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General Discussion => Incident Operations => Topic started by: 24P on November 20, 2006, 06:27:16 PM
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Was on a plane coming back from Melbourne earlier and saw what appeared to be 3? fires sort of east of Tintanara?Coonalpyn area. Anyone able to shed some light?
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well by the look on the pager site god has been hard at work with lightning,all 3 fires sorry 8 fire's are in region 3.....
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And potentially, a lot more lightening yet to come........
Anyone going to Lameroo? Might see you up there! :-)
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Well the lightning we were supposed to get in the Naracoorte,Gambier & Wattle Range group areas did eventuate this morning at 3 am however there is a arvo thundery change forecasted which could do be worser than better cause i was talking to Blinky last night on Yahoo and he told me we havent got any rain for the next 10 days :| :-(
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Was on a plane coming back from Melbourne earlier and saw what appeared to be 3? fires sort of east of Tintanara?Coonalpyn area. Anyone able to shed some light?
1919326 12:52:10 20-11-06 SHQ: *CFSRES: COOMANDOOK, KI KI AND COONALPYN RESPOND GRASS FIRE, NEAR BACK OF CORMACKS PROPERTY
1919333 13:57:59 20-11-06 SHQ: *CFSRES: TINTINARA RESPOND SCRUB FIRE CARCUMA NATIONAL PARK NORTHERN BOUNDARY >
1919325 14:36:03 20-11-06 SHQ: *CFSRES: SALT CREEK, TILLEY, COLEBATCH SWAMP RESPOND SCRUB FIRE SALT CREEK IN STONLEY PARK SCRUB REFERENCE OF 54H0391084
Lameroo Coonalpyn Tintinara Area started by lightning 350 hectares so far with strike teams enroute
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1928799 09:34:42 21-11-06 ENGINEER GROUP, FYI & PLANNING SEC IS OPEN WITH POLICE CFS SAMFS SES BOM TRANSPORT & ENGINEERING - CURRENTLY THERE ARE 4 FIRES IN UPPER SE & 5 FIRES IN FAR WEST
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1928799 09:36:18 21-11-06 ENGINEER GROUP, >>>DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES EXPECTED ACROSS STATE AS WEATHER CHANGE PASSES BETWEEN 13:00 & 18:00 FULL ACTIVATION OF SEC POSSIBLE LATER - NEXT BRIEFING 10:30
Its stormy here in Kalangadoo at the moment but no sign of dry lightning as such yet but this could be the developing stage of a bad storm this arvo :|
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Lightning went through here about an hour ago not much in it.....YET
Change due through about 14:00 hrs
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Raining from Hallett Cove to Adelaide city from 1330.
Dry lightening storm around the hills and in the gulf before that.
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Any idea if theres more lightning instore for the LSE in the next few hours :? cause im hoping there isnt cause it could be worser :|
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Looks like the SE has already been pounded again by lightning, ahh we are blessed in Goolwa the storms come to us split apart when it reaches the area then reforms after it passes. :roll:
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Just listening to Forestry SA South East. Up to fire 20.
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Havn't heard anything about the SE but just got back from Holland creek and heard that One tree Hill is blowing up.
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Largish Fire near Dergholm Vic, Just over the border from Penola SA.
Strike team from Penola area and Forestry SA.
Strike Team from Gambier & Port Mac Groups going up to fires in the USE im guessing. Although they just arrived at Naracoorte Fire Station so not sure whats happening.
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Why havent you gone Camo :wink: its a pity i wasnt able to respond as i havent done burn over training yet :cry: but im gonna find a way to get this done before the bad part of our season happens
To be honest the lightning storm was really something as it started 3 seperate fires around Kalangadoo two of these were just out of town going towards Penola the most unusual thing was that there were 2 seperate fires but each were in a paddock on either side of the road :|
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So your telling me Rob that the DOO had more than one call in a day Jeeeesus. Whip out the banjo cos there's a party tonight. :-P :lol:
Sorry Rob boring day at work and no one to rip scheiße out of. :evil:
You better get the burnover training done before the next lot. :wink:
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Why havent you gone Camo :wink: its a pity i wasnt able to respond as i havent done burn over training yet :cry: but im gonna find a way to get this done before the bad part of our season happens
To be honest the lightning storm was really something as it started 3 seperate fires around Kalangadoo two of these were just out of town going towards Penola the most unusual thing was that there were 2 seperate fires but each were in a paddock on either side of the road :|
