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General Discussion => Country Fire Service => Topic started by: Bagyassfirey on September 05, 2012, 05:14:47 PM

Title: Mitcham Hills + Upper sturt Disaster waiting to happen
Post by: Bagyassfirey on September 05, 2012, 05:14:47 PM

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/mitcham-hills-and-upper-sturt-bushfire-zone-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen/story-e6frea83-1226465760674 (http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/mitcham-hills-and-upper-sturt-bushfire-zone-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen/story-e6frea83-1226465760674)

Any thoughts anyone?

Title: Re: Mitcham Hills + Upper sturt Disaster waiting to happen
Post by: safireservice on September 05, 2012, 06:32:10 PM

Isnt a similar story for these areas run every year?

Title: Re: Mitcham Hills + Upper sturt Disaster waiting to happen
Post by: senti@nt on September 05, 2012, 07:13:38 PM

Yes. The comments on these articles secretly amuse me. That is all

Title: Re: Mitcham Hills + Upper sturt Disaster waiting to happen
Post by: Alan J on September 07, 2012, 07:38:44 PM

Yeah. 
A similar story gets run every year because not much changes every year.
The population gets bigger, the roads get more congested, & the lemmings put
more & more fuel closer & closer to their homes.

I believe there was talk of red-flagging streets & properties which are
indefensible / death-traps like they do in some parts of USA & Canada.
IIRC it was kyboshed on the grounds that it is illegal to scare people with
specific information directly relevant to individuals. eg. your street is so
narrow & overgrown that a fire truck cannot get into it.  [insert bleak humour icon here]...