Major fires 2006/07

doogues71 · Post by **doogues71** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:05 pm

hope their ok.It's a sad day when you lose a colegue to injury.specially in the line of work they do.

WPXZBP · Post by **WPXZBP** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:10 pm

Fastlane wrote:I guess some good news out of the fire @ Kalamunda.

Police have charged someone with starting it already!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/20 ... 810176.htm

The should charge him for the replacement of/repairs to the houses destroyed/damaged in the fire.

lytec · Post by **lytec** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:34 am

Malaga Lt and pump and Daglish Lt and pump were there to.it certainly was mountain goat country.the house that burnt down was just a pile of tin and a few bricks of foundation.

Bigfella78 · Post by **Bigfella78** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:17 am

At 11:30 last night the house was still smoking and very hot.

Post by **Zebedee** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:46 pm

WPXZBP wrote:
Fastlane wrote:I guess some good news out of the fire @ Kalamunda.

Police have charged someone with starting it already!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/20 ... 810176.htm
The should charge him for the replacement of/repairs to the houses destroyed/damaged in the fire.

Well the family who lost their home will probably make a claim on their insurance...

The insurance company will then want to recover its costs somehow - and if this chappie is found guilty, I wonder if the insurers would look in his direction?

(I don't know how these things work, but to me it makes sense that they might ...)

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:04 pm

throw the book at him !
Thats why u leave control burns to the fire brigade.

3rd alarm with extra resources today - Burton rd x Donaldson Kwinana beach
Hope Valley, Rockingham 1st, rockingham 2nd lt and gpa, kwinana townies (vfrs), Mandogalup 3.4 and lt2, Kwinana South 4.4 and lt1

We were there for 6 hours, wasnt much too it, but least we went fire call all the way.

radiohead · Post by **radiohead** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:09 pm

Believe it or not but the people whose house burnt down didn't have insurance!

Honestly, I can't believe there are people out there who can actually be that complacent. I don't know what we would've done if we had no insurance when we had our house-fire a few years ago.

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:40 pm

JG-103 wrote:throw the book at him !
Thats why u leave control burns to the fire brigade.

Don't think it is wise to make much comment on this sort of thing - particularly as it is pending an appearance in court.

I will say this much though - it is prohibited burning in alot of areas now.. not even a fire brigade can do hazard reduction, and on days of VERY HIGH fire danger, its prohibited regardless of who is performing it.. (and no, I wont go into the exception of Fire Weather Officers!).

WPXZBP · Post by **WPXZBP** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:54 pm

Fastlane wrote:
JG-103 wrote:throw the book at him !
Thats why u leave control burns to the fire brigade.
Don't think it is wise to make much comment on this sort of thing - particularly as it is pending an appearance in court.

I will say this much though - it is prohibited burning in alot of areas now.. not even a fire brigade can do hazard reduction, and on days of VERY HIGH fire danger, its prohibited regardless of who is performing it.. (and no, I wont go into the exception of Fire Weather Officers!).

Our shire and all shires around it have prohibited burning periods til at least February.

rich · Post by **rich** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:04 am

shire of swan has a total ban from 1st of december until at least the end of march 07 and the last few years has been extended till april

Bigfella78 · Post by **Bigfella78** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:32 am

The house was insured, I work for the company that insures them. One of the other damaged houses didn't have insurance. but they can attempt to recover the cost of their repairs from the guy who started the fire, as will we.

Is it true he may be billed by FESA for the cost of the operation and mop up?

Post by **Zebedee** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:33 am

radiohead wrote:Believe it or not but the people whose house burnt down didn't have insurance!

Bigfella78 wrote:The house was insured, I work for the company that insures them. One of the other damaged houses didn't have insurance.

Oh dear ...

The number of times you hear on the news about people whose house has been damaged or destroyed by fire and they end the segment with "... and they had no insurance".

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 3:58 pm

Bigfella78 wrote:
Is it true he may be billed by FESA for the cost of the operation and mop up?

Thats what happened to the guy who let a control burn get out of control on casella pl in wandi, was a 3rd alarm.

Bigfella78 · Post by **Bigfella78** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:05 pm

did I hear the helitacs being turned out? Where is the fire?

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:07 pm

I know serpentine have a big fire, but last i heard at the station was that they had it under control, maybe they dont have control of it anymore ???

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