1. My brigade didnt go.
2. I gotta go to work at 0530
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So your telling me Rob that the DOO had more than one call in a day Jeeeesus. Whip out the banjo cos there's a party tonight. :-P :lol:
Sorry Rob boring day at work and no one to rip filtered out of. :evil:
You better get the burnover training done before the next lot. :wink:
Yes Mund Kalangadoo had 3 fires started by lightning but the fires started all at the same time which is pretty rare :? for our little town while all 3 brigades were responding to 1 fire our good old yellow water bombers responded to the other 2 :wink:
Also i happened to have my trunk tracker fitted with frequency 132.550 CFS Bomber Frequency and was listening to them responding ;)
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30,000 lightning strikes hit Adelaide yesterday so its surprising that we didnt have another Black Tuesday on our hands...thankfully the bombers did their work,as well as on ground crews.90 fires were reported yesterday.
Now you boys in the SE get that BURNOVER TRAINING done :-P
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Lucky for the Lower South East we had 2 bombers stationed at Mount Gambier airport and were dispatched in a split second after the first lightning fires in the Wattle Range group were reported :-D
It was quite interesting to listen to spotter & bomber traffic on 132.550 rather than on GRN
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Lucky for the Lower South East we had 2 bombers stationed at Mount Gambier airport and were dispatched in a split second after the first lightning fires in the Wattle Range group were reported :-D
It was quite interesting to listen to spotter & bomber traffic on 132.550 rather than on GRN
What would we do without our Trunktrackers.
Listening to Air Ops when he says where are the 4 strike teams I asked for two hours ago!
Planning oops
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We would be lost if Uniden Australia didnt make trunk tracker scanners :-D as these scanners allow us to listen to GRN traffic if were monitoring 1 talk group on our own radios and cant change to another :-)
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30,000 lightning strikes hit Adelaide yesterday so its surprising that we didnt have another Black Tuesday on our hands...thankfully the bombers did their work,as well as on ground crews.90 fires were reported yesterday.
Now you boys in the SE get that BURNOVER TRAINING done :-P
We over on EP were glad somewhere else in the state had a turn.. :wink:
We had been watching the lightening and were in the blocks ready overnight but thankfully, 19,000 strikes all happened at sea....and then you guys took over...
Great effort with very little lost..good work guys.. :-D
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Its been a wild time here in the Naracoorte group all brigade's where rolling to jobs from the first lightning strike and they just came on coming and coming. Naracoorte brigade had 11 fires to deal with and the biggest fire was north of Naracoorte burning in scrub on private land around 250hcys was burnt and crews where still on scene at 1630 hrs today. It was great to get a strike team from port mac/mount groups who set 4 appliances to our aid at 1600 hrs they guys and girls did a great job and it gave loacle crews time to rest/eat and then get back into it. I took on a few roles on the day first I was the base operator then I got put into 34 to make up that crew only to be put into car 1 along with a DGO and then back into the radio room as the groups logistics officer. Our ladys did a great job at feeding the troops and there was heaps of food and drink not grog......The bombers where working out of naracoorte airport and twice the outskirts of the airport was hit by lightning and there was a good running fire put out by members from kyby/nara and joanna....One hopes that this is not the start of things to come .... We could not get help from the CFA as they where flat out wattle range had sent a strike team to VICTORIA casterton way.....
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The upper South east really copped the lightening..
I was on an IMT based at Coonalpyn. We had 4 fires burning in the area, which were contained....and then we saw the potential for lightening ( I love the BOM site!!)
In around 2 hours, we had another 34 fires in the area, all started by lightening...it was absolute chaos...and because other areas had similar problems, we didn't have access to a number of resources from adjoingin regions, which we would normally have access to... :-(
The IMT, and the guys on the ground (CFS, NPWS and numerous private units, as well as two bombers) did a fantastic job of dealing with the fires - there was at least 1 house, and probably 4 that we saved as a direct result of the actions of the bombers & the ground crews...
