rural Fire Service.

I was just looking at Fires Near Me, all safe up at the redoubt.
I’ll be up there at the weekend, we’ll see what we will see then.

Peak Warming Man said:

monkey skipper said:

A catastrophic fire danger has been declared on the New South Wales Far South Coast.

This is the highest possible rating, meaning the region is experiencing the worst possible conditions for a fire.

A total fire ban is in place for Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and the South Coast.

It’s forced the closure of more than 20 schools on the South Coast and Central West.

The Education Department made the decision to keep students home after receiving advice from the Rural Fire Service.

I was just looking at Fires Near Me, all safe up at the redoubt.
I’ll be up there at the weekend, we’ll see what we will see then.

Take a hose.

Well its official, just listening to radio national before- the BOM has declared Australia in an ElNino this year, with likely the hottest driest conditions likely this summer since the ‘Black Summer’ of 19/20… :-(

boppa said:

Well its official, just listening to radio national before- the BOM has declared Australia in an ElNino this year, with likely the hottest driest conditions likely this summer since the ‘Black Summer’ of 19/20… :-(

The brainless country

I’m always trying understand why adding an extra 1.5 million people all using electricity will help Australia reach net zero.

Its why Australia is a dead man walking it’s a stupid government brought in by stupid and greedy people. Generally I find Australia gets significantly worse every 10 years, the past two decades have been about “minorities” screaming for money and power . My take on it is you end the country sooner rather than later.

Remove all white people from every level of government and university .

wookiemeister said:

I’m always trying understand why adding an extra 1.5 million people all using electricity will help Australia reach net zero.

Its why Australia is a dead man walking it’s a stupid government brought in by stupid and greedy people. Generally I find Australia gets significantly worse every 10 years, the past two decades have been about “minorities” screaming for money and power . My take on it is you end the country sooner rather than later.

Remove all white people from every level of government and university .

You may as well leave then. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

I can see a government scheme where in winter the government runs around burning everything.

Around the edges of the cities they could torch the habitats and build massive housing estates, level and destroy everything.

With everything destroyed, animal life, plant life it would Australia’s best years. Winter would be one long choking haze 24/7 , they could employ the arsonists to set fires everywhere , finally instead of being reviled they could be celebrated.

wookiemeister said:

I’m always trying understand why adding an extra 1.5 million people all using electricity will help Australia reach net zero.

Its why Australia is a dead man walking it’s a stupid government brought in by stupid and greedy people. Generally I find Australia gets significantly worse every 10 years, the past two decades have been about “minorities” screaming for money and power . My take on it is you end the country sooner rather than later.

Remove all white people from every level of government and university .

Only for you suckers in the Eastern 80% of the country. Those of us lucky enough to live in the South-West Land Division of WA (Wheatbelt, Perth, Peel. SW and coastal parts of the Mid-west) will do just fine. Plus we have independent food and energy security.

I’m alright Jack, keep your hands off of my stack.

wookiemeister said:

I can see a government scheme where in winter the government runs around burning everything.

Around the edges of the cities they could torch the habitats and build massive housing estates, level and destroy everything.

With everything destroyed, animal life, plant life it would Australia’s best years. Winter would be one long choking haze 24/7 , they could employ the arsonists to set fires everywhere , finally instead of being reviled they could be celebrated.

local firies did reduction burns south and west of Snug in the last few months.hammered into the dry schlerrophyl forest. Didn’t take on our wet side of the hill. Which is understandable in that it is less likely to go up. but then if it does it has many more tonnes per acres.

Witty Rejoinder said:

wookiemeister said:

I’m always trying understand why adding an extra 1.5 million people all using electricity will help Australia reach net zero.

Its why Australia is a dead man walking it’s a stupid government brought in by stupid and greedy people. Generally I find Australia gets significantly worse every 10 years, the past two decades have been about “minorities” screaming for money and power . My take on it is you end the country sooner rather than later.

Remove all white people from every level of government and university .

You may as well leave then. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

Oh I would love to. For family reasons I stay but come the fatal day I’ll give a cheery good bye.

In the last few years I’ve become astounded at how stupid Aussies became

When I first returned i was astounded, on the edge of the world you still had a FUNCTIONING civilisation, on average Aussies were certainly more educated and refined than their European cousins ( no matter what the Labor party was telling you). The roads worked. Australia was up there it was truly gods country.

For me it’s a watch and wait situation. There will be some event where I realise that this place has no further place for functioning civilisation. My only mistake has been spending money on bricks on mortar. Once I’ve finished that project I’ll spend no more – its silly spending more money on something that dying.

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

I’m always trying understand why adding an extra 1.5 million people all using electricity will help Australia reach net zero.

Its why Australia is a dead man walking it’s a stupid government brought in by stupid and greedy people. Generally I find Australia gets significantly worse every 10 years, the past two decades have been about “minorities” screaming for money and power . My take on it is you end the country sooner rather than later.

Remove all white people from every level of government and university .

Only for you suckers in the Eastern 80% of the country. Those of us lucky enough to live in the South-West Land Division of WA (Wheatbelt, Perth, Peel. SW and coastal parts of the Mid-west) will do just fine. Plus we have independent food and energy security.

I’m alright Jack, keep your hands off of my stack.

Australia is a dead man walking I’m afraid, you can’t keep doing stupid things forever. The tipping point was the Labor party getting in. Liberal destroy the country but they are a slow burn, they start small fires that eventually get out of hand, the Labor party is like a petrol truck turning up and emptying its cargo on everything and then torching it.

wookiemeister said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

wookiemeister said:

I’m always trying understand why adding an extra 1.5 million people all using electricity will help Australia reach net zero.

Its why Australia is a dead man walking it’s a stupid government brought in by stupid and greedy people. Generally I find Australia gets significantly worse every 10 years, the past two decades have been about “minorities” screaming for money and power . My take on it is you end the country sooner rather than later.

Remove all white people from every level of government and university .

You may as well leave then. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

Oh I would love to. For family reasons I stay but come the fatal day I’ll give a cheery good bye.

In the last few years I’ve become astounded at how stupid Aussies became

When I first returned i was astounded, on the edge of the world you still had a FUNCTIONING civilisation, on average Aussies were certainly more educated and refined than their European cousins ( no matter what the Labor party was telling you). The roads worked. Australia was up there it was truly gods country.

