Vic Bushfires

[Bytemrk]

14 Dead in Vic Bushfires

14 dead in Victorian inferno - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Looks like it's going to be a pretty wild night and a long few days for some...

Hope all from here are safe....

Mark

[Shonky]

Oh god...

That is truely tragic. Were they mostly Fire fighters?

[V8Landy]

It is an awful day for sure. A friend of mine at Wandong almost lost there house they can't get in yet to inspect any damage. Hope all are well from here and feel so sorry for those that have lost houses and loved ones.

[p38arover]

Six have been killed at Kinglake, four at Wandong, three at Strathewen and one at Clonbinane. Police fear up to 40 people may have died.

Hell's Bells! That is awful news! I hope it's wrong.

[bblaze]

my heart goes out to all concerned, sky said it could be as high as 40.
blaze

[V8Ian]

Another Ash Wednesday, I hope there are no more fatalities. People have lost everything, they will need a hand to start again, let's all dig as deep as we can afford to when the inevitable appeals start. To all in the affected areas, be careful & stay safe.

[Bushie]

Certainly not looking good.

I'm currently arranging crews to head from here down to Vic for a 5 day commitment.

Hopefully we wont have to go through it tomorrow.


Martyn

[sschmez]

I didn't catch the news. Did they get the gusty NW winds and 45deg temps that were forecast?

sure did, hottest Melb temp on record (46.4, I think it was)
I read 47 off my thermometer here too.

Went shopping in FTG today ... noticed the smoke increasing and then the hill was in flames ... not nice, 5 mins from home (Boronia = Suburbia)

Thoughts to those affected and thanx for the great job the Emergency services do.

Stevo

[Sleepy]

Onya Bushie, I think we'll need the help.

Whilst I was driving home I saw some teams/vehicles heading up from Aireys inlet and Inverloch to help out to the north.

A Very Nasty Day

47.6 degrees at Laverton (SW of Melb) and 25 to 35 knot northerly winds.
I was at work (Tullamarine) and the sky was brown/grey.
The smell of smoke was very strong.
Stepping outside was like opening an oven door! (Fan Forced!)

Reminded me of Ash Wednesday of 1983.

The southerly came through but was just a wind change - Temperature dropped a lot but no rain

The fire to the north of Melbourne spread in a south easterly direction fanned by the wind. With the wind change this has created a 20km front (or bigger ?)

Kinglake got clobbered. More fires to the north west (Bendigo) and west (Horsham) and the fire down near Taralgon continues.

We could do with some of that water from Ingham

[Bushie]

Onya Bushie, I think we'll need the help.


I was at work (Tullamarine) and the sky was brown/grey.
The smell of smoke was very strong.
Stepping outside was like opening an oven door! (Fan Forced!)

Reminded me of Ash Wednesday of 1983.

The southerly came through but was just a wind change - Temperature dropped a lot but no rain

Mate I feel for you.

I was doing firie training at Tulla on Ash Wednesday - we ended up at Mt Macedon (thankfully after the fire).

Bushie