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Re: Major structure fires (3rd alarm and above) 2008/2009

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From my building at work - Can see a fair bit of smoke towards that way....

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Re: General fire discussions

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saw the metz turntable ladder heading back to the city on the kwinana fwy thisarvo. anyone know where it had been?
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Re: Major structure fires (3rd alarm and above) 2008/2009

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dont know were you work gkoutlis but i work only about 5 km from my home and i couldnt see smoke from the property i work at, but there looked like a large fuel reduction burn somewhere over past mundaring weir direction or even further ,huge amount of smoke blowing eastwards
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Re: Major structure fires (3rd alarm and above) 2008/2009

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i would imagine this is the smoke G could see. Biodiversity management burn 7km S of Mundaring (www.dec.wa.gov.au)
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Re: Major structure fires (3rd alarm and above) 2008/2009

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treeny you are good just looked it up myself 1200 hectares nice little burn
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Re: General fire discussions

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cheers. helps if u know where to look
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Re: General fire discussions

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treeny wrote:saw the metz turntable ladder heading back to the city on the kwinana fwy thisarvo. anyone know where it had been?
Canning Vale fire
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Re: General fire discussions

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written_ficton wrote:
treeny wrote:saw the metz turntable ladder heading back to the city on the kwinana fwy thisarvo. anyone know where it had been?
Canning Vale fire
Do you know this for a fact? Photos show Perth CLP at this fire, not the TTL.
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Re: General fire discussions

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I thought it was the TTL, not the CPL - I'm wrong
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Re: General fire discussions

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written_ficton wrote:No need to get all hot headed.

I thought it was the TTL, not the CPL

I don't find anything "hot headed" about obs's comment - it was merely a question!

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Re: General fire discussions

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kwn wrote:A few pictures of Perth CLP at Canningvale Pallet Stroage Yard Fire today....

http://img2.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=1002018w.jpg

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 61,00.html
WF. The link to the imageshank photo's clearly show Perth CLP in use. The TTL movement was most likely a competely unrelated event. For all we know it could have been on its way to Perth for a vehicle change over
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Re: General fire discussions

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Yes I was wrong - no need to keep reposting the pictures and stating the obvious, I am wrong!
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Re: General fire discussions

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geez, first day over 35 and 6AR has been running nonstop. lots of little fires here and there
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Multiple SJA, FESA Fire Call - On Orrong Rd towards City - anyone hear anything?

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Re: General fire discussions

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check the ta thread in police
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