For me it’s a watch and wait situation. There will be some event where I realise that this place has no further place for functioning civilisation. My only mistake has been spending money on bricks on mortar. Once I’ve finished that project I’ll spend no more – its silly spending more money on something that dying.

Take the whole family: we wouldn’t want your congenital lunacy poisoning the genepool.

I’ve wanted to get out for years now. I should have left 5 years ago. The bushfires are really a symbol of Australian stupidity now. I used to watch everything burn and think how terrible maybe something should be done, now I think “all their pigeons come home to roost”.

Like Margaret Thatcher the Labor party hive mind is the accelerant – think of the most stupid thing , the most Negligent way you could do something and it becomes policy. Rudd turned out to be a fruitcake. Howard’s miracle was just bringing huge amounts of people in , though to his credit he used government surplus to pay back debt.

Its all over now and a write off

wookiemeister said:

I’ve wanted to get out for years now. I should have left 5 years ago. The bushfires are really a symbol of Australian stupidity now. I used to watch everything burn and think how terrible maybe something should be done, now I think “all their pigeons come home to roost”.

Like Margaret Thatcher the Labor party hive mind is the accelerant – think of the most stupid thing , the most Negligent way you could do something and it becomes policy. Rudd turned out to be a fruitcake. Howard’s miracle was just bringing huge amounts of people in , though to his credit he used government surplus to pay back debt.

Its all over now and a write off

I blame Prince Philip.

Witty Rejoinder said:

wookiemeister said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

You may as well leave then. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

Oh I would love to. For family reasons I stay but come the fatal day I’ll give a cheery good bye.

In the last few years I’ve become astounded at how stupid Aussies became

When I first returned i was astounded, on the edge of the world you still had a FUNCTIONING civilisation, on average Aussies were certainly more educated and refined than their European cousins ( no matter what the Labor party was telling you). The roads worked. Australia was up there it was truly gods country.

For me it’s a watch and wait situation. There will be some event where I realise that this place has no further place for functioning civilisation. My only mistake has been spending money on bricks on mortar. Once I’ve finished that project I’ll spend no more – its silly spending more money on something that dying.

Take the whole family: we wouldn’t want your congenital lunacy poisoning the genepool.

I would love to but they’d stay here, its human psychology. In the king Cross fires in London years ago commuters were pushing past the guards at the station and marching into thick black smoke pouring upwards and outwards – the escalators had stopped but they marched down them anyway – to their death.

wookiemeister said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

wookiemeister said:

Oh I would love to. For family reasons I stay but come the fatal day I’ll give a cheery good bye.

In the last few years I’ve become astounded at how stupid Aussies became

When I first returned i was astounded, on the edge of the world you still had a FUNCTIONING civilisation, on average Aussies were certainly more educated and refined than their European cousins ( no matter what the Labor party was telling you). The roads worked. Australia was up there it was truly gods country.

For me it’s a watch and wait situation. There will be some event where I realise that this place has no further place for functioning civilisation. My only mistake has been spending money on bricks on mortar. Once I’ve finished that project I’ll spend no more – its silly spending more money on something that dying.

Take the whole family: we wouldn’t want your congenital lunacy poisoning the genepool.

I would love to but they’d stay here, its human psychology. In the king Cross fires in London years ago commuters were pushing past the guards at the station and marching into thick black smoke pouring upwards and outwards – the escalators had stopped but they marched down them anyway – to their death.

Ahhh so your immediate family members think you’re an idiot too. Jolly good.

Witty Rejoinder said:

wookiemeister said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Take the whole family: we wouldn’t want your congenital lunacy poisoning the genepool.

I would love to but they’d stay here, its human psychology. In the king Cross fires in London years ago commuters were pushing past the guards at the station and marching into thick black smoke pouring upwards and outwards – the escalators had stopped but they marched down them anyway – to their death.

Ahhh so your immediate family members think you’re an idiot too. Jolly good.

Well it’s probably as close to 100% of the human population all agreeing on one thing LOL

wookiemeister said:

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

I’m always trying understand why adding an extra 1.5 million people all using electricity will help Australia reach net zero.

Its why Australia is a dead man walking it’s a stupid government brought in by stupid and greedy people. Generally I find Australia gets significantly worse every 10 years, the past two decades have been about “minorities” screaming for money and power . My take on it is you end the country sooner rather than later.

Remove all white people from every level of government and university .

Only for you suckers in the Eastern 80% of the country. Those of us lucky enough to live in the South-West Land Division of WA (Wheatbelt, Perth, Peel. SW and coastal parts of the Mid-west) will do just fine. Plus we have independent food and energy security.

I’m alright Jack, keep your hands off of my stack.

Australia is a dead man walking I’m afraid, you can’t keep doing stupid things forever. The tipping point was the Labor party getting in. Liberal destroy the country but they are a slow burn, they start small fires that eventually get out of hand, the Labor party is like a petrol truck turning up and emptying its cargo on everything and then torching it.

Nah Sweetie. We’re all doing fine here in the SWLD. All those other problems are your problems.

Witty Rejoinder said:

wookiemeister said:

I’ve wanted to get out for years now. I should have left 5 years ago. The bushfires are really a symbol of Australian stupidity now. I used to watch everything burn and think how terrible maybe something should be done, now I think “all their pigeons come home to roost”.

Like Margaret Thatcher the Labor party hive mind is the accelerant – think of the most stupid thing , the most Negligent way you could do something and it becomes policy. Rudd turned out to be a fruitcake. Howard’s miracle was just bringing huge amounts of people in , though to his credit he used government surplus to pay back debt.

Its all over now and a write off

I blame Prince Philip.

I remember passing through the peloponese years ago and ended up at a bus connection in Argos (?)

We had bumped into a small Greek man with a Aussie flag on his lapel and he guided us to where we needed to get tickets , this place fucked he told us and explained how Greeks used to send money home , now they are selling up and bringing their money to Australia. Look at this place he exclaimed, the roads are terrible! They’ve got no idea how to live.

We bade him farewell and entered a Cafe selling bus tickets, before I could buy my tickets a local came rushing over , unshaven, water eyes, probably some old drunk with too many years of ouzo under his belt.

You are british? The queen is racist!!!! The royal family is racist!!!!!!! Everyone in the Cafe stopped and turned to watch, and he went on a rant about how the royal family is racist.

Taking a deep breath and straightening my back I answered – the queens husband is Greek.

