Major Fires 2007/08 (Bush/Scrub)

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:06 am

sounded like somethin was happening there again last night,welshpool 2nd called for assistance and got joondalup 2.4 and kalamunda vfrs.

near tonkin highway,how do these fires rip at like 12pm?

chris

Post by **Tyranus** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:08 am

Sorry Chris is that 12am in the morning, or 12pm lunch time, can't explain 12am other than pyro's, 12pm many factors as I'm sure you are aware

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:09 am

Tyranus wrote:Sorry Chris is that 12am in the morning, or 12pm lunch time, can't explain 12am other than pyro's, 12pm many factors as I'm sure you are aware

in between 11pm and 12am.

chris

kylep · Post by **kylep** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:55 am

It was around 30 and low humidity overnight there. You can also get some decent wind down the bottom of the hills there at night. It's common for the scarp area to have large fires which start in the wee hour of the morning. I guess also you have to hope that someone spots it before it has a chance to set in.

Post by **Tyranus** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:43 am

kylep wrote:It was around 30 and low humidity overnight there. You can also get some decent wind down the bottom of the hills there at night. It's common for the scarp area to have large fires which start in the wee hour of the morning. I guess also you have to hope that someone spots it before it has a chance to set in.

We don't doubt that it'll start or burn at that time of night, if only fires were like humans and went to sleep. But at that time of the night, it's not going to be sun shining through glass or something like that.

kylep · Post by **kylep** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:08 am

Tyranus wrote:We don't doubt that it'll start or burn at that time of night, if only fires were like humans and went to sleep. But at that time of the night, it's not going to be sun shining through glass or something like that.

Haha, after years in a firefighting family, and being a firefighter, you get to the point of 'knowing' that a bush/scrub/grass fires is lit intentionally. Usually if accidental, then that person is attempting to extinguish, or will own up, and is usually involved with welding, grinding etc. You then get accidental due to fire escaping an intentional fire.

More often than not, if you arrive at a scrub fire, there is an incedinary device, or multiple ignition points, clear indication that it is intentional. You then often have fires at similar times, in similar areas and so on.

In this particular area, it seems that there is always someone around who wants to play with fire, and you just get to hear about it when there's a bit of wind and it takes off. Was told this morning that parts of the latest fire have been hard to get into, and get water through, due to excessive undergrowth, and having been in the area on many occasions, I don't doubt it at all.

Oh, and give me a midnight call anytime, beats the 3-4am, just when you're in that nice deep sleep...

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:41 pm

Parkerville have been mobilised to a grass fire at kilburn x brindle

DM north east has mobilised all avail mundaring appliances as well as stoneville appliances. Can see smoke from Midland.

Wordback from capt was 88.

DM North East has asked for Nth East strike team to be mobilised

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:43 pm

sounds like its going!

are they mobilising helitacs??

chris

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:46 pm

helitacs mobile now.
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chris

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:46 pm

Just mobilised.

Now reporting property under threat FRS now requested at peartree lane x kilburn

1353 reports of first house on fire with 7 under threat

1357 Dm has asked for 2nd strike team to be mobilised.

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:57 pm

theres only 9 appliaces on scene and theres 12 propertys under threat.

chris

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:59 pm

50 hectares and growing

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:03 pm

mundaring icv mobile midland arriver,house half ingulfed.

chris

Post by **meg** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:18 pm

Anyone hear the command channel? Lots of smoke!

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:22 pm

channel 34,cant pick it up down here:(
finally mobilised 2 frs stations.

chris