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<blockquote data-quote="Heatho" data-source="post: 527263" data-attributes="member: 487"><p>The Wollemi fire was started almost 8 weeks ago in very remote forest due to a lightning strike, then merged with others started by who knows why..... Then the RFS started backburning along Bells Line of Road about a week ago and it got away from them and then down into the Grose Valley, it was a good 10km away from the main fire front. Anyway this failed backburn is causing massive grief for people who live in the Hawkesbury area. Not bagging the RFS but they did stuff up with this one.</p><p></p><p>I was at Kurrajong Heights yesterday helping a friend prepare their property, tomorrow is going to be the big day where Kurrajong Heights will most likely be impacted and probably other suburbs too. </p><p></p><p>Anyway my view is that the main fire should have been waterbombed when it first started as it was tiny in the first few days but then spread rapidly once it took hold. </p><p></p><p>Drought really is the only blame for this fire spreading so rapidly. </p><p></p><p>Anyway hope the suburbs in the Blue Mountains get through this without any further property loses or loss of life. </p><p></p><p>Very very bad situation.</p><p></p><p>This pic was from 2 weeks ago at Upper Colo.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/487/1576793931_20191115_142907.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Heatho, post: 527263, member: 487"] The Wollemi fire was started almost 8 weeks ago in very remote forest due to a lightning strike, then merged with others started by who knows why..... Then the RFS started backburning along Bells Line of Road about a week ago and it got away from them and then down into the Grose Valley, it was a good 10km away from the main fire front. Anyway this failed backburn is causing massive grief for people who live in the Hawkesbury area. Not bagging the RFS but they did stuff up with this one. I was at Kurrajong Heights yesterday helping a friend prepare their property, tomorrow is going to be the big day where Kurrajong Heights will most likely be impacted and probably other suburbs too. Anyway my view is that the main fire should have been waterbombed when it first started as it was tiny in the first few days but then spread rapidly once it took hold. Drought really is the only blame for this fire spreading so rapidly. Anyway hope the suburbs in the Blue Mountains get through this without any further property loses or loss of life. Very very bad situation. This pic was from 2 weeks ago at Upper Colo. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/487/1576793931_20191115_142907.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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