Aussie Bush Fires
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During the last real period of extreme and catastrophic fire weather (the start if this thread) I signed up to the QFES (Qld Fire & Emergency Services) media centre to get email alerts. (Am working at Council at the moment and Disaster Coordinator suggested we do that to keep informed.)
Unfortunately I don't have actual numbers but had noticeably sided down last week. Seriously ramped back up again last few days.
Only take notice of those fires somewhere near us though.
I can say that in all that time the Woodgate fire, the one closish to us, was never extinguished. It is "contained" now, but still burning. I find that scary that these fires just keep going.
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@bayimports said in Aussie Bush Fires:
@barbarian said in Aussie Bush Fires:
As someone who is due to get married at a venue in Bawley Point next March, this South Coast fire is pretty fucken scary.
Fire crossed the road into Bawley point this evening, last heard cool change might help but unknown how many homes lost.
Bawley point is a great place..hope you and your wife’s intended venue is still standing
..I’m over these fricken fires, if I caught someone lighting one I’m sure my ensuing sentence for vigilante justice would be harsher than the prick who lit it.
From memory Bawley is the only 'clearing' in the area and surrounded by bush on all sides isn't it
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@dogmeat said in Aussie Bush Fires:
@mariner4life I'm guessing no DP...
Where does @barbarian go in the Lucky Pierre?
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https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=1027116167639351&_rdr
Not sure how to embed, but fucking hell get your eyes on that footage and watch the fire explode
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@Paekakboyz said in Aussie Bush Fires:
@NTA takes a special kind of human to handle that nightmare scenario aye. They are dead set legends.
The issue will be later in the year when the volunteers are exhausted - some of these guys n gals have been going 2 weeks fairly solid. They're not attending their regular jobs and businesses so its hurting the economy as well.
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This thing is huge, especially since the north Sydney fires joined and created a mega wall of 60km forefront last night, and no let up in sight..
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@raznomore said in Aussie Bush Fires:
Again Im nowhere near the actual fire but this stuff is fucken depressing. Not trying to trivialise what the real victims of the fires are going through. However it's 32° and smoke is everywhere. You can not escape it.
Mate I have had a stack of First World Problems over this: pool is layered with dust and soot, cars are filthy, washing can't be hung out etc
But I've got my house, haven't suffered livestock loses due to fire or drought, and I'm not suicidal at the thought it won't end.
Poor bastards in the bush are the ones doing it tough.
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@bayimports said in Aussie Bush Fires:
This thing is huge, especially since the north Sydney fires joined and created a mega wall of 60km forefront last night, and no let up in sight..
It's mental.
Considering there are other areas up the coast of similar size, all these fucking boomers on social media saying "oh we had bad fires before when I was a toddler" can go and get fucked.
The North coast hinterland that burned is temperate rainforest. It has not burned like this before, because it has not been dry enough. 😞
Canadian and US crews arriving at the moment.
Fuck knows what we do when the fire seasons overlap in both hemispheres.
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@NTA said in Aussie Bush Fires:
@raznomore said in Aussie Bush Fires:
Again Im nowhere near the actual fire but this stuff is fucken depressing. Not trying to trivialise what the real victims of the fires are going through. However it's 32° and smoke is everywhere. You can not escape it.
Mate I have had a stack of First World Problems over this: pool is layered with dust and soot, cars are filthy, washing can't be hung out etc
But I've got my house, haven't suffered livestock loses due to fire or drought, and I'm not suicidal at the thought it won't end.
Poor bastards in the bush are the ones doing it tough.
I agree my house is covered in ash, feeling like a pack a day smoker without any of the buzz, even the pet are dogs struggling to breathe.. but we have none of the real shit that’s happening, agree Nick anyone who passes this off as “back in my day” can go get fucked.
And if any insurance companies try find loopholes that are unrelated to fire, (like the previously heard BS you’re a NZer excuse, but I will sell you a policy) and don’t pay out on policies that should include fire, I’ll probably lose it too.
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@bayimports said in Aussie Bush Fires:
I agree my house is covered in ash
Car was in the garage all fucking day yesterday.
Backed out this morning, and little bits of grey shit all over the windscreen...