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Sydney Fires
« on: October 17, 2013, 03:22:00 PM »
Just watching the ABC 24 watching Sydney burn again
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2013, 03:36:34 PM »
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2013, 03:37:11 PM »
Not good son was told to evacuate and go home and this is in the Hexham area in the Pt Stephens.

6x house burnt down up here at Salt Ash the other day and the goose O'ffarell visits the area and says the home owners have to take more resposability in there fire plan yeah right as soon as they try to clear arond there property they are fined.

Doesnt look good up the Blue Mountains.
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2013, 03:46:50 PM »
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Not good son was told to evacuate and go home and this is in the Hexham area in the Pt Stephens.

6x house burnt down up here at Salt Ash the other day and the goose O'ffarell visits the area and says the home owners have to take more resposability in there fire plan yeah right as soon as they try to clear arond there property they are fined.
someone should hit and then hit up these ****wit pollys when they open their mouths with this sorta info... "we try to clear up and get fined, what do you suggest"
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2013, 03:58:41 PM »
My brother lives 1 street away from mt York rd, mt Victoria. Our old family home still. Hope all is good for them
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2013, 04:26:45 PM »
I feel for all affected stay safe  :-[
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2013, 04:32:55 PM »
Sydney radar showing smoke cloud
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2013, 04:36:01 PM »
Just spoke to my bro,  couple houses gone on mt York rd. he isn't far from fire. It has burned through to dargon and Clarence to the north and has jumped Darling causeway and is in the grose valley. It has or will join with the state mine fire burning in lithgow which is already at Clarence also. He is in the RFS but hasn't gone out as yet. All you guys down there need to prepare for another bad fire season. This fire looks like it will do the same as the 1994 fires. They started at dargon and just outside bell (east side )


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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2013, 05:02:49 PM »
Fire Crisis Map

http://google.org/crisismap/2013-nsw-bushfires
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2013, 05:15:23 PM »
If you zoom in on the mt Victoria fire and look at the shaded area. My bro lives on fairy dell rd. where it showed that it joins with balmoral, that is not actually correct. Cause it is just bush. The roads have never meet.


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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2013, 06:04:55 PM »
After having the black Saturday fires only 9km away I feel for anyone in this situation.
I hope all are well and looking after themselves.
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2013, 06:05:14 PM »
WOW.. Just watching the coverage on the 9 news.. I hope your bro is alright mate..
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2013, 06:07:58 PM »
Stay safe everyone, looks likeo ne of our friends will lose their place up the Central Coast  :'(

They have been evacuated and basically had time to grab the kids an dogs.

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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2013, 06:09:08 PM »
« Last Edit: October 17, 2013, 06:12:36 PM by Cloutys »
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2013, 06:10:00 PM »
Quote from: Crisp Image on October 17, 2013, 06:04:55 PM
After having the black Saturday fires only 9km away I feel for anyone in this situation.
I hope all are well and looking after themselves.

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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #15 on: October 17, 2013, 06:44:50 PM »
Totally absurd here. Iam less than 3ks from where the Springwood fire started. It just screamed up. I really thought it was closer and I rang the firey's they were already on it, not even that hot just insane winds. Then about an hour in the wind just started coming from every direction. I don't know fire stuff but I figured the poor sods just didnt know what to do. Straight after that we staRted seeing thick black smoke which sadly told us there where houses going up. We never even got smoked out, totally up wind. Got a lot of friends around there and locals who's kids school there tragic as always and again the dedication and professionalism of the firey's is amazing.
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #16 on: October 17, 2013, 06:49:09 PM »
My prayers are with you  all of you out there
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #17 on: October 17, 2013, 07:17:11 PM »
Was working in bowral today. Hume hwy closed at mittagong. The smoke was horrendous,  detoured via jamberoo pass now home only to hear several houses across the road from a mates place in winmalee burnt down and fourty or more  in the area gone. Not good.  Hope everyone is safe.
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #18 on: October 17, 2013, 07:26:38 PM »
Really pi$$ed off with the amount of moronic driver's I saw today failing to move out of the way of emergency services vehicle's trying to get to their destination!  How can you not notice a fire truck with lights and sirens on two feet off your back bumper!
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #19 on: October 17, 2013, 07:32:47 PM »
Quote from: Cloutys on October 17, 2013, 06:05:14 PM
WOW.. Just watching the coverage on the 9 news.. I hope your bro is alright mate..

Yeah he will be fine, although I can't remember the last time we had a fire in the mt York/st George's parade area, he should be still ok. I feel for the guys down yellow rock/springwood. I just read up to 30 houses down there are gone? Can someone there confirm area, I also have family in the area down there.

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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #20 on: October 17, 2013, 07:33:21 PM »
Quote from: Turbojohn on October 17, 2013, 07:26:38 PM
Really pi$$ed off with the amount of moronic driver's I saw today failing to move out of the way of emergency services vehicle's trying to get to their destination!  How can you not notice a fire truck with lights and sirens on two feet off your back bumper!

Way of the world now John. Just wait till the gorkers come out touring the burnt out zones.
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #21 on: October 17, 2013, 07:35:13 PM »
Quote from: oldmate on October 17, 2013, 07:32:47 PM
Yeah he will be fine, although I can't remember the last time we had a fire in the mt York/st George's parade area, he should be still ok. I feel for the guys down yellow rock/springwood. I just read up to 30 houses down there are gone? Can someone there confirm area, I also have family in the area down there.

 :cheers:

Yep it's happened but I doubt it will be confirm till morning old mate. Thankfully seems no loss of life which is what matters.
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #22 on: October 17, 2013, 08:09:41 PM »


Quote from: achjimmy on October 17, 2013, 07:35:13 PM
Yep it's happened but I doubt it will be confirm till morning old mate. Thankfully seems no loss of life which is what matters.

 :cheers: mate.

Quote from: Turbojohn on October 17, 2013, 07:26:38 PM
Really pi$$ed off with the amount of moronic driver's I saw today failing to move out of the way of emergency services vehicle's trying to get to their destination!  How can you not notice a fire truck with lights and sirens on two feet off your back bumper!

It's always happened, try being the driver of that truck, and predict what the driver will do when they realise you are behind them. Not fun
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #23 on: October 17, 2013, 08:24:33 PM »
Quote from: oldmate on October 17, 2013, 07:32:47 PM
Yeah he will be fine, although I can't remember the last time we had a fire in the mt York/st George's parade area, he should be still ok. I feel for the guys down yellow rock/springwood. I just read up to 30 houses down there are gone? Can someone there confirm area, I also have family in the area down there.

 :cheers:
i hope all your family are safe Olly.
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Re: Sydney Fires
« Reply #24 on: October 17, 2013, 08:33:21 PM »
 :cheers: buddy. Will check in with them in the morning. At his stage all good. Pray for some rain for nsw, then piss the greenies/tree huggers  off  so hazard reduction can take place to reduce the effect that these fires can cause. Sorry. My rant for the day.
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