Kalamunda Bush Fires
Dec 12th 2006, 1:25 pm
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Kalamunda Bush Fires
Well it's been quite a day in Kalamunda.
1 house destroyed & 2 damaged. I was at work but my wife was at home & heard about the fires on the radio. She called FESA & they told her to evacuate. She loaded the dog up & took off. My son was in day care, so was safe, but my wife battled to get there as the police had closed a lot of roads. She took a long way round, picked him up & went to a friends house in Glenn Forest. Luckily, for us anyway, the fire was on the other side of town. They managed to return home late this afternoon. Apparently FESA & the bush firemen were superb. They used helicopters & water bombers to put the fire out. So all credit to them. For us it has been a useful exercise to see how prepared we are & I reckon we are 75% of the way there.
I see police have charged a 58yo man with arson. What a w*nker. I hope he gets locked up.
1 house destroyed & 2 damaged. I was at work but my wife was at home & heard about the fires on the radio. She called FESA & they told her to evacuate. She loaded the dog up & took off. My son was in day care, so was safe, but my wife battled to get there as the police had closed a lot of roads. She took a long way round, picked him up & went to a friends house in Glenn Forest. Luckily, for us anyway, the fire was on the other side of town. They managed to return home late this afternoon. Apparently FESA & the bush firemen were superb. They used helicopters & water bombers to put the fire out. So all credit to them. For us it has been a useful exercise to see how prepared we are & I reckon we are 75% of the way there.
I see police have charged a 58yo man with arson. What a w*nker. I hope he gets locked up.
Dec 12th 2006, 1:31 pm
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Re: Kalamunda Bush Fires
Originally Posted by Amazulu
Well it's been quite a day in Kalamunda.
1 house destroyed & 2 damaged. I was at work but my wife was at home & heard about the fires on the radio. She called FESA & they told her to evacuate. She loaded the dog up & took off. My son was in day care, so was safe, but my wife battled to get there as the police had closed a lot of roads. She took a long way round, picked him up & went to a friends house in Glenn Forest. Luckily, for us anyway, the fire was on the other side of town. They managed to return home late this afternoon. Apparently FESA & the bush firemen were superb. They used helicopters & water bombers to put the fire out. So all credit to them. For us it has been a useful exercise to see how prepared we are & I reckon we are 75% of the way there.
I see police have charged a 58yo man with arson. What a w*nker. I hope he gets locked up.
1 house destroyed & 2 damaged. I was at work but my wife was at home & heard about the fires on the radio. She called FESA & they told her to evacuate. She loaded the dog up & took off. My son was in day care, so was safe, but my wife battled to get there as the police had closed a lot of roads. She took a long way round, picked him up & went to a friends house in Glenn Forest. Luckily, for us anyway, the fire was on the other side of town. They managed to return home late this afternoon. Apparently FESA & the bush firemen were superb. They used helicopters & water bombers to put the fire out. So all credit to them. For us it has been a useful exercise to see how prepared we are & I reckon we are 75% of the way there.
I see police have charged a 58yo man with arson. What a w*nker. I hope he gets locked up.
Dec 12th 2006, 1:42 pm
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Re: Kalamunda Bush Fires
What a nightmare!
58 year old man, wtf is a 58 year old man doing starting fires?!?!
58 year old man, wtf is a 58 year old man doing starting fires?!?!
Dec 12th 2006, 3:03 pm
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Re: Kalamunda Bush Fires
Originally Posted by Clippies
What a nightmare!
58 year old man, wtf is a 58 year old man doing starting fires?!?!
58 year old man, wtf is a 58 year old man doing starting fires?!?!
Dec 12th 2006, 4:44 pm
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Re: Kalamunda Bush Fires
Originally Posted by Angelap
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Dec 12th 2006, 5:24 pm
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Re: Kalamunda Bush Fires
Bit too close for comfort...
Glad your family are safe and well
J x
Glad your family are safe and well
J x
Dec 12th 2006, 5:41 pm
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Re: Kalamunda Bush Fires
Originally Posted by Jaycee1
Glad your family are safe and well
J x
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Us too, I think a glass of something to calm your nerves may be in order.
Dec 12th 2006, 6:11 pm
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Re: Kalamunda Bush Fires
Originally Posted by Amazulu
Well it's been quite a day in Kalamunda.
1 house destroyed & 2 damaged. I was at work but my wife was at home & heard about the fires on the radio. She called FESA & they told her to evacuate. She loaded the dog up & took off. My son was in day care, so was safe, but my wife battled to get there as the police had closed a lot of roads. She took a long way round, picked him up & went to a friends house in Glenn Forest. Luckily, for us anyway, the fire was on the other side of town. They managed to return home late this afternoon. Apparently FESA & the bush firemen were superb. They used helicopters & water bombers to put the fire out. So all credit to them. For us it has been a useful exercise to see how prepared we are & I reckon we are 75% of the way there.
I see police have charged a 58yo man with arson. What a w*nker. I hope he gets locked up.
1 house destroyed & 2 damaged. I was at work but my wife was at home & heard about the fires on the radio. She called FESA & they told her to evacuate. She loaded the dog up & took off. My son was in day care, so was safe, but my wife battled to get there as the police had closed a lot of roads. She took a long way round, picked him up & went to a friends house in Glenn Forest. Luckily, for us anyway, the fire was on the other side of town. They managed to return home late this afternoon. Apparently FESA & the bush firemen were superb. They used helicopters & water bombers to put the fire out. So all credit to them. For us it has been a useful exercise to see how prepared we are & I reckon we are 75% of the way there.
I see police have charged a 58yo man with arson. What a w*nker. I hope he gets locked up.
