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Burnover at Dawesley

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Numpty:
I heard Mount Barker had a Burnover at the Dawesley fire nothing was said on the news, I'm assuming everybody was OK?

Cheers

Alex:
I wont name which trucks, but i heard three appliances got burnt over.

Keen to hear from someone who was actually there with some info if there willing to share. What were the conditions and what exactly happened?

Hope all are well.

Shiner:
It had happened before we got to the foreground but talk on the radio was of three appliances involved.

The terrain is certainly rugged with many gullies, near impassable climbs with lots of surface rock and houses and sheds dotted around.

Plenty of tyre damage done over the day and there is also rumours of at least one truck suffering significant damage to bodywork and underbody fittings. Not sure the newer appliances are really suited to this type of fire.

The bombers did a good job once they arrived and certainly assisted the ground crews to deal with some very inaccessible areas of fire.

rescue5271:
I spoke to someone who was at this fire and they said it was a small burnover and was unaware of any appliance damage...I did see on pager site that one Barker appliances was in for repairs...

pumprescue:
I agree with shiner, the new appliances just aren't cut out for the heavy off road work without some sort of damage, those old Hino's might be slow and unsuitable for anything, but they are 100% when it comes to offroad rural fires, which is essentially what they are set up for, a water tank, pump and no lockers underneath.

But we can't have it all!

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