Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

[meg]

Heading home I heard Chidlow, Mt Helena, East and West Gidgie heading for them and saw the Helicopters Australia truck heading up the hill as well as 670 and 671 flying up there. Lot of smoke... Not hearing much on the scanner about them now, are they under control?

[dlcat1]

Layvery ? way, cross melaleuca,Casuarina; channel 96,

Two properties under threat, units from kwinana, hope valley, rockingham, at scene, mandogalup turning heavies out fire call, LTs going road,

Success mobile 1819,

Shed on fire, chemicals involved.

Kwinana Sth Control request No further mobilisation 1821

Air-intel inbound eta 1835

CFM? Cockburn requests Lavery rd closed 1831

[Helitak_670]

Wundowie incident was a good one. There was that I saw.
East Gidge 1.4, Chidlow 4.4R, Wooroloo 4.4R and LT, Bakers Hill LT, Wundowie HSR and LT, Mundaring HSR LT1 LT2, Mt Helena 3.4, LT, I also did hear Tooday and a few other appliances.

[brocks]

sounds like a 3rd alarm scrub going in upper swan behind bells rapid somewhere lots of hills appliances turned out,anymore info ? have heard chidlow,mt helena,stoneville etc turned out.

[Smithy]

joondalup just advised that DEC would like to release some tankers and replace them with other appliances. would this be related to the upper swan incident?
most appliances turning out normal road.
heard south coogee and canning vale 2.4 both turn out and bassendean 2nd LT

[melg]

The fire at Bells Rapids, Upper Swan started around 6am, helitaks arrived 7.20am and are still at the scene. Control Point is on Copley Road

[Smithy]

Air intel released from Copley rd fire and now mobile to lake Neerabup? fire. eta 1118. 668, 669 and 670 landed at perth airport available mobile phones

Wattle ave is the Neerabup fire

[written_ficton]

Great to see Basso 2nd Turning out

[Helitak_670]

Apparently there was a huge fire up at Northam, started as a house fire then turned into a grassy. Helitac 668, 669, 767 were sent up there along with the fixed wing's

[Smithy]

Apparently there was a huge fire up at Northam, started as a house fire then turned into a grassy. Helitac 668, 669, 767 were sent up there along with the fixed wing's

what time was this?
i know northam had a structure, and toodjay (sorry for spelling) backed them up.
only heard 4 men in BA and 150 000 dollars damage with WApol and western power attending. dont recall hearing anything about a grass fire there aswell. But you never know its possible. Helitacs were everywhere today, but mainly the swan and neerabup fires

[Helitak_670]

Helitac 668, 669, 767 has just departed Perth airport for a location up near wanaroo.

[Toottoot]

two have just left heading south. A green one and a yellow one.

[brocks]

there was a couple of 3rd alarm scrubs late this arvo one was down rockingham way,and im sure there was one at north dardanup(spelling ? ) i heard both on scanner and they also asked for air support amazing how busy it got this arvo with a bit of a sea breeze blowing,considering the temp was down a bit.

[dlcat1]

there was a couple of 3rd alarm scrubs late this arvo one was down rockingham way,and im sure there was one at north dardanup(spelling ? ) i heard both on scanner and they also asked for air support amazing how busy it got this arvo with a bit of a sea breeze blowing,considering the temp was down a bit.

North Dardanup? That would be Harvey or Dardanup shire just NE of Bunbury? Saw the AirTractors head out but didn't see or hear anything else. Sinbin might know something.

[Smithy]

i think it may have been north Dandalup. not too sure though.