Sparta is a funny place – its exactly as it was foretold would happen, no one would believe in the future how powerful it had been, its stock was placed in its people rather than building fortifications. I placed my fingers I the ruts of a clay plumbing pipe made by a potter during Roman rule, they built a theatre there. Spartas biggest downfall was its institutionalised and industrialised homosexuality and rape of boys, the women and girls were left alone , the pelopenese war got them in the end, too many casualties , it was a pyhrric victory in my estimation , not to mention the corruption not to mention people got tired of their 7 year kids being fucked and brutalised by older men.

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

party_pants said:

Only for you suckers in the Eastern 80% of the country. Those of us lucky enough to live in the South-West Land Division of WA (Wheatbelt, Perth, Peel. SW and coastal parts of the Mid-west) will do just fine. Plus we have independent food and energy security.

I’m alright Jack, keep your hands off of my stack.

Australia is a dead man walking I’m afraid, you can’t keep doing stupid things forever. The tipping point was the Labor party getting in. Liberal destroy the country but they are a slow burn, they start small fires that eventually get out of hand, the Labor party is like a petrol truck turning up and emptying its cargo on everything and then torching it.

Nah Sweetie. We’re all doing fine here in the SWLD. All those other problems are your problems.

You think that now

Witty Rejoinder said:

wookiemeister said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Take the whole family: we wouldn’t want your congenital lunacy poisoning the genepool.

I would love to but they’d stay here, its human psychology. In the king Cross fires in London years ago commuters were pushing past the guards at the station and marching into thick black smoke pouring upwards and outwards – the escalators had stopped but they marched down them anyway – to their death.

Ahhh so your immediate family members think you’re an idiot too. Jolly good.

Yes and no, they might think I’m an idiot – then the entire area is plunged into darkness and I’m the only one with all my lights on.

wookiemeister said:

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

Australia is a dead man walking I’m afraid, you can’t keep doing stupid things forever. The tipping point was the Labor party getting in. Liberal destroy the country but they are a slow burn, they start small fires that eventually get out of hand, the Labor party is like a petrol truck turning up and emptying its cargo on everything and then torching it.

Nah Sweetie. We’re all doing fine here in the SWLD. All those other problems are your problems.

You think that now

and you know nothing of WA.

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

party_pants said:

Nah Sweetie. We’re all doing fine here in the SWLD. All those other problems are your problems.

You think that now

and you know nothing of WA.

Probably not

Each state in Australia is in effect a separate country

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

party_pants said:

Nah Sweetie. We’re all doing fine here in the SWLD. All those other problems are your problems.

You think that now

and you know nothing of WA.

He knows nothing in general.

wookiemeister said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

wookiemeister said:

I’ve wanted to get out for years now. I should have left 5 years ago. The bushfires are really a symbol of Australian stupidity now. I used to watch everything burn and think how terrible maybe something should be done, now I think “all their pigeons come home to roost”.

Like Margaret Thatcher the Labor party hive mind is the accelerant – think of the most stupid thing , the most Negligent way you could do something and it becomes policy. Rudd turned out to be a fruitcake. Howard’s miracle was just bringing huge amounts of people in , though to his credit he used government surplus to pay back debt.

Its all over now and a write off

I blame Prince Philip.

I remember passing through the peloponese years ago and ended up at a bus connection in Argos (?)

We had bumped into a small Greek man with a Aussie flag on his lapel and he guided us to where we needed to get tickets , this place fucked he told us and explained how Greeks used to send money home , now they are selling up and bringing their money to Australia. Look at this place he exclaimed, the roads are terrible! They’ve got no idea how to live.

We bade him farewell and entered a Cafe selling bus tickets, before I could buy my tickets a local came rushing over , unshaven, water eyes, probably some old drunk with too many years of ouzo under his belt.

You are british? The queen is racist!!!! The royal family is racist!!!!!!! Everyone in the Cafe stopped and turned to watch, and he went on a rant about how the royal family is racist.

Taking a deep breath and straightening my back I answered – the queens husband is Greek.

Sparta is a funny place – its exactly as it was foretold would happen, no one would believe in the future how powerful it had been, its stock was placed in its people rather than building fortifications. I placed my fingers I the ruts of a clay plumbing pipe made by a potter during Roman rule, they built a theatre there. Spartas biggest downfall was its institutionalised and industrialised homosexuality and rape of boys, the women and girls were left alone , the pelopenese war got them in the end, too many casualties , it was a pyhrric victory in my estimation , not to mention the corruption not to mention people got tired of their 7 year kids being fucked and brutalised by older men.

Looking back on it I should have been a history teacher

Witty Rejoinder said:

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

You think that now

and you know nothing of WA.

He knows nothing in general.

Yuh right

Witty Rejoinder said:

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

You think that now

and you know nothing of WA.

He knows nothing in general.

He was the model that they based Shultz on. Or so the rumour goes.

It wasn’t until I visited Delphi that I realised the whole place was essentially a banking district. The protected zone of Delphi offered security , indeed anyone who did try taking it discovered angry bankers raising armies them.

Socrates blamed the collapse of civilisations on bankers, the loan system poisoning the fabric of society. It’s why after the collapse of Athens he had time to reflect on what went wrong. He hatched a plan to create the next generation of leaders – in effect a university, the first bricks and mortar university being built by plato for this very reason, one of his students , Aristotle went on to build his own university but it was much less martial in its outlook I would say. Aristotle went on to teach Alexander the great in another attempt to make the philosopher king that plato had attempted before him. Alexander ended up killing Aristotle’s nephew and that was the last straw and Alexander didn’t have too much longer after that.

Where exactly is the paradise you intend to move to, wookie…

Bushfires stretch along east coast as Sydney and Hunter region warned of extreme fire danger
Dozens of blazes in NSW, Queensland and Tasmania as extreme heatwave moves north

Wed 20 Sep 2023 11.51 AEST

Dozens of fires are burning across the east coast of Australia during the spring heatwave with residents forced to evacuate homes.

There were 77 grass and bushland fires burning along the New South Wales coast on Wednesday afternoon, including 35 that were uncontained.

Only one fire’s warning was upgraded to the “watch and act” level, an out of control bushfire in the Snowy Monaro region, moving in a south-easterly direction.

Extreme fire danger warnings were issued for greater Sydney and the Hunter region due to the hot and windy conditions.

Over 400 firefighters were battling blazes across NSW with total fire bans in place.

The BoM has finally declared an El Niño. What does it mean – and why did it take so long?