Pip
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Wasn't quite as bad up in the hills as we had the rain. But going out to Cuddley creek ther was reports of fires starting every 5 minuts or so. most were not actauly fires but it did create chaos.
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had three fires in our area (hills) started by lightning just the other day.... one was semi-decent size burning in some steep terrain, which made for a good time before being sent on a changeover crew to humbug scrub.
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Robert wanted to go but hasnt done burnover training yet Pip :lol:
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Very funny SA Firey even though its true that i havent done burn over training :-) im hoping to sort that out soon :wink:
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Just think once you get that out the way,we then expect you to break out the camera and get some piccys of the Doo's jobs for the Promo site :-D
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Thats about what i'll be doing SA Firey but since we might have a couple of newbie volunteers joining up who have already done their fire training with another brigade i might have to let them go out however if i happen to be nearby to a local fire station like Wandilo or Tarpeena when theres a big fire i'll respond with them :-D
If only i had of gotten a USB download cord with my Nokia 6233 i could've downloaded that video footage of MFS responding to k-mart for a fire alarm yesterday onto my computer :-D
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MFS photos aren't much good for the CFS Promo site :-(
If anyone does have recent photos of any CFS activities, that might be suitable for the Promo site, please email them through to me [email protected]
Pip :-D
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Mind you pip yesterdays footage i took of MFS responding was once in a blue moon shot as it may never happen again for a while or at least until an actual emergency occurs in K-mart :-P :-D
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Thats about what i'll be doing SA Firey but since we might have a couple of newbie volunteers joining up who have already done their fire training with another brigade i might have to let them go out however if i happen to be nearby to a local fire station like Wandilo or Tarpeena when theres a big fire i'll respond with them :-D
If only i had of gotten a USB download cord with my Nokia 6233 i could've downloaded that video footage of MFS responding to k-mart for a fire alarm yesterday onto my computer :-D
Suggestion Rob...change your settings so it saves it to the Memory Card instead then you can take it out and use the card reader to get it onto your PC :wink:
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I'm not disputing that...just that it is the CFS Promotions Unit website, and hence doesn't have a lot of MFS photos / footage on it!
I am seeking photo of CFS appliances, and of CFS members doing their stuff.....
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Mind you pip yesterdays footage i took of MFS responding was once in a blue moon shot as it may never happen again for a while or at least until an actual emergency occurs in K-mart :-P :-D
or until someone burns the toast next week
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MFS photos aren't much good for the CFS Promo site :-(
If anyone does have recent photos of any CFS activities, that might be suitable for the Promo site, please email them through to me [email protected]
Pip :-D
Yeah got a few from Coonalpyn on wednesday i'll get them to you at some stage :-D
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MFS photos aren't much good for the CFS Promo site :-(
If anyone does have recent photos of any CFS activities, that might be suitable for the Promo site, please email them through to me [email protected]
Pip :-D
Im doing my bit Pip :-D
Yeah got a few from Coonalpyn on wednesday i'll get them to you at some stage :-D
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Plenty of activity still down here in the SE. Strike teams heading of to Dergholm to assist CFA as well as region 3 brigades in the upper south east still running around at flare ups and re-kindles.
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most groups in the south east still have members working on fires,naracoorte group has had appliances helping Lucindale and as far as i know we have not gone over to the casterton fire's. I hope we dont get called as today is our xmas party fire's still burning in the upper south east at gum lagoon and that park that loves to burn each year mind you 14 appliances are better for use up there than 24/34.......
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With warmer weather coming up this week coming all h*** is gonna break loose if those fires get stirred up
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well then,,, do a good job and actually put them out properly...
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Ngarkat is going as well Bill :roll:
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Spent the night in Dergholm last night. They gave us 10 DSE lightning units to run around in. Most impressive, they go through just about anything.
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Spent the night in Dergholm last night. They gave us 10 DSE lightning units to run around in. Most impressive, they go through just about anything.
Camo that is the Little Desert Fire isnt it?
