Bush fires.

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:41 pm

And FYI I don't me George W.

Is anyone here affected by the bushfires. We are a good distance from the fires but have been clouded by the smoke. Lots of sore throats and weeping eyes.

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:46 pm

I hope the fires are contained. From what we heard, it is pretty bad in north east Victoria with a number of towns under threat

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:58 am

The weather is a bit cooler down here today but not sure about where the fires are. There is a bit of a breeze today but high winds would certainly make things worse.

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:32 am

Homes have been lost in Tassie. Not sure how many but it is not good.

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:35 am

Hope it'll be okay soon.

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:50 am

The weather has cooled a bit over the last few days but they are expecting more hot weather by the end of the week.
Apparently some of the fires they are just trying to contain rather than extinguish, as it would be almost impossible to put them out.
They have been saying that some areas will continue burning right through summer.

The hottest weather is yet to come .. usually about February/March.

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:32 am

Latest news re fires..

a firestorm tore through thousands of hectares of bushland in a town (Scamander on Tasmania's northeast coast. At least 14 and up to 23 homes and one restuarant were destroyed, but luckily no deaths or injuries have been reported. Thankfully!!

In Victoria fires that have burnt out 250,000 hectares near Gippsland and the northeast have joined to create a 240km head.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:45 pm

Its now over 1million hactares in Victoria, with eight homes lost last night. Thredbo and surrounding areas in NSW are being evacuated now.

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:06 pm

It feels like the whole place is about to go up in flames. I don't know that you can feel safe anywhere in Victoria or NSW

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:07 pm

I can't help but wonder how many of our native animals and livestock have been lost.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:13 pm

jacfan wrote:I can't help but wonder how many of our native animals and livestock have been lost.

Native animals are pretty canny with bushfires. most are long gone.
Livestock just bunch up against a fence and roast

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:38 pm

Julian Mayo wrote:
jacfan wrote:I can't help but wonder how many of our native animals and livestock have been lost.
Native animals are pretty canny with bushfires. most are long gone.
Livestock just bunch up against a fence and roast

Unfortunately there are many that just get caught with no where to go. Drop bears are not very smart.... they go up the nearest gum tree

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:46 pm

Are the fires still close to your area?

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:59 pm

jacfan wrote:Are the fires still close to your area?

Not this time. Yet.

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:04 pm

Well hopefully will stay that way.