****ING ARSONISTS

**digger** · 9th February 2017, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by ATH

Not uncommon for fires to start beside many roads during summer and most are probably from discarded fag butts.
These bastards know that they could start a fire but that doesn't stop them. I suspect many of us have sat behind cars at lights and seen butts come flying out the window onto the mulching councils put down on centre reservations.
It's so obviously deliberate and I've got my camera going all the time in an effort to catch someone doing this and I'll definitely go to court if necessary.
Glad you're OK Andrew.
AlanH.

Alan,
I'm a bushfire investigator with my job and CFS. With the new laws about cig manufacture the odds are very very much against a lit smoke from a car starting a fire. Glass bottles broken on sides of road have become a leader but the main cause of these sadly is very likely arsonists. The patterns formed in their location is another clue, 500m from roadway, burnout as they left, likely a dip, hill or bend in roadway at that point too... bastards..

That being said throwing anything from a car, especially a lit smoke and you are a bastard as far as I am concerned. There are on the spot fines in SA for smoking in bushland during the fire danger season without having a 4m clearance!!

The benefit of a top class grader driver at any scrub fire is incalculable- using their machinery knowledge, and experience with most terrains etc they can efficiently create an effective fire break in a very short time. The graders, dozers and FEL drivers used for these are brilliant and very often go unrecognised as front line fire fighters, Andy in SA if there is active large fire nearby we usually send a QRV (land cruiser usually fire truck) in following the grader, I'm assuming there was too many events nearby to allow for this?

Either way, as I have said you guys are superb and brave as hell doing the work you do, us 'sprinklers' on the fire ground really do appreciate you!

Glad your safe!

**rover-56** · 9th February 2017, 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Gale force winds and a hot day,perfect day for a fire it seems.
We had an arsonist travelling thru town.They lit 3 fires north of town and 3 south of town.All on gravel side roads,all 500m off the highway and they even signed their name with a burnout at each ignition point.
There are other fires between Pinjarra and Albany all along the same route.
Fortunately all 6 fires were brought under control quickly due to people being close buy seeing them start.
I had a very close call,was putting a firebreak in thick stubble,the smoke shut the grader down,obviously due to lack of oxygen.I managed to get it started,just as the fire was upon me,WOW!!!!.If it didn't start I would have needed to sit it out,way too hot and windy to try and abandon ship.
All arsonists should be slowly burnt to death,wouldnt want them to die too quickly,even better if it was the next day.Then they can burn in hell.
Andrew

I have several CFA mates here who have very special treatment planned for any they catch in the act....

Terry

Chrisl76 · 9th February 2017, 03:59 PM

As a volunteer firey nothing gets on my goat more than these scumbags. Heaven help one if they ever got caught by us!

**rover-56** · 9th February 2017, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by Chrisl76

As a volunteer firey nothing gets on my goat more than these scumbags. Heaven help one if they ever got caught by us!

From memory the treatment involved testicles and a burnback torch

Terry

Chrisl76 · 9th February 2017, 04:21 PM

Testicles, zip ties, tow chains and appliance recovery points. I'll leave the rest to your imagination.

**JDNSW** · 9th February 2017, 04:27 PM

A couple of days ago, near Mudgee, a man was struck by lightning while attempting to extinguish a fire started by lightning. He was found by the RFS crew, but it is not clear whether he was a RFS member or a landholder (quite possibly both).

There have been at least two fires started by lightning near here in the last couple of weeks. Fortunately, no arson though.

John

**67hardtop** · 9th February 2017, 06:43 PM

When i was a young bloke up in the Kimberlies, Derby, bushfires were common and a lot were started by the sun magnifying through the bottoms of broken bottles by the roadside. They were mostly left to burn out coz there was no way to combat a fire burning on a 40km or more front in such a sparsly accommodated area.

Cheers Rod

**LandyAndy** · 9th February 2017, 07:09 PM

Well great news this morning,they caught the bastard.Lets hope they can get enough evidence lay charges.
The fires were deliberately lit,set with a "tea candle".
https://thewest.com.au/news/albany-a...-ng-b88381105z
Andrew

**LandyAndy** · 9th February 2017, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by CraigE

Wonder if its the same tool that started the fire near Dwellingup? Out of control. Also another out of control one at Byford.

Apparently.
Andrew

**JDNSW** · 9th February 2017, 07:20 PM

How was he caught? (I assume 'he', they nearly all are.)

John

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