Sydney was expected to break its September heat record on Wednesday afternoon, but temperatures peaked at 33.8C, a degree below what would have broken the record, and below the Bureau of Meteorology’s forecast of 35C. .

The current record for Observatory Hill is 34.6C set in September 1965 and matched on Tuesday. If that mark was surpassed it would have been the hottest September day since records began in 1859.

The BoM on Tuesday declared that Australia was now in an El Niño climate pattern that would further increase the chances of a hot and dry summer and heighten the risk of dangerous bushfires.

The NSW premier, Chris Minns, warned the heat preceded what was expected to be a “really tough summer”. He warned communities needed to prepare.

“It’s September and we’re already experiencing four days in a row of temperatures above 30C with high winds,” he told reporters on Wednesday.

“We are concerned about summer. If you look at the loads, particularly the Northern Rivers after the heavy rains and the floods of last year, they’ve got a lot to burn through up there. We’ve got great people on the ground but communities need to be ready.”

The Rural Fire Service’s Greg Allan was concerned the extreme heat and wind could exacerbate fires already burning.

“We have concerns for every single fire, and a southerly change expected later today could fire activity on those fire grounds,” he said. “But what we don’t want to see today is new fires ahead of the really strong winds and high temperatures.”

A heatwave warning was issued by the BoM for the South Coast with maximum temperatures reaching the low to mid-30s on Tuesday and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens.

Miriam Bradbury, a senior meteorologist with the BoM, said it was “unusual” for such high temperatures to persist for such a long time in early spring.

“We do sometimes get a few hot days coming through in September but usually they’re at the end of the month and they usually don’t hang around for a week and a half as this heat has,” Bradbury said.

“However, we’ve been seeing this heat building for a while now. We saw pretty warm conditions coming through since about July and that’s continued through the later part of August and going into September.”

Bradbury said windy conditions coming off the ranges meant there was “really dangerous conditions across the greater Sydney and greater Hunter regions”.

The heat was expected to ease by Wednesday night and into Thursday morning in NSW when temperatures were forecast to top 22C in Sydney.

“We may possibly see a few very isolated showers about the coast, but really not expecting too much rainfall with this system at all. It’s more likely just going to be a shift to much milder conditions through the later part of the week,” she said.

Bradbury said the extreme heat was expected to shift north with temperatures expected to hit 35C in Brisbane, 32C on the Gold Coast and 34C in Darwin on Thursday.

“Over the next couple of days that heat is going to shift northwards and start to exacerbate the fire weather conditions across parts of Queensland and the Northern Territory,” the meteorologist said.

Australia now in El Niño climate pattern, increasing bushfire risk, BOM says

Fires were also burning in Queensland – including a major blaze in Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast – and Tasmania on Wednesday.

Crews were battling to bring a bushfire on Tasmania’s east coast under control after it forced campers and residents to evacuate.

The wildfire near Coles Bay Road at Friendly Beaches was at watch-and-act level on Wednesday with a warning urging people in the area to seek shelter.

People were forced to leave their homes and campsites on Tuesday afternoon when the bushfire sparked an emergency warning in windy conditions.

Some were forced to spend a night in their cars on Tuesday after the only road to the tourist town and national park was cut off.

The blaze is about 20km north of the tourist town of Coles Bay which is the entrance to Freycinet national park.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-21/qld-heat-and-bushfire-threat-qfes-power-supply-el-nino-warning/102876686

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-21/australia-catastrophic-fire-danger-warning-explained-el-nino/102817694

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-28/australian-fire-warning-system-misleading-ratings-investigation/102900648

Australia’s fire warnings system is generating misleading ratings, exaggerating risk, ABC investigation reveals

Fires caused by lithium batteries are expected to increase over the coming years as use of the highly flammable product continues to rise, an energy storage expert has warned. But the ABC has confirmed the system has been generating misleading ratings, because it requires detailed data about vegetation that is often unavailable.

Experts warn fires caused by lithium batteries set to rise as use of product increases

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-28/fire-large-scale-battery-storage-sites-bouldercombe-ev/102907664

Great News¡ Better Keep Burning More Fossil Oil Then¡

Peak Warming Man said:

SCIENCE said:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-28/australian-fire-warning-system-misleading-ratings-investigation/102900648

Australia’s fire warnings system is generating misleading ratings, exaggerating risk, ABC investigation reveals

Fires caused by lithium batteries are expected to increase over the coming years as use of the highly flammable product continues to rise, an energy storage expert has warned. But the ABC has confirmed the system has been generating misleading ratings, because it requires detailed data about vegetation that is often unavailable.

Experts warn fires caused by lithium batteries set to rise as use of product increases

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-28/fire-large-scale-battery-storage-sites-bouldercombe-ev/102907664

New fire warning system is not fit for purpose.

“Australia’s new $11 million fire warning system is exaggerating the risks, alarming communities, and undermining public confidence, an ABC investigation has found.
QFES staff scrambled to adjust the system at midnight before the day of the so-called “catastrophic” fire category in a bid to downgrade the rating that had been applied across the Darling Downs and Granite Belt.
The incorrect classification of “catastrophic” — which calls for residents in a fire area to evacuate, and warns of a high probability of loss of life and property — stood for at least 16 hours before being downgraded.”

Great News¡ Better Keep Burning More Fossil Oil Then¡

boppa said:

half of qld is already on fire- and its only October… :-(

boppa said:

It’s gunna be a LONG summer…
near my place today….


To give you an idea- those trees are about 10m high…

boppa said:

boppa said:

It’s gunna be a LONG summer…
near my place today….


To give you an idea- those trees are about 10m high…

General rule-of-thumb, on a bushfire day(winds >25kmh) the flame height is around 3 times the tree height.

Unless it’s bigger. Either way, if the flame height is higher than you, it’s a good idea to get out of the way.

Kingy said:

boppa said:

boppa said:

It’s gunna be a LONG summer…
near my place today….


To give you an idea- those trees are about 10m high…

General rule-of-thumb, on a bushfire day(winds >25kmh) the flame height is around 3 times the tree height.

Unless it’s bigger. Either way, if the flame height is higher than you, it’s a good idea to get out of the way.

Good thing I’m a little bit taller than you :)

boppa said:

It’s gunna be a LONG summer…

In SW WA we are about 4 weeks ahead of normal in the drying process. The farmers that expected their hay to be ready next month have been caught out and are struggling to get it baled before it becomes straw.

