Major Fires 2007/08 (Bush/Scrub)

Post by **Always RX** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:50 pm

bomber wrote:

Helitacs have also departed. Made an impressive sight seeing 4 helitacs , carson and intell fixed wing all flying in convoy back to jandakot

Seems to be a few sightings of this lot heading for Jandakot , was this confirmed by radio also? I would find it quite surprising if thats where they were headed as all the Helicopters are based at Perth AP.

Post by **Tyranus** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:35 pm

Is Jandakot closer to the fire ground? Might just be going there for the night. But surely if sited in the city area would be heading to Perth AP?
Darlington LT1
Sawyers Valley LT1 heading to fire, left around 10pm, only 1 crew requested.

Post by **Tyranus** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:38 pm

Helitak_670 wrote:Well Swan View incident, delib lit, offender was caught.

Midland Pump and LT
Bassendean Pump and LT
Mundaring HSR and LT
Mt Helena 3.4U
East Swan 2.4R
West Gidge 4.4 was on there way.

pics
http://warsug.info/viewtopic.php?p=46241#46241

Darlington LT1 as well

munchkin1981 · Post by **munchkin1981** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:51 pm

port Kennedy fire is nice and big very windy down there

Clontarf[X] · Post by **Clontarf[X]** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:05 am

Yeah just walked outside. Good luck to the firies!

Millsy · Post by **Millsy** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:14 am

Biggest fire, i've ever been to.

To begin describing it ... I don't even know where to begin?

biggest fire front, Biggest plume of smoke? it was just massive.

and burnt uncontrolled for so long, we kept suffering flare ups in the camp area.

The airsupport played a vital role in killing it, it's just a shame they can't stick around into the night.

Few pics to follow tommorrow.

Post by **Tyranus** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:22 am

Kalamunda, Belmont ICV, Bassendean, Midland, Darlington LT2 all turned out to fire at ZigZag, East Gidge 7.2 was also turning out but stood down. Windy as anything up here too.

Jonesy · Post by **Jonesy** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:47 am

Missed the turn out to Port Kennedy fire as was at work, but got a good view of this baby from home. Everyone on the street was up on the roof of there houses.

Noticed the Rocko ICV still set up at Harvey Norman Port Kennedy this morning (0630hrs)

dreynolds · Post by **dreynolds** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:28 am

Tyranus wrote:Kalamunda, Belmont ICV, Bassendean, Midland, Darlington LT2 all turned out to fire at ZigZag, East Gidge 7.2 was also turning out but stood down. Windy as anything up here too.

Kalamunda 2.4 and lt4 were at port kennedy at this time. i turned out in the kalamunda 3.4. for the zig zag incident we just supplied water to bassendeen and midland pumps who did all the work. but on our way back to station we saw a large plume of smoke coming from a glowing patch of bush to the south of the zig zag we went to investigate and found a large fire in forrestfield that was threatning several houses. it was windy as all hell down there and i must say it isnt pleasant to be wet in such winds... it was freezing! at the forrestfield incident were:
2xGosnells L/T
Gosnells 7.2
Bassendean FRS
Midland FRS
Maddington FRS
Kalamunda 1.4 3.4 ICV and 3 L/T's (one was kala FRS)
2?xDarlingtonL/T
Welshpool 2nd
and Perth 2nd
i probably missed a few too....

munchkin1981 · Post by **munchkin1981** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:26 am

Jonesy wrote:Missed the turn out to Port Kennedy fire as was at work, but got a good view of this baby from home. Everyone on the street was up on the roof of there houses.

Noticed the Rocko ICV still set up at Harvey Norman Port Kennedy this morning (0630hrs)

got moved there about 2000 lastnight we got told to go to golf course as we gwet there they are all moving back to Harvey Norman

Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:48 am

Wireless hill well alight, canning highway rd now closed.

Dont know which helitact is there but one of them.

Had DM central pass me on the freeway not long ago.

Post by **gkoutlis** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:23 am

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 61,00.html

Wireless Hill - Fire

perthscanner · Post by **perthscanner** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:48 pm

13:19:12 26-03-08 1314 HOURS, FOR INFO - MAJOR BUSH FIRE, UNCONTROLLED, INVOLVING STRUCTURES, 5TH ALARM, DIZZY LAMB PARK, BAILEY RD, CARABOODA, X EMERALD

13:30:23 26-03-08 GREATER THAN 50% METRO RESOURCES COMMITTED. ONE FIFTH ALARM BUSHFIRE UNCONTROLLED. 2 X THIRD ALARM BUSHFIRES CONTROLLED.

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:34 pm

perthscanner wrote:13:19:12 26-03-08 1314 HOURS, FOR INFO - MAJOR BUSH FIRE, UNCONTROLLED, INVOLVING STRUCTURES, 5TH ALARM, DIZZY LAMB PARK, BAILEY RD, CARABOODA, X EMERALD

13:30:23 26-03-08 GREATER THAN 50% METRO RESOURCES COMMITTED. ONE FIFTH ALARM BUSHFIRE UNCONTROLLED. 2 X THIRD ALARM BUSHFIRES CONTROLLED.

where did u get this from??

cheers.

Smithy · Post by **Smithy** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:34 pm

i did the 10pm to 6am shift at the port kennedy fire. biggest fire i have been to aswell although i only been firie for 4 weeks.

when i arrived there wouldve been bout 8 or 9 police cars parked in the harvey norman carpark aswell as the 30 odd ses. saw appliances from kalamunda, sawyers valley, mt helena, belmont, daglish and the usual suspects at south fires.

just looked out my window and it appears there are a couple of flare ups again, the wind is being quite difficult