Major fires 2006/07

Post by **meg** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:41 pm

auntys_eyes wrote:Another fire in the Greenmount area. Saw smoke and heard lots of sirens about an hour ago. Looks like it may have been in the Greenmount Nat Pk just sth of Gt East Hwy. Any one know more?? If so this will be the third significant fire in the same area in the last three days!!

We haven't been paged... yet at any rate.

The number of firs in that area is getting beyond a joke - keep an eye out for anyone looking suspicious.

Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:08 pm

Murdoch & Wapol went and saw some kids at the skate park in leeming who keep lightin fires round that area today,

Murdoch on there way back as one of the fires has flared up again

Post by **Tyranus** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:28 pm

meg wrote:
auntys_eyes wrote:Another fire in the Greenmount area. Saw smoke and heard lots of sirens about an hour ago. Looks like it may have been in the Greenmount Nat Pk just sth of Gt East Hwy. Any one know more?? If so this will be the third significant fire in the same area in the last three days!!
We haven't been paged... yet at any rate.

The number of firs in that area is getting beyond a joke - keep an eye out for anyone looking suspicious.

From my pager:
A83 Fire Call scrub fire coongan av greenmount x prichard
Darlington Light Tankers 1 and 2 were first on scene I believe, fire in mop up if not already fully out, at one point there were 9 Light Tankers from various stations including Parkervielle. Mundaring ICV was stood down about half an hour after the page went off.

5001020 · Post by **5001020** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:22 pm

Yeah it was in one of the quarries in Darlington. We had Welshpool FRS, 2 Darlington LTs, 2 Glen Forrest LTs, a Sawyers Valley LT and 2 helitacs working initially. Was a real horrible one, trying to work in the quary.

Jay

Post by **auntys_eyes** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:05 pm

Was this in the area locally known as the 'Old Goat Farm'

If so, i go walking through there a bit, it is (was???

) a really nice area. My daughter's best friend lives in a house that backs onto there.

God help us if the three fires in this area in the last three days are related.

5001020 · Post by **5001020** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:22 pm

Yep, it was in the old goat farm. in and around one of the quaries on the main track running through there. Fortunately no properties were threatened. I personally dont think this was related to the other two, but thats just my opinion. Hopefully its not going to end up like a couple of years ago, with a major fire every week or so.

Jay

Post by **Tyranus** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:32 pm

Nah it wasn't, two young kids were smoking death sticks, and dropped one. Came out and confessed, not sure whether it was to one of our members that rocked up in the LT or to another one of our guys nearby. Said it was an accident...hopefully that's taught them a lesson...don't do death sticks!
I swear some of our guys must live in the station, you hear the sirens come on 6 minutes after the pager has gone off!

5001020 · Post by **5001020** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:58 pm

Yeah i didnt know if we were supposed to mention that as yet. Yeah Darligton got out there pretty quickly, though i think the helitacs realy saved the day

Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 11:32 am

Fire near barrington/stock road any updates ?

And now another one stock and forrest rd

They questioned 3 kids in regards to these fires this morning

The forrest road fire Restarted this evening murdoch first and murdoch lt were on scene when i drove past on the way home after dinner

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mitch · Post by **mitch** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 5:18 pm

bush fire in high wycombe 1 road blocked

Post by **Zebedee** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:54 pm

mitch wrote:bush fire in high wycombe 1 road blocked

The High Wycombe bush fire started earlier this afternoon. I got some good photos from my brother's front yard

It's not often you can go out the front door and see this:

A couple of other pics:

Post by **vk6hgr** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:44 pm

The historic National Hotel in Freo is on fire. 5th alarm (!)

Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:51 pm

Any updates, i dont pick up 6AR too good only picked it up from VF101 and another car calling urgent, ? a bank on fire as well same location or next door.

Post by **vk6hgr** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:53 pm

Markmywords wrote:Any updates, i dont pick up 6AR too good only picked it up from VF101 and another car calling urgent, ? a bank on fire as well same location or next door.

AFAIK the name might have confused the police, thinking it was "National bank" not "national hotel". But just a guess... haven't heard much except the chaos going on 6AR at the moment

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:53 pm

Markmywords wrote:Any updates, i dont pick up 6AR too good only picked it up from VF101 and another car calling urgent, ? a bank on fire as well same location or next door.

Map of freo shows 2 banks in that block.

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Major fires 2006/07

National Hotel, Fremantle