I’m not looking forward to this summer.

Rural residents in southern Queensland are being urged to evacuate as a bushfire approaches.

Rural residents in southern Queensland are being urged to evacuate as their lives could be at risk from a large fast-moving bushfire.

A warning to leave immediately was issued on Monday afternoon and reissued early on Tuesday by the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services for residents in Tara and Kogan.

The fire is burning near Chinchilla Tara Road and it is expected to impact Bennett School Road soon.

“Your life could be at risk. It will soon be too dangerous to drive,” the QFES warning says.

“Firefighters may not be able to stop the fire from getting closer. Do not expect a firefighter at your door.”

An evacuation centre has been set up at Western Downs Regional Council customer contact centre.

Multiple fire crews and waterbombing aircraft are battling the blaze.

Watch and act warnings have been issued for adjacent areas.

More than 50 fires were at one stage burning across Queensland on Monday.

With hot conditions expected mid-week, firefighters were already on high alert after battling a huge blaze north of Brisbane.

Crews are monitoring the fire that threatened properties at Beerwah.

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned above average temperatures have been forecast for most of inland Queensland by mid-wee

I can actually see the ones north of Tara from my place- the fire has spread massively since yesterday…

From last night at sunset

At least 5-7 houses lost already, luckily no lives (yet) are known at this point

boppa said:

I can actually see the ones north of Tara from my place- the fire has spread massively since yesterday…

From last night at sunset

At least 5-7 houses lost already, luckily no lives (yet) are known at this point

Bloody. Keep safe.

The fires near Tara have nearly doubled in size today, and with the winds increasing tonight, the poor buggas out that way are going to be in for a long night…
To give you an idea- it takes almost exactly an hour to drive from Dalby (on the right) to Tara (bottom left)…

:-O

boppa said:

To give you an idea- it takes almost exactly an hour to drive from Dalby (on the right) to Tara (bottom left)…

I had a car like that. Now I have a nice new one that goes.

;-)

Despite being a 2 lane ‘highway’ ie one lane each way- its a 110kmh road almost the entire way…

Residents still not allowed to return to homes, fires are ‘semi controlled’ near Tara (mostly thanks to the southerly change turning the fire back on itself) but thousands of fracking gas wells are still under threat (just what we need- as well as polluting the bores, if that lot goes up it will be ‘fun’)

over 11000 hectares burnt at the Tara fire alone, dozens of structures lost and 2 dead (that we know of)
Another one is also burning SE of me- heading to Dalby where many Tara residents were evacuated to….

The gaswells… (the pic is the NW fire from above)

Every one of those white dots is a gas well…
(when I moved to my place, there was a hundred or so- now there is several THOUSAND, and even more near the other fire down to the SE)

Some ‘charities’ have also had their ‘business practices’ fully exposed- a local business wanted to donate thousands of items of clothing to Lifeline- and was told it had to be taken to Dalby (over 100km away) and would tagged for sale, people who were affected by the fires and lost everything (many living in their cars with only the clothes they were wearing’) could ‘apply to the government for vouchers’ which would allow them lower prices or possibly free items ‘if they exist’

:-(

“”:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-27/bushfires-destroy-homes-western-downs-emergency-warnings/103027314

boppa said:

Residents still not allowed to return to homes, fires are ‘semi controlled’ near Tara (mostly thanks to the southerly change turning the fire back on itself) but thousands of fracking gas wells are still under threat (just what we need- as well as polluting the bores, if that lot goes up it will be ‘fun’)

over 11000 hectares burnt at the Tara fire alone, dozens of structures lost and 2 dead (that we know of)
Another one is also burning SE of me- heading to Dalby where many Tara residents were evacuated to….

The gaswells… (the pic is the NW fire from above)

Every one of those white dots is a gas well…
(when I moved to my place, there was a hundred or so- now there is several THOUSAND, and even more near the other fire down to the SE)

Some ‘charities’ have also had their ‘business practices’ fully exposed- a local business wanted to donate thousands of items of clothing to Lifeline- and was told it had to be taken to Dalby (over 100km away) and would tagged for sale, people who were affected by the fires and lost everything (many living in their cars with only the clothes they were wearing’) could ‘apply to the government for vouchers’ which would allow them lower prices or possibly free items ‘if they exist’

:-(

Good that you’re safe, though.

Michael V said:

boppa said:

Residents still not allowed to return to homes, fires are ‘semi controlled’ near Tara (mostly thanks to the southerly change turning the fire back on itself) but thousands of fracking gas wells are still under threat (just what we need- as well as polluting the bores, if that lot goes up it will be ‘fun’)

over 11000 hectares burnt at the Tara fire alone, dozens of structures lost and 2 dead (that we know of)
Another one is also burning SE of me- heading to Dalby where many Tara residents were evacuated to….

The gaswells… (the pic is the NW fire from above)

Every one of those white dots is a gas well…
(when I moved to my place, there was a hundred or so- now there is several THOUSAND, and even more near the other fire down to the SE)

Some ‘charities’ have also had their ‘business practices’ fully exposed- a local business wanted to donate thousands of items of clothing to Lifeline- and was told it had to be taken to Dalby (over 100km away) and would tagged for sale, people who were affected by the fires and lost everything (many living in their cars with only the clothes they were wearing’) could ‘apply to the government for vouchers’ which would allow them lower prices or possibly free items ‘if they exist’

:-(

Good that you’re safe, though.

+1.

Fingers x’d, there will be no more deaths, but a lot of people there have lost everything but the clothes they are wearing…. :-(

boppa said:

Fingers x’d, there will be no more deaths, but a lot of people there have lost everything but the clothes they are wearing…. :-(

Do they know what caused these fires?

roughbarked said:

boppa said:

Fingers x’d, there will be no more deaths, but a lot of people there have lost everything but the clothes they are wearing…. :-(

Do they know what caused these fires?

Dry lightning in a lot of cases.

boppa said:

Fingers x’d, there will be no more deaths, but a lot of people there have lost everything but the clothes they are wearing…. :-(

Did you have evacuate?

boppa said:

Fingers x’d, there will be no more deaths, but a lot of people there have lost everything but the clothes they are wearing…. :-(

Yep. A real nasty fire situation around Tara.

The large fire and near Nymboida spawned pyro-cu-nims and fire storms on Wednesday. It’s lucky that no lives have been lost there.

