Thread: Fire danger

We are lucky up in the Adelaide Hills. One of our main firebugs got caught a week ago. They lit over 50 fires over the last 2 years, sometimes 4 or 5 in one day.

The strange thing was when the police caught them, it turned out it was a 44 year old woman who lived at a farm in the area, and she often took her 2 and 4 year old kids with her when she was lighting the fires.

And to top it off, she was one of the organisers of the fire spotting volunteers .

Hope you get through without anything burning.

Sitting at the airport now Graz ready to go at a moments notice, hope we dont get anything today as it is just too hot to sit in the cockpit.
We have been busy this past week with the Helitacks, although the S61 is good to have along as it is making a big difference.

Greg

Hopefully they eventually catch the moron.
Its been going on for quite a few years now,wouldnt be suprised if its the same person(s).
Andrew

Originally Posted by Graz

Extreme fire danger posted for Perth hills today, sure hope the fire lighting nutter doesn't strike in our patch today!

We've had small "bush" fires burning for days in a local reserve/park near us. Smell of smoke in the air for days, ash everywhere....helis up just before xmas, real PITA. If they are deliberately lit, and they catch the little ****s, they should douse the ****ers in petrol and light them up as an example to other would-be arsonists.

We've had our share the last couple od days as well, I agree, get some judge (from where?? to make an example of them), any appeals leads to doubling of sentence

Carine open space reserve, deliberately lit on Sat, we spent hours there dropping water to try and keep the heat and smoke down.
Now we have gone down to the Spectacles on Anketell Rd for the 3rd day running, also deliberately lit.
It looks like it is going to be a busy fire year ! I hope the arsonist who did the hills fires last year has had enough and isn't going to start up.

Greg

Just watching the news and they've reported sighting motorbike tracks next to the deliberately lit fires
Went to see mum Christmas eve and was redirected by police had to detour 50km out of the way to get there
Lock them up and throw away the key I say