Ummmn....fire

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Originally Posted by Shannow
Won't turn into Centralia...probably.

There's been helicopters flying around with strange cameras, which I think must be thermal imaging.

This morning heard something getting unloaded while I had breaky...one of the coal burns is around 400' from my place.

Morning after some rain must have made it safe to dig up to put it out.

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Dang ... that's too close for comfort. Stay safe !!
 
Shannow, news here today is that they arrested 24 for starting those fires. Terrorists?
 
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A staggering 1 billion animals are now estimated dead in Australia's fires.
The number of kangaroos, koalas, and others killed keeps skyrocketing.

This breaks my heart.
 
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I was in Australia ( Sydney and Alice Springs) in February 2003 and I don't remember any fires. What's changed to cause so many fires now?
 
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Originally Posted by ffhdriver
I was in Australia ( Sydney and Alice Springs) in February 2003 and I don't remember any fires. What's changed to cause so many fires now?

Always been fires...
 
Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
A staggering 1 billion animals are now estimated dead in Australia's fires.
The number of kangaroos, koalas, and others killed keeps skyrocketing.

This breaks my heart.


Mine too ... that's just crazy!
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Originally Posted by Shannow
Originally Posted by ffhdriver
I was in Australia ( Sydney and Alice Springs) in February 2003 and I don't remember any fires. What's changed to cause so many fires now?

Always been fires...

I believe this fire season is considered the worst on record?
Similiar to CA; while there have always been wildfires, recent seasons have been more destructive.
 
Not just the animals, but reptiles and uncountable insects. Oh, just insects, but they are part of the whole system. And of course the trees and fungi....they don't move around, but of course the trees are central to this whole thing.

Our fire season is starting now, already a big blaze underway. The logistics of helping our mates, sorting our own problems and keeping these heroic firefighters fresh enough to fight fires in 2 countries.
 
Originally Posted by PimTac
Actions like this by certain people are outrageous.


https://www.foxnews.com/world/australia-brush-fire-24-charged-new-south-wales


While bad, it's not the significant cause of the fires.

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Only about 1 per cent of the land burnt in NSW this bushfire season can be officially attributed to arson, and it is even less in Victoria, the ABC can reveal.

NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Inspector Ben Shepherd said earlier this week lightning was predominantly responsible for the bushfire crisis.

"I can confidently say the majority of the larger fires that we have been dealing with have been a result of fires coming out of remote areas as a result of dry lightning storms," he said.

In Victoria, where about 1.2 million hectares has burned, only 385 hectares — or 0.03 per cent — have been attributed to suspicious circumstances.


https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/11855022
 
Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
Originally Posted by Shannow
Originally Posted by ffhdriver
I was in Australia ( Sydney and Alice Springs) in February 2003 and I don't remember any fires. What's changed to cause so many fires now?

Always been fires...

I believe this fire season is considered the worst on record?
Similiar to CA; while there have always been wildfires, recent seasons have been more destructive.


Yes I believe the worst on record, and it's not over yet

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NSW Rural Fire Services Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said it was "absolutely" the worst bushfire season on record, with conditions set to deteriorate again over the weekend and no decent rainfall on the horizon. "We've seen extraordinary fire behaviour overnight," Mr Fitzsimmons said.

Ref:
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...e-worst-fire-season-20191231-p53nw0.html
 
Originally Posted by Astro14
There is a lot of concern, and a lot of money being collected, over here.

For example: https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago...ines-contributes-to-ellen-degeneres.html


Yes I'm humbled and amazed at the amount being donated by the USA, UK and the rest of the world. Plus firefighters from Canada, USA, NZ, PNG and probably more. I've heard of sewing groups in Singapore and Europe knitting Joey (baby ‘roo) pouches and Koala mittens to help care for the wild life.
Thank you all.

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020...ses-giving-the-most/11855752?pfmredir=sm

And when it's all over, you should remember to come and visit.
 
Originally Posted by SR5
Originally Posted by Astro14
There is a lot of concern, and a lot of money being collected, over here.

For example: https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago...ines-contributes-to-ellen-degeneres.html


Yes I'm humbled and amazed at the amount being donated by the USA, UK and the rest of the world. Plus firefighters from Canada, USA, NZ, PNG and probably more. I've heard of sewing groups in Singapore and Europe knitting Joey (baby ‘roo) pouches and Koala mittens to help care for the wild life.
Thank you all.

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020...ses-giving-the-most/11855752?pfmredir=sm

And when it's all over, you should remember to come and visit.


I have a BLM wildland firefighter friend who is over there with his group from the USA, since just after Christmas. He said it's a bit of a learning curve, from the different equipment and vegetation they're dealing with.
 
Originally Posted by 02SE
Originally Posted by SR5
Originally Posted by Astro14
There is a lot of concern, and a lot of money being collected, over here.

For example: https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago...ines-contributes-to-ellen-degeneres.html


Yes I'm humbled and amazed at the amount being donated by the USA, UK and the rest of the world. Plus firefighters from Canada, USA, NZ, PNG and probably more. I've heard of sewing groups in Singapore and Europe knitting Joey (baby ‘roo) pouches and Koala mittens to help care for the wild life.
Thank you all.

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020...ses-giving-the-most/11855752?pfmredir=sm

And when it's all over, you should remember to come and visit.


I have a BLM wildland firefighter friend who is over there with his group from the USA, since just after Christmas. He said it's a bit of a learning curve, from the different equipment and vegetation they're dealing with.


Yeah, I heard some Canadian fire fighters being interviewed, they said much the same thing. In Canada they have lots of big bodies of water around, so they throw in a hose and start pumping. But in Australia it's so dry and with no water in many places. Limited water has to be trucked in. Often the skill is in lighting another smaller fire in front of the big approaching fire and backburning, to use up the fuel before the main fire hits it. Bit of a learning curve they said.
 
Here in the western US in dry areas, they use backburning a lot for wildfires. My friend said it's the type of vegetation (and the way it burns) and the fire fighting apparatus used that presents the biggest learning curve for otherwise experienced wildland firefighters. He also said the temperatures have been a bit hotter than they're used to dealing with.

Anyway, I hope all the effort pays off and the fires are extinguished soon.
 
NASA believes the fire's smoke will circle the globe, affecting air quality of course.
A huge thanks to all the brave firefighters who are helping all of us.
 
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