[SEL] OT. Local fires

[Barry & Tanya Stait]

Hi all,
I have not long got up and going after spending from 10p.m. on Tuesday night 
to 7.30p.m. Wednesday on the Green Gully fire just outside Mudgee. Over 
2000ha burn so far on this fire. Started from a lighting strike. Luckily we 
had out of area crews here to help with property protection. They had come 
to help with the Bylong Complex fire, but at the time it was quite.
But that changed when the Bylong Complex Fire also broke containment lines 
after a south easily change came thru late Tuesday afternoon.
There is also a large fire on top of Mt Frome just outside Mudgee witch is 
burning out of control as fire fighter can't get to it.
At one stage yesterday there was 18 confirmed fire in the Mid Western Shire, 
most from a storm that passed through the area on Tuesday.
As Senior Deputy Captain of Mudgee HQ, the next few day could be very busy 
for me and all our other members.
What we need is a lot of rain, witch doesn't look like coming for a long 
time let ( March/ April next year.).
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Page" <page at velocitynet.com.au>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] OT. Local fires


> Great photos Kerry.  Did you catch the name of the Skycrane.  Can't quite
> make it out on the photo.  We have one stationed here in Canberra and they
> really earn their keep with our fires a couple of years ago.
>
> Ron
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kerry" <ozengine at optusnet.com.au>
> To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:26 PM
> Subject: [SEL] OT. Local fires
>
>
>> G'day all
>> >
>> > The area around Lithgow where I live has seen bushfires for 3 weeks 
>> > now,
>> > firefighters stretched to the limit (including son in law) but helped 
>> > by
>> > numerous helicopters, thank goodness we have moved on from men with wet
>> > bags
>> > trying to put out a 50 ft wall of exploding gum trees,
>> > This afternoon a new fire started on the hills around Lithgow and one 
>> > of
>> > the
>> > Skycranes that we hire from the USA every year was called in to help
>> > protect
>> > properties.
>> > I was lucky to get some pictures late afternoon of the choppers taking
> on
>> > water.
>>
>> http://www.oldengine.org/members/kmorris/Webpages/Temporary10.html
>> >
>> > Kerry Morris
>> > Lithgow N.S.W  OZ
>> >
>> > WEB:  www.members.optusnet.com.au/kerrymorris_49/
>> >
>> > skype ID:   ozengine
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