Pollyana

The Firies have been busy today in Queensland - temperatures have been up to 36 degrees in places, 60 km winds reported, and the relative humidity down as low as 3% in some spots.

This is the latest bush-fire report from

http://www.fire.qld.gov.au/news/
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GRASS AND BUSHFIRE UPDATE 4.30PM
Regional Fire Coordination Centre Brisbane

Extreme fire danger across South East Queensland
Winds gusting up to 60KM North to South Westerly
High temperatures and low humidity


WONGAWALLEN
Fire continues to burn within the four flanks bounded by Guanaba, Wongawallen, Crest Hill and Finks.
Homes threatened in area
Golden Door Eco lodge evacuated

MUDGEREEBA
Stag Horn Dr Austinville
1 home destroyed
Large grassfire
Crews on site – protecting property

LOWER BEECHMONT
2 crews – burning in inaccessible terrain
Waiting for it to come down

GAVEN/PACIFIC PINES
Pacific Pines Boulevard
Large grassfire
Containing
Homes protected and backburning around Hillary St and Midway tce and Capricorn drive

HELIDON
Haslingden Rd
Lockyear Waters
Outbuildings destroyed
House destroyed
Burning near house
Rural and Urban crews on site

Spa Water - Iredale Rd
Homes Threatened

Kellys Rd and Twidales Rd
Homes Threatened

Helidon Dip Road
1 home destroyed

Postmans Ridge Rd
Homes Threatened

CABOOLTURE
Bartel Road
Homes under threat
6 crews – rural and urban
1 shed damaged

MT FRENCH
Hayshed Destroyed

KILCOY (this one has been burning for a couple of weeks)
A total of 65 firefighters on site
Conditions worsening - making containment difficult
Fire jumped containment lines at Macauley lane division
Fresh outbreak at Grays Rd
Banana Plantation Lost

BUNBURRA
Sugarloaf Road
Burning near homes
100 ha burnt.
12 crews
Rural and urban crews on site

NANANGO
One main fire currently burning.
Control centre set up at Nanango SES Headquarters. Fire is burning safely within the containment lines established yesterday.
9 rural crews on site monitoring 9km perimeter.

ROMA
Fires currently in the northern section of the district in the Carnarvon and Expedition Range National Parks and State Forest near Mount Owen.

QPWS and Forestry staff in attendance. Back burning planned on Carnarvon Development Road today.

Fire on "Dooloogra" and southern boundary of "Carnarvon Station" - being monitored by landholders.


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Scary isn't it, especially when you realise how many homes have gone just like that in one day.

The Bloke

Badger, where for art thou Badger???

Teresa

that is scary, thanks pollyana, makes us appreciate things alot more and the great job the fireman do too

Jacko1

Bet this keeps your Fireman busy

Pollyana

The office was unbelievably quiet today, and no-one on outlying stations was answering their phones. Very eerie really.

cresta57

Bloody hot today up here Mrs P and it's only spring. Small fires all over the place nothing of any size thankfuly :scared:

Jacko1

My Sister is over at Mt Tarampa Nr Gatton, all on fire watch!!

jad n rich

I think you have to live here to realise what Pollyanna talks about is not a joke, not having a go at you, but Perth will be the same soon, and adelaide and sydney even victoria and canberra.

We had 37 today its early spring, tomorrow should be cooler but soon many places in OZ, not just brisbane will be that hot most days, to us working here, its not something we dream about.

Queenslands suffering early in the season because we have had drought for 5 months, I cant tell you how strange it is to an aussie when you read about our 'perfect' rain free days, humans need water so not really perfect is it? Read some post the other day talking about the lush scenery! someone should look forward to when they arrive, but its actually brown and crispy, the air even in Noosa three hours+ from the bushfires is hazy and smoky.

Queensland usually fares pretty well, often better than the southern states by summer because we nearly always get our tropical rains, they might bring humidity but they put a swift end to many a bushfire.

Summer in Europe is the bit you look forward to, like everyting down under its the reverse here.

Pollyana

Gatton peaked today at 34.9 degrees at 12.30, only 16% humidity. Yuk!

If your sister is over there I think you probably realise the seriousness of it. Its a strange sense of humour that keeps emergency services going I think - we had it in the police in the UK, sometimes the only way you could cope with the seriousness was to keep a jokey front going. I'm finding it similar here - although the Firies are obviously working flat out, the sense of humour prevails - someone at work managed to get through on a mobile today to a guy out west somewhere, and he was being quite jokey about it - "sorry I haven't filled in your staff satisfaction questionnaire yet, but my pen has just melted" kind of thing.
Its a vital thing that keeps all emergency workers going - I think a lot of nurses/doctors are the same?

Jacko1

Did I say it was a Joke? I have spent an awful lot of time in Queensland so do know what it is all about, thanks. Was just giving Polly a bit of humour

And yes totally agree, when I read all these posts about lush scenery etc makes me wonder what people are basing it all on, however alot of people moving, have never been to Australia, let alone lived there!!


Paul J

Pollyana

And as you'll see by my last post, I belong to a breed that appreciates the humour, and can separate it from the reality.

Are you heading out Gatton way too?

jad n rich

As I said not having a go, but thought was a bit odd in a thread about potential death hazzards, sorry I am australian guess we look at it very differntly, my aunt was one of those who lost her home in the Canberra bushfires.

Jacko1

Polly,

Strange as it may seem, having most of my relies in Bribane and surrounding areas (we go back a few generations!!) , we are off to Perth WA as we both preferred it to Brisbane.
We have spent loads of time in and around Brisbane over the last 20 years and there is plenty to do and see etc, but as I said just found Perth was more for us, purely a personal thing and only 5 hrs by plane from Brissy so we will be popping over a few times (Sorry meant struggling with long flight etc )

Paul J

moneypenny20

Pollyana

The british fire brigade is no different. They have to joke or would lose the plot big time. Unfortunately some people don't understand. Kevan has come home on many an occasion having dealt with the most horrendous fires/accidents and if he didn't make a joke of some element of the day, I would be seriously worried about him.

It is the blackest of humour, I get it but most outside the services are usually very shocked.

Hope things aren't too bad there. Noticed on my UBD that the Pacific pines backburning is very near the school. What happens then, do they carry on or what?

Jacko1

OK, also aussie and apreciate what you are saying, was really just a poke at polly's office scenery.

Catch you later

Paul J

PS why do they want Rich banned?