It’s 20 degrees cooler here today and we’ve had 11 mm of rain. That’s very welcome but the firies say it’ll need a week of good rains to quel the fires.

Ian said:

boppa said:

Fingers x’d, there will be no more deaths, but a lot of people there have lost everything but the clothes they are wearing…. :-(

Yep. A real nasty fire situation around Tara.

The large fire and near Nymboida spawned pyro-cu-nims and fire storms on Wednesday. It’s lucky that no lives have been lost there.

It’s 20 degrees cooler here today and we’ve had 11 mm of rain. That’s very welcome but the firies say it’ll need a week of good rains to quel the fires.

Fires around Mt Isa as well.

Michael V said:

boppa said:

Fingers x’d, there will be no more deaths, but a lot of people there have lost everything but the clothes they are wearing…. :-(

Did you have evacuate?

Yeah, sleeping in the truck at the old caravan park in town, the roads are still closed, been here three days now (too old to be sleeping across the bench seat of a truck lol)

New evacuee’s still arriving in Tara- to find the evac center closed and locked up- advice is ‘go to Dalby’ STILL- except you can’t….

The Moonie Highway is also closed…

WDDC- good at raising rates- couldn’t organise a pissup in a brewery….

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/evacuation-warning-sound-across-southern-queensland-with-70-active-bushfires/vi-AA1jj3O0?ocid=socialshare&pc=HCTS&cvid=553eaf410e3644bfa753da6be2d363ab&ei=9

Evacuation warning sound across southern Queensland with 70 active bushfires

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/rural-queensland-labelled-death-trap-after-water-shortage/vi-AA1jivku?ocid=socialshare&pc=HCTS&cvid=839bbe2dbae54a28967603c17250f1b0&ei=13

Rural Queensland labelled ‘death trap’ after water shortage

A rural far north Queensland town has been labelled a ‘death trap’ after it was left with no water during a bushfire. Residents of Mutchilba are calling for urgent action to keep them safe.

Bushfire Emergency Warning – Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sands – Too Late to Leave – Take shelter now

Time Added:5 minutes ago
Location:Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sand

Bushfire Emergency Warning – Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sands – Too Late to Leave – Take shelter now
This is a Bushfire Emergency Warning message for Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sands.

There is a bushfire burning between Yellow Sand Banks Road and the end of the Dolphin Sands Spit that is out of control.

Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sands is expected to be at High risk as early as now.

The fire is travelling towards Easterly direction on Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sands.

Burning embers may threaten your home before the main fire arrives.

Smoke and ash may make it difficult to see and breathe.

Tasmania Fire Service is attending. Conditions are expected to worsen.
——

That’s a bit scary in the middle of the night.

sarahs mum said:

Bushfire Emergency Warning – Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sands – Too Late to Leave – Take shelter now

Time Added:5 minutes ago
Location:Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sand

Bushfire Emergency Warning – Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sands – Too Late to Leave – Take shelter now
This is a Bushfire Emergency Warning message for Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sands.

There is a bushfire burning between Yellow Sand Banks Road and the end of the Dolphin Sands Spit that is out of control.

Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sands is expected to be at High risk as early as now.

The fire is travelling towards Easterly direction on Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sands.

Burning embers may threaten your home before the main fire arrives.

Smoke and ash may make it difficult to see and breathe.

Tasmania Fire Service is attending. Conditions are expected to worsen.
——

That’s a bit scary in the middle of the night.

Lightning strikes spark new fires in Pilliga State Forest in north-west NSW

Thunderstorms across north-western NSW continue to make firefighting efforts difficult in the Pilliga State Forest near Narrabri.

Lightning strikes ignited smaller grass fires around Moree, Gravesend and Narrabri on Tuesday with the erratic weather predicted to continue into the evening, making firefighting conditions challenging.

The Duck Creek fire has so far burnt through more 112,000 hectares and remains out of control.

RFS chief superintendent Heath Stimson said while firefighting efforts would be difficult during storms tonight, it was hoped rainfall over the coming days would help contain the blaze.

“There’s still much work to do for firefighters to ensure the containment of this fire, bringing back the restoration and safety within those affected communities and the forest in general,” he said.
“We are urging communities particularly around Baan Baa, Willala, Goolhi, Rocky Glen, Stannix Park, Bohena Creek, Jacks Creek and Wynella to be particularly vigilant for any fire activity that’s happening in and around those communities.”

“We’re urging everyone to keep an eye on the Hazards Near Me app, and the New South Wales RFS website for further information.”

Ash falling from sky
The Newell Highway remains closed in both directions and diversions are in place.

Smoke from the fire has created haze as far away as Sydney, while ash has been reported 200 kilometres away in Dubbo.

Superintendent Stimson said the ash being strewn across northern NSW posed another significant risk.

“People need to monitor their environment. Ash can carry embers and embers start fires,” he said.

Evacuation centres remain open in Coonabarabran, Gunnedah, and Narrabri.

monkey skipper said:

Lightning strikes spark new fires in Pilliga State Forest in north-west NSW

Thunderstorms across north-western NSW continue to make firefighting efforts difficult in the Pilliga State Forest near Narrabri.

Lightning strikes ignited smaller grass fires around Moree, Gravesend and Narrabri on Tuesday with the erratic weather predicted to continue into the evening, making firefighting conditions challenging.

The Duck Creek fire has so far burnt through more 112,000 hectares and remains out of control.

RFS chief superintendent Heath Stimson said while firefighting efforts would be difficult during storms tonight, it was hoped rainfall over the coming days would help contain the blaze.

“There’s still much work to do for firefighters to ensure the containment of this fire, bringing back the restoration and safety within those affected communities and the forest in general,” he said.
“We are urging communities particularly around Baan Baa, Willala, Goolhi, Rocky Glen, Stannix Park, Bohena Creek, Jacks Creek and Wynella to be particularly vigilant for any fire activity that’s happening in and around those communities.”

“We’re urging everyone to keep an eye on the Hazards Near Me app, and the New South Wales RFS website for further information.”

Ash falling from sky
The Newell Highway remains closed in both directions and diversions are in place.

Smoke from the fire has created haze as far away as Sydney, while ash has been reported 200 kilometres away in Dubbo.

Superintendent Stimson said the ash being strewn across northern NSW posed another significant risk.

“People need to monitor their environment. Ash can carry embers and embers start fires,” he said.