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Camo you should have given me a call mate as I would have went along :-D cause i've always wanted to drive a QAV :wink: :roll:
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Camo that is the Little Desert Fire isnt it?
nah little desert is in victoria up near bordertown....about 30kms south.
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hope you took some photos mate??? as of 0730 today fires in and along the voctoria border at contained but there is some fear that with hot dyas coming and stronger winds that teh fires will or could jump the break.......I understand water is a problem for refilling the aircraft....there is not much in victoria in the way of water...
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Has anyone noticed the pager messages relating to lighting strike flare ups last week are starting to pop up every now & then on the pager site
1908866 15:12:42 26-11-06 SHQ: AIR OPS INFO: BOMBERS 583 & 564 DIVERTED FROM STOP CALL AT NOOLOOK FOREST, TO FLARE UP AT NARADALE FIRE NEAR STEWARTS RANGE WITH SPOTTER 505
1909243 15:04:03 26-11-06 SHQ: CFSRES: STEWARTS RANGE RESPOND FLARE UP OF PREVIOUS FIRE, STEWARTS RANGE
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I suspect not all of them are flare ups... some look like new fires - there have been around 1670 strikes in SA in the last 24 hours.....
Pip
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hope you took some photos mate??? as of 0730 today fires in and along the voctoria border at contained but there is some fear that with hot dyas coming and stronger winds that teh fires will or could jump the break.......I understand water is a problem for refilling the aircraft....there is not much in victoria in the way of water...
Nah no photos. Wasnt really anything to take anyway. very few hot spots on the 20km edge we were patrolling. Our directions were to mop up 20m in. But i suspect a few hot spots 40-50m in are going to cause some headaches when it gets hot.
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The fire in Stewarts Range was in Forestry and going like the clappers last I heard
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Sigh :roll: it looks like were in for another dry lightning storm in the next couple days or so
1919242 11:14:14 27-11-06 SHQ: URGMSG: BOOLEROO, ORROROO, PEKINA RESPOND LIGHTNING STRIKE,. TARCOWIE - PETERBOROUGH ROAD, TARCOWIE, BRIAN THOMAS' PROPERTY
1919174 11:08:24 27-11-06 SHQ: *CFSRES: KOOLUNGA, NARRIDY, LAURA & GLADESTONE RESOND ACTIVE STANDBY AT STATIONS FROM REGION 4
1919150 11:07:54 27-11-06 SHQ: URGMSG: YONGALA RESPOND LIGHTNING STRIKES, GROWDENS ROAD, EASTERN SIDE JAMESTOWN, APPROX 10 KM OUT OF JAMESTOWN
1925786 10:52:11 27-11-06 SHQ: GEOFF, HEADS UP MULTIPLE LIGHTNING STRIKES JAMESTOWN/SPALDING AREA
1928781 10:51:31 27-11-06 SHQ: TIM, PLS CALL SOCC RE MULTIPLE LIGHTNING STRIKES
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check the lightening tracker Robert34.....loads happening in the mid north area...and more to come in a couple of days....I think our biggest issue this summer is going to be lightening strikes...we had another start on EP yesterday in Hincks National Park... :x
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Hmm, just been a few strikes in Dangali...
Not fun.
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I checked the Weather Channel lighting tracker on Austar channel 609 and there wasnt any lightning being detected.... any idea if this lightning band will hit the South East or move over to Victoria
You are right CaptCom that dry lightning storms will be our main headache this summer not arsonists :-(
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No, you need to BOM site...it's all travelling very high across the Mid north this time...SE looking safe...for now.. :wink:
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Bombers have been relocated to Mintaro as a result :wink:
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Does the Minarto Zoological Park have a fire crew cause they might need to protect the park incase of a fire :-D
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monarto and mintaro are different places :-P
WOuldnt mind going to monarto park one day. :mrgreen:
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Does the Minarto Zoological Park have a fire crew cause they might need to protect the park incase of a fire :-D
Hey Rob you know where Murray Bridge is well its not far from there....MONARTO ZOOLOGICAL PARK :mrgreen:
Mintaro is in the Mid North :-D
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1908995 14:51:07 01-12-06 MFS: RESPOND Strike Team 01/12/06 14:50,BURNSIDE FIRE STATION,5 GLEN ST,BURNSIDE, MAP 119 P 16 ,,,2919*CFSRES:
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1908995 14:51:07 01-12-06 MFS: RESPOND Strike Team 01/12/06 14:50,BURNSIDE FIRE STATION,5 GLEN ST,BURNSIDE, MAP 119 P 16 ,,,2919*CFSRES:
Note 1: The Standard Emergency Warning Signal (SEWS) is to be played for 10 seconds prior to this warning message being read on air.
