MySwag.org The Off-road Camper Trailer Forum
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Bird on September 10, 2013, 03:32:07 PM
-
Keep safe people..... Much Poo in Sydneys West
(http://images.smh.com.au/2013/09/10/4735215/DA-20--20fire-20130910151519195649-620x414.jpg)
3:25pm: The Rural Fire Service has confirmed one home is alight at Winmalee in the Blue Mountains.
The Premier, Barry O'Farrell, has just told NSW Parliament that two firefighters have also been injured fighting that blaze.
3:08pm: The fires are also causing power outages in surrounding areas.
Students at the University of Western Sydney's Hawkesbury campus have been sent home for the day.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/fire-threat-in-sydney-suburbs-20130910-2thnl.html (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/fire-threat-in-sydney-suburbs-20130910-2thnl.html)
-
Keep safe people..... Much Poo in Sydneys West
(http://images.smh.com.au/2013/09/10/4735215/DA-20--20fire-20130910151519195649-620x414.jpg)
3:25pm: The Rural Fire Service has confirmed one home is alight at Winmalee in the Blue Mountains.
The Premier, Barry O'Farrell, has just told NSW Parliament that two firefighters have also been injured fighting that blaze.
3:08pm: The fires are also causing power outages in surrounding areas.
Students at the University of Western Sydney's Hawkesbury campus have been sent home for the day.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/fire-threat-in-sydney-suburbs-20130910-2thnl.html (http://www.smh.com.au/environment/fire-threat-in-sydney-suburbs-20130910-2thnl.html)
I'm sitting here at Brookvlae with a very orange/red sunlight through the orange/red cloud
-
Across the road from my place is the Yarramundi paddocks, so we're only about 3ks from the Castlereagh fire. We are expecting a SW change soon so that will make things a bit interesting here. Hopefully the wind will die down and give the firies a break. Never a dull moment.
-
http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/12349/web (http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/12349/web)
This should give a link to the RFS ect. in the area.
To all the Swaggers in the area keep safe.
-
Castlreagh Londondery fires are a worry...
Mates place in Berkshire park,, on the border of the Bligh park fire.. looks bad from his yard.. got the horse float hooked up ready... But the fire around Londondery is the worry,, as the wind is blowing in his direction...
Very worrying times...
-
If it gets near our place I'll be baiting it with bales of hay. If we lost everything we'd take the insurance payout and be off on the big lap.
-
Across the road from my place is the Yarramundi paddocks, so we're only about 3ks from the Castlereagh fire. We are expecting a SW change soon so that will make things a bit interesting here. Hopefully the wind will die down and give the firies a break. Never a dull moment.
Take care Snow hope things are ok for you guys and for everyone else in the area.
-
Campers next to us last night were from that region.
-
Fingers crossed for all those in the areas. Keep you heads down and bums wet and stay safe.
-
Campers next to us last night were from that region.
and they didnt rob you? ???
-
and they didnt rob you? ???
;D your bloody quick mate... ;D
-
Watching on news 24.
Seems to be rolling coverage.
-
and they didnt rob you? ???
My brother lives in Langy Lost. Should I send him around?? ;D
-
My brother lives in Langy Lost. Should I send him around?? ;D
he robs people too??? :D
-
he robs people too??? :D
Just jokes mate. He's as honest as the day is long. :cheers:
-
Just jokes mate. He's as honest as the day is long. :cheers:
Just go outside and keep ya eye on the fire mate... Shit happens really quick sometimes.. :(
Hope it doesnt get there... Night time is the worst... sleeping is hard..
Remember grass doesnt burn twice... ;)
-
There tipping it's going to turn to a southerly, keep safe Snow.
-
Snow I'm not that far away mate and have a ute if you need a hand 0415432788
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free (http://tapatalk.com/m/)
-
Snow I'm not that far away mate and have a ute if you need a hand 0415432788
Nice work dude.
-
Panic box, Snowcave and Martin guitar ready to go if needed. ;D Thanks for the thought Wes.
We have a fair bit of open paddock between us and the wooded areas so defending the street would be fairly straight forward. The temp here is starting to drop and the breeze is backing off so hopefully we won't be threatened.
We have quite a few friends with place under threat so we are hoping they will be right.
:cheers:
-
Good luck to all you guys in the fire line. Thinking of ya all.
-
Seams the weathers favoring the fires and they have calmed down?
Pretty amazing response. A 1000 firies thrown at it within hours! Got to take your hat of to them guys, there out there risking there life for our property, doesn't quite seem right really!
-
Sitting at Paterson Reserve Quakers Hill for the daughters netball and ash is falling on us. Not much but it is a little blowy at the moment.
Drove down from Orange and had to changes route due to road closures, hope I can get home tonight.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free (http://tapatalk.com/m/)
-
Sitting at Paterson Reserve Quakers Hill for the daughters netball and ash is falling on us. Not much but it is a little blowy at the moment.
Drove down from Orange and had to changes route due to road closures, hope I can get home tonight.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free (http://tapatalk.com/m/)
From Quackers, jump on the Windsor Rd and then on to the Bells Line and you'll be fine. :cheers:
-
If it gets near our place I'll be baiting it with bales of hay. If we lost everything we'd take the insurance payout and be off on the big lap.
You know I'm an insurance investigator, don't you???
Nah, boring old tradie unfortunately, but I reckon I would just use the money to build a bigdonkey shed and then hit the road..........
-
Hows it looking Snow ?
-
Good luck to all in the danger zones. Stay safe emergency service workers.
-
Hope everything works out Snow. The Mrs heard that Creek Ridge Road was closed. Are the fires over the river near Glossy as well?
-
If the crap hits the fan, and you need a place to stay. Its small, but its not on fire.
-
hope everyone keeps safe, its too early for this stuff already >:(. Could be a looong year for fireys :'(
-
we've re-checked the insurance, it's gonna be a long summer
-
The weather has settled and cooled down and I don't think we have any worries here now. The fire up on Hawkesbury Heights and Winmalee is causing mucho headache though.
The RFS FB page has some good info. https://www.facebook.com/#!/nswrfs (https://www.facebook.com/#!/nswrfs)
-
From Quackers, jump on the Windsor Rd and then on to the Bells Line and you'll be fine. :cheers:
Cheers Snow, that is the way i went down and came back home.
Bunyip
-
Yea, our house is on Singles Ridge Road in Winmalee. Up from Yellow Rock.
-
Yea, our house is on Singles Ridge Road in Winmalee. Up from Yellow Rock.
Should be right Steve, saw last night they were letting resindents back into Yellowrock and even had Journos there taking pics. It's going to keep burning down in the valley because as you know that country is hard to stop fires in? I am in Melbourne at the moment but when back If you need anything checked out flick us a PM Iam not far from you.
-
Big fires and it is still 'winter' in the technical sense - just as it is still 'officially' summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
-
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/09/12/07/02/sydney-bushfire-still-out-of-control (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/09/12/07/02/sydney-bushfire-still-out-of-control)
A bushfire has shut down the M1 motorway north of Sydney following a backburning operation in the area.
NSW Fire & Rescue Superintendent Ian Krimmer said firefighters were trying to put out the fire near the Mandalong Road interchange.
"Crews have requested the motorway to be closed," he said on Thursday afternoon.