Significant bush fires 2014/15

Announce thread for significant bush fires & 3rd alarm or above structure fires

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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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A bushfire EMERGENCY WARNING has been issued for people in the southern part of Toodyay near Salt Valley Road, Challeon Lane, Panorama View, Hoddy Well Road and Sandplain Road in the Shire of Toodyay.

Ref: http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/alerts/Pages/ ... emId=11812
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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3 tankers with problems
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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Discussion goes in the general fire thread - I'm moving the above posts (c'mon peeps - you know the drill!)
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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3rd Alarm Bushfire
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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3rd Alarm Bushfire Bedfordale, Albany Highway
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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Third alarm bushfire Dundas Road, Forrestfield
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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Further to this post, the fire near Rockingham Golf Course has been upgraded to a third alarm. Additional FRS units are on their way for asset protection in the houses around Link Way, Caddy Close, etc.

EDIT: aerial support tasked - Air Attack 1, Bombers 607 and 608 and Helitacs 671 and 672.
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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3rd Alarm Ennis ave Port Kennedy. Known as Port Kennedy Control.

1734: Rockingham Pump, Lt: 88, 3rd alarm
Singleton
Hope Valley
Secret Harbour
Kwinana South
Baldivis
Do Hills
Do Command Control Level 2
Rockingham Deputy
Rockingham ICV
Jandakot 12.2
Paftacs

4 acres alight, mod scrub, ROS 13 kph, winds SW35 kph, require 6 x lts, 6 x 2.4, air support, and IMT.
Comms MSC1
1749 Sitrep: Trains required to slow when passing through as fire approaching railway lines.
1751: Bulk water required.
1804: Most running fire knocked down.
1811 Fire contained, incoming appliances to be stood down. Air support stood down.
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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Third alarm bushfire near Coolbinia Primary School. Bradford Street cross of Glick Street.
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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3RD Alarm
Fire at Canning Dam.
Air support
Bedfordale
Roleystone
& more
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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Canning Dam fire - control point is on Heritage Drive (near gatekeepers house) in Araluen.
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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Canning Dam fire control point moved to Roleystone VFRS station last night. The fire is controlled but not contained.
They have requested more 3.4's and a tanker this morning.
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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3rd alarm Bailup
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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Large Bushfire going near the Bindoon Army Firing Range in Wannamal. The fire is outside 6AR/6IP coverage, so nothing is coming through over the scanner.

Property under threat, 3x CFRS on the way for asset protection, Air Support on the way as well

So far the following have gone up there:

Wannamal
Wooroloo
Bindoon
Upper Chittering
Lower Chittering
Toodyay Shire
Wanneroo Central
Two Rocks
Quins Rocks

Ellenbrook FRS
Joondalup FRS
Claremont FRS

CESM Swan
Chittering Chief

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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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Hi Nafenn

What is the update on this fire? Any Bullsbrook or Swan units going?
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