Note 2: The following message is to be read on air verbatim immediately and then at 15-minute intervals thereafter or until the message expires or is superseded by another message related to this fire.
The CFS advises that a fire at BURRUNGULE near MT GAMBIER poses a threat to public safety.
The THE BLUFF fire is travelling in a easterly direction towards MT GAMBIER AND GLENCOE
You should take shelter in your home or shelter in a solid structure immediately. Close all doors and windows, stay inside until the fire front has passed.
After the fire front has passed, you should immediately begin to check your home and extinguish anything that is burning.
You should not enter or return to the area as access is restricted and the roads may not be safe.
Firefighters are attending to this fire.
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Im heading out at 8pm tonight on a relief crew. Sounds like things are pretty hectic at the moment. The Township of Glencoe is under threat but Mt Gambier is still 10 - 15km from the head of the fire.
I heard on the radio that they might contain one edge of the fire shortly but without knowing the full story im not sure.
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Did hear over the scanner that is possibly controlled?
3 strike teams that were on there way from victoria have been cancelled?
Strike Teams from Port Mac, Lucindale, Lacepede, Tatiara & Naracoorte?
These details cant be confirmed but thats what i have been picking up.
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Did hear over the scanner that is possibly controlled?
3 strike teams that were on there way from victoria have been cancelled?
Strike Teams from Port Mac, Lucindale, Lacepede, Tatiara & Naracoorte?
These details cant be confirmed but thats what i have been picking up.
ok can that fire is still out of control and not even close to being controlled.
Seems if the left hand isnt talking to the right hand.
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there are still strike teams mobile from region one
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Sure is lots of them but here is a message in case you wanted to go home early :wink:
1909221 17:31:59 01-12-06 CFSR5: TO ALL GROUPS, NO CREWS AT THE BLUFF FIRE TO CHANGEOVER WITHOUT PERMISSION OF IMT. PLEASE COORDINATE THRU THE IMT AT R5HQ, AS CATERING IS BEING ORGANISED. RC5
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1906674 16:39:24 01-12-06 WATTLE RANGE: MORE CREW REQUIRED AT LHQ URGENTLY - PER DUM DES NOLL - SES EAST *CFSRES
1928918 16:35:29 01-12-06 PR4 ** Good Afternoon, SEOC has been activated due to fires in the South East. Do not call in. Please be on standby. Thank you 01/12/06 16:25
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Tantanoola Fire UpdateMedia Release
3:40 PM 1 December 2006
Firefighters are currently at the scene at a large fire at Burrungule near Mount Gambier in the South East.
Reported to CFS just before 12:30, this fire is around 200 hectares in size and growing quickly.
The fire is currently burning in Pine forest, however there is the potential for it to move into more open land.
Fanned by strong winds gusting up to 70 km/hr, the fire has recently changed direction and is now heading towards Mount Gambier and Glencoe.
Firefighters from CFS, Forestry SA, are fighting the fire on the ground and are being supported in the air by four fixed wing water bombing aircraft.
Additional firefighters from other parts of the southeast have arrived at the fire and firefighters from the Mount Lofty Ranges are also enroute.
The Princes Highway and Springs Road are closed and people are requested not to try to enter or return to the area as access is restricted and the roads may not be safe.
People in the vicinity of this fire must put their bushfire action plans into place and listen to local radio for more information.
If the community would like more information, they can call the CFS Bushfire Hotline on 1300 362 361.
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1908995 14:51:07 01-12-06 MFS: RESPOND Strike Team 01/12/06 14:50,BURNSIDE FIRE STATION,5 GLEN ST,BURNSIDE, MAP 119 P 16 ,,,2919*CFSRES:
cranks
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^^Agreed :roll: