Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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6th Alarm bushfire in Kings Park

Separate thread started to reduce traffic on this one during today due to Extreme Fire Danger
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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Kings Park thread located here
http://warsug.info/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=5536
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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3rd Alarm Scrub Fire Hope Valley Road X Armstrong. Jumped Trainline Heading for Rockingham Road. Hope Valley, Kwinana, Kwinana South, Rockingham 2nd, Mandogalup, Kwinana Chief, DM Central
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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DM central is at Perth - Kings park
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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[quote="written_ficton"]DM central is at Perth - Kings park[/quote]

He said he was heading to Armstrong Road, Hope Valley COntrol
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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Haven't heard it all but believe 3rd alarm Scrub at Breakwater Drive, Two Rocks

Station in attendance or mobile are
Yanchep
Bulter
Wanneroo
Quinns
Two Rocks
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

Post by WPXZBP »

Yes - smoke was first observed by Pinjar Fire Tower.
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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[quote="Enviro"]Haven't heard it all but believe 3rd alarm Scrub at Breakwater Drive, Two Rocks

Station in attendance or mobile are
Yanchep
Bulter
Wanneroo
Quinns
Two Rocks[/quote]

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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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Helitak 668 at Two Rocks fire.

Kings Pk control requesting First Aid to be set up at Contol Point, also requesting all spare officers to be called in.
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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Hope Valley control advises 90% blacked out, Will start to stand resourses down at 12pm
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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Thanks for the updates here guys - certainly helps when we are stuck at work without a scanner.

Glad the Kings Park fire has been contained, not much smoke in that direction any more, still very hazy though.

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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

Post by BFB LT1 »

yanchep fire spotting 100m ahead they have now closed the national park and reakon the fire will b in there in 20mins.
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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I just got back into Clarkson and the smoke from Two Rocks Fire is Massive from here it looks Bad
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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I'm heading up to Barbagello Raceway to cover an event - hopefully this fire doesnt threaten houses or anything...

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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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Fire has jumped wanaroo road heading south easterly
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