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

Post by meg »

Heritage Dve fire - blacking out, air support has headed home.
As always, big props to the firies. =D>
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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Third alarm bushfire Roe Hwy cross of Tonkin Highway. Going under the name "Wattle Grove Control".
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

Post by Zebedee »

Third alarm bushfire in Whiteman Park.

Comms plan MCE2

Lots of units attending, couldn't get callsigns, was driving at the time ;)
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

Post by roland985 »

Listening on 162.9875MHz.


Whiteman Park is Abaze.

https://www.facebook.com/perthweatherlive

I'm an admin for PWL, we have lots of pictures of this incident.
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

Post by allycat »

DPAW on 159.750 mhz.
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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allycat wrote:DPAW on 159.750 mhz.
That's the input to the repeater on 164.350MHz - air support channel 644.
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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Whiteman Park fire now a fifth alarm.
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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Whiteman Park fire has been declared a level 2 incident.

Also they are having a lot of radio communications problems. SES Comms Support Unit have been requested.
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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3rd alarm scrub fire in Southern River.
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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3rd alarm scrub fire at Lake Richmond, Rockingham. Air support on the way.
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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88 arrival code, 2nd alarm bushfire Bursaria Cr, Ferndale.
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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Third alarm bushfire in Rockingham.

Rockingham Lakes Regional Park (Lake Richmond) is the general area.
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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vk6hgr wrote:88 arrival code, 2nd alarm bushfire Bursaria Cr, Ferndale.
Three fires all in close proximity in that area...
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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35 Lugg place Bertram 3rd Alarm

2nd Alarm Tonkin hwy x Guildford rd - Air support requested.
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Re: Significant bush fires 2014/15

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Helitak_670 wrote:35 Lugg place Bertram 3rd Alarm
Known as "Lugg Control". Comms plan is MSC1.
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