Evacuation centres remain open in Coonabarabran, Gunnedah, and Narrabri.

pilliga scrub is a difficult bit of forrest to manage during a bush fire historically

monkey skipper said:

monkey skipper said:

Lightning strikes spark new fires in Pilliga State Forest in north-west NSW

Thunderstorms across north-western NSW continue to make firefighting efforts difficult in the Pilliga State Forest near Narrabri.

Lightning strikes ignited smaller grass fires around Moree, Gravesend and Narrabri on Tuesday with the erratic weather predicted to continue into the evening, making firefighting conditions challenging.

The Duck Creek fire has so far burnt through more 112,000 hectares and remains out of control.

RFS chief superintendent Heath Stimson said while firefighting efforts would be difficult during storms tonight, it was hoped rainfall over the coming days would help contain the blaze.

“There’s still much work to do for firefighters to ensure the containment of this fire, bringing back the restoration and safety within those affected communities and the forest in general,” he said.
“We are urging communities particularly around Baan Baa, Willala, Goolhi, Rocky Glen, Stannix Park, Bohena Creek, Jacks Creek and Wynella to be particularly vigilant for any fire activity that’s happening in and around those communities.”

“We’re urging everyone to keep an eye on the Hazards Near Me app, and the New South Wales RFS website for further information.”

Ash falling from sky
The Newell Highway remains closed in both directions and diversions are in place.

Smoke from the fire has created haze as far away as Sydney, while ash has been reported 200 kilometres away in Dubbo.

Superintendent Stimson said the ash being strewn across northern NSW posed another significant risk.

“People need to monitor their environment. Ash can carry embers and embers start fires,” he said.

Evacuation centres remain open in Coonabarabran, Gunnedah, and Narrabri.

pilliga scrub is a difficult bit of forrest to manage during a bush fire historically

We seem to be having more thunderstorms than normal here on the island, but fortunately accompanied by rain.

Bubblecar said:

monkey skipper said:

monkey skipper said:

Lightning strikes spark new fires in Pilliga State Forest in north-west NSW

Thunderstorms across north-western NSW continue to make firefighting efforts difficult in the Pilliga State Forest near Narrabri.

Lightning strikes ignited smaller grass fires around Moree, Gravesend and Narrabri on Tuesday with the erratic weather predicted to continue into the evening, making firefighting conditions challenging.

The Duck Creek fire has so far burnt through more 112,000 hectares and remains out of control.

RFS chief superintendent Heath Stimson said while firefighting efforts would be difficult during storms tonight, it was hoped rainfall over the coming days would help contain the blaze.

“There’s still much work to do for firefighters to ensure the containment of this fire, bringing back the restoration and safety within those affected communities and the forest in general,” he said.
“We are urging communities particularly around Baan Baa, Willala, Goolhi, Rocky Glen, Stannix Park, Bohena Creek, Jacks Creek and Wynella to be particularly vigilant for any fire activity that’s happening in and around those communities.”

“We’re urging everyone to keep an eye on the Hazards Near Me app, and the New South Wales RFS website for further information.”

Ash falling from sky
The Newell Highway remains closed in both directions and diversions are in place.

Smoke from the fire has created haze as far away as Sydney, while ash has been reported 200 kilometres away in Dubbo.

Superintendent Stimson said the ash being strewn across northern NSW posed another significant risk.

“People need to monitor their environment. Ash can carry embers and embers start fires,” he said.

Evacuation centres remain open in Coonabarabran, Gunnedah, and Narrabri.

pilliga scrub is a difficult bit of forrest to manage during a bush fire historically

We seem to be having more thunderstorms than normal here on the island, but fortunately accompanied by rain.

I was here for about 15 years before a thunderstorm. they are more common these days.

monkey skipper said:

Lightning strikes spark new fires in Pilliga State Forest in north-west NSW

Thunderstorms across north-western NSW continue to make firefighting efforts difficult in the Pilliga State Forest near Narrabri.

Lightning strikes ignited smaller grass fires around Moree, Gravesend and Narrabri on Tuesday with the erratic weather predicted to continue into the evening, making firefighting conditions challenging.

The Duck Creek fire has so far burnt through more 112,000 hectares and remains out of control.

RFS chief superintendent Heath Stimson said while firefighting efforts would be difficult during storms tonight, it was hoped rainfall over the coming days would help contain the blaze.

“There’s still much work to do for firefighters to ensure the containment of this fire, bringing back the restoration and safety within those affected communities and the forest in general,” he said.
“We are urging communities particularly around Baan Baa, Willala, Goolhi, Rocky Glen, Stannix Park, Bohena Creek, Jacks Creek and Wynella to be particularly vigilant for any fire activity that’s happening in and around those communities.”

“We’re urging everyone to keep an eye on the Hazards Near Me app, and the New South Wales RFS website for further information.”

Ash falling from sky
The Newell Highway remains closed in both directions and diversions are in place.

Smoke from the fire has created haze as far away as Sydney, while ash has been reported 200 kilometres away in Dubbo.

Superintendent Stimson said the ash being strewn across northern NSW posed another significant risk.

“People need to monitor their environment. Ash can carry embers and embers start fires,” he said.

Evacuation centres remain open in Coonabarabran, Gunnedah, and Narrabri.

Just hoping it really pisses down with rain in the next 24-48 hours in that spot.

party_pants said:

monkey skipper said:

Lightning strikes spark new fires in Pilliga State Forest in north-west NSW

Thunderstorms across north-western NSW continue to make firefighting efforts difficult in the Pilliga State Forest near Narrabri.

Lightning strikes ignited smaller grass fires around Moree, Gravesend and Narrabri on Tuesday with the erratic weather predicted to continue into the evening, making firefighting conditions challenging.

The Duck Creek fire has so far burnt through more 112,000 hectares and remains out of control.

RFS chief superintendent Heath Stimson said while firefighting efforts would be difficult during storms tonight, it was hoped rainfall over the coming days would help contain the blaze.

“There’s still much work to do for firefighters to ensure the containment of this fire, bringing back the restoration and safety within those affected communities and the forest in general,” he said.
“We are urging communities particularly around Baan Baa, Willala, Goolhi, Rocky Glen, Stannix Park, Bohena Creek, Jacks Creek and Wynella to be particularly vigilant for any fire activity that’s happening in and around those communities.”

“We’re urging everyone to keep an eye on the Hazards Near Me app, and the New South Wales RFS website for further information.”

Ash falling from sky
The Newell Highway remains closed in both directions and diversions are in place.