Glad to hear that things are OK for you. Those community firemen are bloody legends. One of my mates used to be a member, and his dedication to the job was simply beyond belief. They really do deserve so much more recognition than they receive.
Kalamunda is such a beautiful place. Heart-rending to think of it going up in flames.
Dec 12th 2006, 10:05 pm
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Re: Kalamunda Bush Fires
Originally Posted by Clippies
What a nightmare!
58 year old man, wtf is a 58 year old man doing starting fires?!?!
58 year old man, wtf is a 58 year old man doing starting fires?!?!
A 58-year-old man has been charged over a large fire in Perth's hills that caused about $800,000 damage, destroying one home and damaging two others.
Duty Insp John Gibson said the Kalamunda man will face a charge of wilfully lighting a fire, after garden refuse he allegedly lit in his backyard got out of control.
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.as...ontentID=16192
Dec 12th 2006, 10:22 pm
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Re: Kalamunda Bush Fires
Originally Posted by renth
Sounds more like a prat who doesn't understand what "total fire ban" means rather than a malicious arsonist...
A 58-year-old man has been charged over a large fire in Perth's hills that caused about $800,000 damage, destroying one home and damaging two others.
Duty Insp John Gibson said the Kalamunda man will face a charge of wilfully lighting a fire, after garden refuse he allegedly lit in his backyard got out of control.
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.as...ontentID=16192
A 58-year-old man has been charged over a large fire in Perth's hills that caused about $800,000 damage, destroying one home and damaging two others.
Duty Insp John Gibson said the Kalamunda man will face a charge of wilfully lighting a fire, after garden refuse he allegedly lit in his backyard got out of control.
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.as...ontentID=16192
What a t**t!
Dec 12th 2006, 11:14 pm
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Re: Kalamunda Bush Fires
Originally Posted by Amazulu
Well it's been quite a day in Kalamunda.
1 house destroyed & 2 damaged. I was at work but my wife was at home & heard about the fires on the radio. She called FESA & they told her to evacuate. She loaded the dog up & took off. My son was in day care, so was safe, but my wife battled to get there as the police had closed a lot of roads. She took a long way round, picked him up & went to a friends house in Glenn Forest. Luckily, for us anyway, the fire was on the other side of town. They managed to return home late this afternoon. Apparently FESA & the bush firemen were superb. They used helicopters & water bombers to put the fire out. So all credit to them. For us it has been a useful exercise to see how prepared we are & I reckon we are 75% of the way there.
I see police have charged a 58yo man with arson. What a w*nker. I hope he gets locked up.
1 house destroyed & 2 damaged. I was at work but my wife was at home & heard about the fires on the radio. She called FESA & they told her to evacuate. She loaded the dog up & took off. My son was in day care, so was safe, but my wife battled to get there as the police had closed a lot of roads. She took a long way round, picked him up & went to a friends house in Glenn Forest. Luckily, for us anyway, the fire was on the other side of town. They managed to return home late this afternoon. Apparently FESA & the bush firemen were superb. They used helicopters & water bombers to put the fire out. So all credit to them. For us it has been a useful exercise to see how prepared we are & I reckon we are 75% of the way there.
I see police have charged a 58yo man with arson. What a w*nker. I hope he gets locked up.
Dec 13th 2006, 12:09 am
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Re: Kalamunda Bush Fires
Originally Posted by Amazulu
Well it's been quite a day in Kalamunda.
1 house destroyed & 2 damaged. I was at work but my wife was at home & heard about the fires on the radio. She called FESA & they told her to evacuate. She loaded the dog up & took off. My son was in day care, so was safe, but my wife battled to get there as the police had closed a lot of roads. She took a long way round, picked him up & went to a friends house in Glenn Forest. Luckily, for us anyway, the fire was on the other side of town. They managed to return home late this afternoon. Apparently FESA & the bush firemen were superb. They used helicopters & water bombers to put the fire out. So all credit to them. For us it has been a useful exercise to see how prepared we are & I reckon we are 75% of the way there.
I see police have charged a 58yo man with arson. What a w*nker. I hope he gets locked up.
1 house destroyed & 2 damaged. I was at work but my wife was at home & heard about the fires on the radio. She called FESA & they told her to evacuate. She loaded the dog up & took off. My son was in day care, so was safe, but my wife battled to get there as the police had closed a lot of roads. She took a long way round, picked him up & went to a friends house in Glenn Forest. Luckily, for us anyway, the fire was on the other side of town. They managed to return home late this afternoon. Apparently FESA & the bush firemen were superb. They used helicopters & water bombers to put the fire out. So all credit to them. For us it has been a useful exercise to see how prepared we are & I reckon we are 75% of the way there.
I see police have charged a 58yo man with arson. What a w*nker. I hope he gets locked up.
Glad you and yours are OK.
Dec 13th 2006, 12:44 am
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Re: Kalamunda Bush Fires
Originally Posted by northernbird
Glad you and yours are OK.
Dec 13th 2006, 12:50 am
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Re: Kalamunda Bush Fires
Originally Posted by Amazulu
Thanks for your's & everyone's concern. Seems the fire is still going but is contained. There are 3 firemen in hospital though. I hope they throw the book at the idiot who started this. I was talking to a woman at the cricket last night who's house was only a few hundred metres from the fire. She said it was terrifying. I still love living up there & the pros outweigh the cons, but you have to be prepared. Hopefully we will be if it ever happens again.
Off topic but wasn't the cricket good. I had an ace time. Although I had forgotten just how hard the seats were and will be taking a cushion to the test match.
Dec 13th 2006, 1:07 am
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Re: Kalamunda Bush Fires
Originally Posted by northernbird
I agree about the idiot, even it it wasn't intentional you would think he would know better than to be having a bonfire on probably the hottest day of the year so far.
