Hot as hell and the flames are closing in

This view is one of the fires to the sth of us I've enhanced it a little as my camera doesnt pick it up well.


This shows the skyline to the east of us (again enhanced a little)
For anyone familiar with the area this is looking toward Mt Buller Mt sterling.


It has rained a very little here, nowhere near enough to make any difference but hopefully more to come.

The bastard burnt us.

11 homes lost in gippsland, 9 homes above us Gafneys creek here in the hills.

A man fighting a fire at heyfield was killed when he fell of a trailer. A fire truck following the trailer vehical ran over him.

Damn.


I am very sorry.

North East Alps (approx. 180,870 ha)

Mansfield complex (36,054 ha)

Bright-Tawonga Gap (approx. 10,944 ha)

Bairnsdale complex (approx. 56,250ha)

Mt Ligar (16,000ha)

Mt Hump (5,600 ha) and Blanket Wood (4,500 ha)

Not sure if the coopers creek fire (6000ha) is included in the heyfield comlex

around 325,000 ha burnt. 803,075 acres

Terrible, dadpad.
Just terrible .....

How are you going, dadpad?

I've had to look around to find this thread again.

You've gone rather quiet at your end. Perhaps you're tired of dwelling on it?

It is so distressing to hear that at least one of the fires was deliberately lit. That's beyond my comprehension.

Anyway, warming up again, I see, so .....

Fire conditions have remained quiet over night, residents in the Jamieson, Kevington, Gaffney`s Creek, A1 Mine Settlement, Woods Point, Merrijig, Sawmill Settlement and Mirimbah areas need to remain vigilant.
Fires continues to burn around the base and sides of Mt Buller.

Fires damaged areas now measures over 520,000 ha

9 kiwi fire fighter have been injured out near Jamieson. 6 in mansfield hospital 2 more seriouse.
I heard the choppers go mad this afternnoon and thought something may have been up.

My relos are still OK. Fire on two sides and they lost the summer paddock - had 70 head of cattle in it - they broke the fence and all survived with feet a little singed. They've bulldozed around the house. We're very worried, they aren't young and they're on their own. But the farm is all they've got....

Frightening situation, Hingehead. Got my fingers crossed for your family.

We had a really bad fire in one of the sheep farming areas here in the Sacramento Valley last year. Several hundred sheep and cattle had to be put down by vets to end their suffering from their burns.


My only hope is that the arsonist who was arrested for starting the fire, suffers at least as much as those poor animals did.

Wednesday is D-Day apparently - all relatively quiet until then?

Just saw some photos taken in Bairnsdale town centre at 2.00pm looks like midnight with an eerie red glow.

Its raining its pouring, the old man is snoring.

Fire quelling rain??????

Maybe, 4 mm so far and another front expected tonight.

I"M EXCITED KEV!

Still raining on and off here.


Have you had our last night's thunderstorm yet?

I've even heard talk of a bit of snow in a few remote parts of Victoria on Christmas Day!

Thats funny! They are using the snow guns on Buller as a fire defence.

current fire map

Something like 700,000 hectares

The North East Fire Centre Coordinator Mr. Tom Sloan said that although the rain has not been sufficient to extinguish the fire, it had eased the fire intensity and provided some relief to threatened communities.

Whilst rain fell throughout much of the Mansfield district, there were some areas that have still only received very low rain falls, he said. Although fire danger is relatively low, residents in the Woods Point area will need to remain alert as the fire in the vicinity of the town may continue to create a threat that must be carefully monitored over the next few days.

You all need to just gather the neighborhood and walk up to the fireline and spit on the fire. That'd make enough rain to put it out! :wink:

How is the air quality, is there enough wind and rain to at least clean it up a bit and give your lungs some relief?