Here we go again (maybe)!

[JDNSW]

Half an hour ago I got a phone call to go up the top of the hill and get a bearing on the smoke. Latest information is that it is about 20km west of here, out of the forest. One of the aircraft fighting the major fire near Lake Burrendong spotted it and has dumped two loads of water on it. At my last information, no surface units had got to it. Judging from the lightning strike map, it will have been started by lightning.

We are on the edge of the severe thunderstorm warning area, Dubbo at 5pm 38.0C 19% wind WSW 15 -24 kph.

John

[vnx205]

Can Lake Burrendong spare much water for firefighting?

I found this river height reading for Burrendong but without knowing the usual level, it doesn't tell me much.

Station Date/Time Water Level (metres)
31/01/2009 02:30 1.15
04/02/2009 15:15 1.03

[Shonky]

Thanks John - I'll give the old Lady a call and let her know to keep the lookenpeepers open.

[abaddonxi]

Good luck with that, hope it goes out quick.

Simon

[JDNSW]

No signs of fire this morning - but then they usually die down overnight. Nothing at all about it on the radio or TV.

John

[Pedro_The_Swift]

do you get local content on your TV this time of the morning John?;)
ours is all "Gosple Hour" stuff,,,

[V8Ian]

do you get local content on your TV this time of the morning John?;)
ours is all "Gosple Hour" stuff,,,

That's coz you rednecks up there need it. ;):D:D

[Pedro_The_Swift]

:lol2:

[JDNSW]

do you get local content on your TV this time of the morning John?;)
ours is all "Gosple Hour" stuff,,,

To tell you the truth, I don't know what is on - but the only "local" at all on TV is local news from Prime and Win in the evening, and both of these are from Orange. I do not normally have the TV on in the mornings - I have the radio on - it is local (ABC from Dubbo). But nothing there either, although I did email them last night and got a reply saying they would see if they could find anything. The Burrendong area fire is mentioned on the RFS site, but the latest report is yesterday afternoon when it was described as "going".

John

[Lotz-A-Landies]

...The Burrendong area fire is mentioned on the RFS site, but the latest report is yesterday afternoon when it was described as "going".
JohnWhat on earth is that supposed to mean? :mad:

Going, going, gone?
Going great guns, and we'll be able to justify some more centralised funds for us to spend on our Homebush headquarters?

Diana

[George130]

What on earth is that supposed to mean? :mad:

Going, going, gone?
Going great guns, and we'll be able to justify some more centralised funds for us to spend on our Homebush headquarters?

Diana

It's going as in going next door.

[FenianEel]

do you get local content on your TV this time of the morning John?;)
ours is all "Gosple Hour" stuff,,,

If they can get those shows, they'll all be fine Pedro.
No one needs the fireys or anyone else.
Benny Hind or whoever will save us all...(but only if we send all our money right now though):D :D

[stone]

good luck hope no units ar called

[JDNSW]

What on earth is that supposed to mean? :mad:

Going, going, gone?
Going great guns, and we'll be able to justify some more centralised funds for us to spend on our Homebush headquarters?

Diana


"Going" is fireyspeak for, roughly, "its burning well and advancing wherever it wants to and nothing we have done is slowing it down", as opposed to "contained" ("we think we have a firebreak round it") or "under control" ("we are pretty sure it will stay inside the firebreak") or "out" ("we think all the active fires have died down, but we'll have to keep an eye on it for a few days or weeks depending on the weather")

Hope that helps

John

[Bushie]

Going
Indicates any fire that is spreading on one or more flanks. Effective control strategies are not in place for the entire perimeter.

Being Controlled
Effective strategies are in operation or planned for the entire perimeter.

Contained
The whole of the fire perimeter is behind identifiable control lines. Active fire fighting and/or mop up are proceeding. Active fire may be located inside the perimeter.

Patrol
The fire is at a stage where fire fighting resources are only required for patrol purposes and major re-ignition is unlikely.

Out
The fire is at a stage that allows its removal from the list of current fires.


At least these are the definitions in NSW.

Martyn

[JDNSW]

Going
Indicates any fire that is spreading on one or more flanks. Effective control strategies are not in place for the entire perimeter.

Being Controlled
Effective strategies are in operation or planned for the entire perimeter.

Contained
The whole of the fire perimeter is behind identifiable control lines. Active fire fighting and/or mop up are proceeding. Active fire may be located inside the perimeter.

Patrol
The fire is at a stage where fire fighting resources are only required for patrol purposes and major re-ignition is unlikely.

Out
The fire is at a stage that allows its removal from the list of current fires.


At least these are the definitions in NSW.

Martyn

Pretty much what I said, although I skipped patrol for simplicity.

But I think my descriptions were more colourful!

John

[vnx205]

Pretty much what I said, although I skipped patrol for simplicity.

But I think my descriptions were more colourful!

John
I thought they were more realistic. :p