Smoke from the fire has created haze as far away as Sydney, while ash has been reported 200 kilometres away in Dubbo.

Superintendent Stimson said the ash being strewn across northern NSW posed another significant risk.

“People need to monitor their environment. Ash can carry embers and embers start fires,” he said.

Evacuation centres remain open in Coonabarabran, Gunnedah, and Narrabri.

Just hoping it really pisses down with rain in the next 24-48 hours in that spot.

The Newell Highway is flat and straight and boring as bat shit and full of B-Doubles

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/victorian-residents-told-to-leave-immediately-as-multiple-fires-burn/vi-BB1icgGJ?ocid=socialshare&pc=HCTS&cvid=f1b46788ad7846c2ad728c97ecad2811&ei=14#details

Two emergency warnings issued in Grampians National Park

A fire emergency is unfolding in Victoria with hot and windy conditions fuelling a number of blazes. As the bushfires threaten communities in the state’s west thunderstorms have caused power outages and transport delays for Melbourne residents. More than 500-thousand customers are without power.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/five-firefighters-injured-as-victoria-bushfires-spiral-out-of-control/ar-BB1iephZ?ocid=socialshare&pc=HCTS&cvid=7ce494f43e09457299439e78fa76d5b4&ei=15

Five firefighters have been injured as Victoria battles multiple out of control bushfires in the state’s west.

Two emergency warnings are in place around the Grampians National Park and are threatening homes and residents.

People in Pomonal, Bellfield, Dadswells Bridge, Glenorchy, St Helens Plains and Wal Wal are being warned to take shelter immediately as it is considered too late to leave.

Emergency services are waiting for conditions to ease before they can assess the damage – but there are initial reports of 20-35 properties being lost, including the historic Pomonal church.

Five firefighters injured as Victoria bushfires spiral out of control

The catastrophic fire conditions are the worst in seven years.

monkey skipper said:

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/five-firefighters-injured-as-victoria-bushfires-spiral-out-of-control/ar-BB1iephZ?ocid=socialshare&pc=HCTS&cvid=7ce494f43e09457299439e78fa76d5b4&ei=15

Five firefighters have been injured as Victoria battles multiple out of control bushfires in the state’s west.

Two emergency warnings are in place around the Grampians National Park and are threatening homes and residents.

People in Pomonal, Bellfield, Dadswells Bridge, Glenorchy, St Helens Plains and Wal Wal are being warned to take shelter immediately as it is considered too late to leave.

Emergency services are waiting for conditions to ease before they can assess the damage – but there are initial reports of 20-35 properties being lost, including the historic Pomonal church.

Five firefighters injured as Victoria bushfires spiral out of control

The catastrophic fire conditions are the worst in seven years.

I saw an item last night about the firefighters. They had a burnover (fire went over their truck) but they weren’t badly hurt. From the ABC live blog last night:

>>The CFA has confirmed five fire fighters have been injured fighting a blaze at Pomonal.

Their vehicle was involved in what is called a burnover, where a fire moves over personnel who have no time to get out of the way.

The fire fighters were assessed at the scene by paramedics and have only sustained minor injuries.<<

buffy said:

monkey skipper said:

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/five-firefighters-injured-as-victoria-bushfires-spiral-out-of-control/ar-BB1iephZ?ocid=socialshare&pc=HCTS&cvid=7ce494f43e09457299439e78fa76d5b4&ei=15

Five firefighters have been injured as Victoria battles multiple out of control bushfires in the state’s west.

Two emergency warnings are in place around the Grampians National Park and are threatening homes and residents.

People in Pomonal, Bellfield, Dadswells Bridge, Glenorchy, St Helens Plains and Wal Wal are being warned to take shelter immediately as it is considered too late to leave.

Emergency services are waiting for conditions to ease before they can assess the damage – but there are initial reports of 20-35 properties being lost, including the historic Pomonal church.

Five firefighters injured as Victoria bushfires spiral out of control

The catastrophic fire conditions are the worst in seven years.

I saw an item last night about the firefighters. They had a burnover (fire went over their truck) but they weren’t badly hurt. From the ABC live blog last night:

>>The CFA has confirmed five fire fighters have been injured fighting a blaze at Pomonal.

Their vehicle was involved in what is called a burnover, where a fire moves over personnel who have no time to get out of the way.

The fire fighters were assessed at the scene by paramedics and have only sustained minor injuries.<<

Good to hear it was minor, i imagine it would have been a pretty intense experience for those involved.

monkey skipper said:

buffy said:

monkey skipper said:

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/five-firefighters-injured-as-victoria-bushfires-spiral-out-of-control/ar-BB1iephZ?ocid=socialshare&pc=HCTS&cvid=7ce494f43e09457299439e78fa76d5b4&ei=15

Five firefighters have been injured as Victoria battles multiple out of control bushfires in the state’s west.

Two emergency warnings are in place around the Grampians National Park and are threatening homes and residents.

People in Pomonal, Bellfield, Dadswells Bridge, Glenorchy, St Helens Plains and Wal Wal are being warned to take shelter immediately as it is considered too late to leave.

Emergency services are waiting for conditions to ease before they can assess the damage – but there are initial reports of 20-35 properties being lost, including the historic Pomonal church.

Five firefighters injured as Victoria bushfires spiral out of control

The catastrophic fire conditions are the worst in seven years.

I saw an item last night about the firefighters. They had a burnover (fire went over their truck) but they weren’t badly hurt. From the ABC live blog last night:

>>The CFA has confirmed five fire fighters have been injured fighting a blaze at Pomonal.

Their vehicle was involved in what is called a burnover, where a fire moves over personnel who have no time to get out of the way.

The fire fighters were assessed at the scene by paramedics and have only sustained minor injuries.<<

Good to hear it was minor, i imagine it would have been a pretty intense experience for those involved.

Since the fatal Linton burnover in 1998, things are safer (but not safe) for crews.

https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/about-us/history-major-fires/major-fires/linton-bushfire-1998

Idiots kept saying yesterday that if the CFA keep declaring catastrophic fire danger days, people will stop paying attention. It had been four years since the last, fuckwits.

OCDC said:

Idiots kept saying yesterday that if the CFA keep declaring catastrophic fire danger days, people will stop paying attention. It had been four years since the last, fuckwits.

They’ll change their tune if they are ever in a bushfire of any dager level. They can all be catastropic up close.