Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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3rd alarm scrub fire at southern river,dm newburn turning out,maddington lt tanker turned out first and said about 1hect was going about 500m from property also asked for air assistance, also a fire out byford way dont know alarm yet but gosnells 2.4 turned out,gosnells lt 1,byford 2.4,serpintine 3.4 also there,armadale 1t also turning out to warrington rd byford,serpintine cheif has just asked for road complex to be shut down
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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[quote="brocks"]3rd alarm scrub fire at southern river,dm newburn turning out,[/quo
maddington,canningvale and 2.4 and welshpool 2nd in attendance
gosnells enroute
1259 Helitaks 669 671 767 enroute
1310 Helitaks arrived
1323MLO and malaga 2.4 enroute
1328basendeen 2nd and gulford enroute
1341 Air intel enroute
1348 serpentine deputy asking for fixed wing bombers
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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maddington wants some more light tankers and they also require holmes rd ? closed,malaga 2.4,bassenden and guilford lt turning out to holmes rd as well
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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1.25pm helitack 767 is leaving southern river fire and is tracking over to byford
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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There is a 4th alarm scrub fire at Hazelmere, and a 3rd alarm fire with DEC out at Martin (canning Mills) going at the moment.
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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3rd alarm bush barrett street southern river. Maddington first in attendance. Canningvale, welshpool 2nd and canningvale 2.4 in attendance. Helitaks mobile
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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[quote="MBFB"]3rd alarm bush barrett street southern river. Maddington first in attendance. Canningvale, welshpool 2nd and canningvale 2.4 in attendance. Helitaks mobile[/quote]


Any updates for this one?

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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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3rd alarm scrub fire around tonkin hwy mills rd east, maddington and welshpool lt turned out asked for air intel and helitacks 1.56pm gosnells 2.4 and welshpool lt 2 turned out commaned channel 38,gosnells 7.2turned out, control point mills rd east,no property directly under threat,having difficulty accessing fire due to high voltage power lines arcing
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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[quote="brocks"]3rd alarm scrub fire around tonkin hwy mills rd east, maddington and welshpool lt turned out asked for air intel and helitacks 1.56pm gosnells 2.4 and welshpool lt 2 turned out commaned channel 38,gosnells 7.2turned out[/quote]


Sounds pretty huge but I first thought there was another big one up in Kalamanda??

EDIT - DM Metro enroute. Gosnells Chief and ICV en-route.

EDIT - Helitac 767 enroute on Ch 23
Welshpool, Maddingto, Gosnells plus others in attendance.

EDIT - DM Cockburn arrived - 14:14

EDIT - Welshpool 1st advised 6AR - Property now UNDER THREAT - require additional resources - ONE house INVOLVED. 14:15

EDIT - Quarry Park - now the location for Command - ICV their and DM Metro.

Canningvale Pump, Light Tanker and 2.4??? en-route to incident 14:21

Success also mobile and en-route.

Roleystone 2.4 and LT turning out 14:29

EDIT - Gosnells ICV changing command channel - to 29 - 14:26

EDIT - Air Intel en-route

UPDATE: Helitac 669 and 671 enroute to this incident.

UPDATE: Rolleystone 2.4 Urban en-route. 14:42

UPDATE: Welshpool advise major comms issues - NEED more resources - Property UNDER threat. DM Metro advises 6AR he will assist them with Comms issues. 14:47

Quarry Control request - Comms support, at least 5 LT's and others to assist.

UPDATE: MLO enroute to this incident. 15:06

UPDATE: Quarry Control requesting 2 Large Water Tankers approx 9.2's and Water Board Rep for Water Pressure issues. Plus Front End-Loader, and also need Tech for Maddington LT - unserviceable.

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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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houses are now under threat in connelly way asked for extra resourses
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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Baldivis 4.4 and LT1 and Rocky 1st to scrub fire on 50 and 80 Road ???? (unsure) Property possibly under threat. 14:49

EDIT - Singleton being turned out.

UPDATE - Baldivis 4.4 - Called in CODE 8-8 THIRD ALARM. 14:52

UPDATE - Rockingham Chief off at scene - confirmed 3rd alarm - 8-8.

Baldivis 9.2 enroute.

Chief advises channel 35

UPDATE - Kwinana South 4.4 turning out - 14:58

UPDATE - Kwinana South LT 1 - enroute. 15:03 - Control Point - Eighty Rd and Fifty.

UPDATE: Serpintine i think LT enroute to incident.

Rockingham Chief enroute to control point.

Singleton 2.4 enroute 15:08

Baldivis LT 2 enroute 15:09

Control point asking for Rockingham ICV and Rocky 1st for assistance - 15:12

UPDATE - Control asking advising for Air Support.

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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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[quote="gkoutlis"][quote="brocks"]3rd alarm scrub fire around tonkin hwy mills rd east, maddington and welshpool lt turned out asked for air intel and helitacks 1.56pm gosnells 2.4 and welshpool lt 2 turned out commaned channel 38,gosnells 7.2turned out[/quote]


Sounds pretty huge but I first thought there was another big one up in Kalamanda??

EDIT - DM Metro enroute. Gosnells Chief and ICV en-route.

EDIT - Helitac 767 enroute on Ch 23
Welshpool, Maddingto, Gosnells plus others in attendance.

EDIT - DM Cockburn arrived - 14:14

EDIT - Welshpool 1st advised 6AR - Property now UNDER THREAT - require additional resources - ONE house INVOLVED. 14:15

EDIT - Quarry Park - now the location for Command - ICV their and DM Metro.

Canningvale Pump, Light Tanker and 2.4??? en-route to incident 14:21

Success also mobile and en-route.

Roleystone 2.4 and LT turning out 14:29

EDIT - Gosnells ICV changing command channel - to 29 - 14:26

EDIT - Air Intel en-route

UPDATE: Helitac 669 and 671 enroute to this incident.

UPDATE: Rolleystone 2.4 Urban en-route. 14:42

UPDATE: Welshpool advise major comms issues - NEED more resources - Property UNDER threat. DM Metro advises 6AR he will assist them with Comms issues. 14:47

Quarry Control request - Comms support, at least 5 LT's and others to assist.

UPDATE: MLO enroute to this incident. 15:06

UPDATE: Quarry Control requesting 2 Large Water Tankers approx 9.2's and Water Board Rep for Water Pressure issues. Plus Front End-Loader, and also need Tech for Maddington LT - unserviceable.

LEVEL 3 Refreshments Required - 50 people, FIRST AID requested. 15:19 - Incident Support Group also required.
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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Glen Forrest en route to Quarry Park fire.
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009

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Parkerville and apparently Darlington Light Tankers 1 and 2 are mobile as well.

Guildford and Bassendean 2nd have also been paged for the incident so should be turning out soon.
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