[SEL] OT........bush fires in Australia

[Bob W7AVK]

Good Day - In 1910 the Pacific North Western part of the United States 
experienced a grand daddy of a forest fire that went into several states 
and burned until the snows came that winter.  Lots has been written and 
lore about it.  Check out http://www.idahoforests.org/fires2.htm  One is 
of Pulaski.  Do a google.

BTW - The fire area has regrown, been logged, and regrown again in the 
100 years.

Regards,

Bob R.
Moses Lake, WA, USA

James Moran wrote:
> PO-
>   Thanks for the explanation...I thought that was the case.  I have  no idea, of course, as to your musical taste but there is a folk-style  tune called "Cold Missouri Water" that you might find compelling.   Based upon a true story, it tells of a man named Dodge, chief of a jump  team that went to fight a fire in Montana in 1949.  Of the fifteen  that jumped that day, only two survived the ordeal, including Dodge who  bore the guilt of his fallen comrades for years.  Quite a story  and piece of music.  You can find it on the internet radio  services that specialize in the acoustic/folk genre.  It has been  issued by James Keelaghan and Richard Shindell.
>   JM
> 
> peter ogborne <jopeter at omninet.net.au> wrote:  James ,I would say that ''bush fires '' are the equivalent to your forest 
> fires. Prairie fires would be like our grass fires.
> Eucalypts [ Gum Trees] of which there are many varieties are very volatile 
> as I suppose are your Pine Trees or are they Fir Trees?
> One of our members ,Cam Grundy is a volunteer fire fighter ,unsung hero's in 
> my book.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Moran" 
> To: "The SEL email discussion list" 
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] OT........bush fires in Australia
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>>When you use the term "bush fires" is this akin to  North American forest 
>>fires or prairie fires?  My sympathies to  any and all that are 
>>threatened.
>> JM
>>
>>peter ogborne  wrote:  All the best to those of 
>>our members in the eastern states who are
>>experiencing bush fires and temperatures of 43c . Hope you are all OK .I
>>would say that Cam Grundy is in the thick of it,good on ya mate!
>>Peter Ogborne
>>Little Grove ,Albany
>>West Australia
>>''Heart of the Rainbow Coast ''
>>jopeter at omninet.net.au
>>
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