early bushfire season.

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 2:41 pm

just heard an update from quinns lt3
theyve put in a backburn and its contained but the smoke is from the back burn

im sure fastlane could shed some light if he isnt at the incident

how big is it big enough to warrant shires sending up overnighter mop up???

chris

doogues71 · Post by **doogues71** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 2:57 pm

a lot of crews are leaving but they said to 6AR they would be there for some hours yet.But it was under control.But when crews where first heading there.The smoke was creeping toward South Perth where I live.And was quite thick.

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 3:50 pm

anymore news????

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:11 pm

Air support? C'mon.. it doesnt even exist yet! They would've laughed if I requested it!

Was an escape from the lake that was already burning.. nothing unexpected. 4 light tankers, 2 x 3.4's and a loader.

Certainly a bit scary to see what looks to be green grass burning as intensely as it was! No doubt will be out there again in the next few days.

Also, dont mistake all the smoke as being from that fire - CALM also had a hazard reduction burn further north during the day, so probably a mix of the 2.

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:45 am

im guessin u wer in quinns lt3 fastlane???

chris

doogues71 · Post by **doogues71** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:18 am

Fastlane wrote:Air support? C'mon.. it doesnt even exist yet! They would've laughed if I requested it!

Was an escape from the lake that was already burning.. nothing unexpected. 4 light tankers, 2 x 3.4's and a loader.

Certainly a bit scary to see what looks to be green grass burning as intensely as it was! No doubt will be out there again in the next few days.

Also, dont mistake all the smoke as being from that fire - CALM also had a hazard reduction burn further north during the day, so probably a mix of the 2.

See I told they would call in air support.Now whos laughing.

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:32 am

the fact that people rip things from thin air and post it here as fact still amazes me.

particularly when someone claims 'air support' is being sent out to a fire on the 29th September.

You're just digging yourself a bigger hole, doogues71

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:38 pm

Im pretty sure i saw chrisss had a post on here about the bombers just the other day- in relation to thursday, but now i cant find it.

It was asking u fastlane how the bomber drops were

Air support wasnt available on the 29th of september, but the bombers are available now, as me and chris heard them on thursday. But i highly doubt helitacs will be.

Air attack one was making numerous contacts to air attack base, and aslo heard them say they were at the fire ground.

Maybe doogues71 is referring to this or this post i saw by chris????

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:16 am

I think you'll find the water bombers aren't really available still. The job on Thursday wasn't run-of-the-mill for them.

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:57 pm

roger

Night_Ryder · Post by **Night_Ryder** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 3:07 pm

Yesterday, when I was out at Jandakot, I saw two fully loaded water bombers taking off and departing to the south.

Post by **Always RX** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 3:59 pm

Yesterday the south bound Dromaders you saw were bound for Bunbury. On Thursday the same two aircraft dropped retardant on a peat/swamp fire in Waneroo somewhere.

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 4:08 pm

Correct. DEC (formerly CALM) has access to the aircraft well before FESA does.

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:47 pm

They were also used today at the gnangarra fire.

Millsy · Post by **Millsy** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:00 pm

I saw 2 flying back from down south today while at Secret Harbour.