-- Edited by Bobdown on Saturday 5th of February 2022 09:48:27 PM
Tony Bev said
12:12 AM Feb 6, 2022
Thanks for the warning, Bob
I had been east of Albany for a few weeks, and saw many eastern state number plates, who may not know the local roads.
I sincerely hope that I am wrong, but my gut feeling tells me that there is a firebug, in the South West, as there have been too many fires down there.
I got back to Bunbury on Friday morning
Took a northern route from Hopetown, through Ravensthorpe, Katanning, Wagin, Collie.
That area is fairly dry, with fairly high winds at times.
I would normally have gone through Albany, Bridgetown, Donnybrook, but early on in the week, there was a fire reported at Kirup, heading towards Donnybrook
For anyone who does not know the area around Bridgetown, there are plenty of trees, and it is fairly hilly in places, so not really a good place to contain a fire
peter67 said
10:56 AM Feb 6, 2022
So far I've been close to three fires here in the last week, one at Collie, also Wagin yesterday and not going to Greenbushes now.
Bobdown said
12:16 PM Feb 6, 2022
Tony Bev wrote:
Thanks for the warning, Bob
I had been east of Albany for a few weeks, and saw many eastern state number plates, who may not know the local roads.
I sincerely hope that I am wrong, but my gut feeling tells me that there is a firebug, in the South West, as there have been too many fires down there.
I got back to Bunbury on Friday morning
Took a northern route from Hopetown, through Ravensthorpe, Katanning, Wagin, Collie. That area is fairly dry, with fairly high winds at times.
I would normally have gone through Albany, Bridgetown, Donnybrook, but early on in the week, there was a fire reported at Kirup, heading towards Donnybrook
For anyone who does not know the area around Bridgetown, there are plenty of trees, and it is fairly hilly in places, so not really a good place to contain a fire
I thought the same re- firebug Tony, but speaking to old neighbours they say it was a power pole that started it.
Pretty fierce though, golf club has gone, timber mill at Hesters Hill has gone according to locals.
Both Denmark and Bridgetown heavily wooded and hilly like you say. Years ago there was a big fire in Bridgetown, 3 ignition points were found, the bastard got away too.
Cheers Bob
Tony Bev said
12:19 PM Feb 6, 2022
I left Wagin Friday morning, and went west to Darkan, then home to Bunbury, through Collie
Next day saw a report of a fire north east of Wagin
There certainly are just too many fires
I washed my motorhome this morning, so with a bit of luck, we shall have some rain
Whenarewethere said
01:07 PM Feb 6, 2022
I heard a saying that it rains in Denmark 364 days a year, & the other day it rains.
Bicyclecamper said
01:29 PM Feb 6, 2022
We have family at Bridgetown, on the outskirts, and they were ordered to evacuate at 8am this morning. The4y have just finished their house. They could not take all their animals, only managed to get 2 horses out.
Bobdown said
05:43 PM Feb 6, 2022
This was the Golf Club..........My niece is a volunteer fire fighter in Bridgie, worked all thru the night.
Large bushfire West of Denmark, avoid the area.
Big fire in the previous old ranch...........Bridgetown under threat as well
https://www.emergency.wa.gov.au/
-- Edited by Bobdown on Saturday 5th of February 2022 09:48:27 PM
I had been east of Albany for a few weeks, and saw many eastern state number plates, who may not know the local roads.
I sincerely hope that I am wrong, but my gut feeling tells me that there is a firebug, in the South West, as there have been too many fires down there.
I got back to Bunbury on Friday morning
Took a northern route from Hopetown, through Ravensthorpe, Katanning, Wagin, Collie.
That area is fairly dry, with fairly high winds at times.
I would normally have gone through Albany, Bridgetown, Donnybrook, but early on in the week, there was a fire reported at Kirup, heading towards Donnybrook
For anyone who does not know the area around Bridgetown, there are plenty of trees, and it is fairly hilly in places, so not really a good place to contain a fire
I thought the same re- firebug Tony, but speaking to old neighbours they say it was a power pole that started it.
Pretty fierce though, golf club has gone, timber mill at Hesters Hill has gone according to locals.
Both Denmark and Bridgetown heavily wooded and hilly like you say. Years ago there was a big fire in Bridgetown, 3 ignition points were found, the bastard got away too.
Cheers Bob
Next day saw a report of a fire north east of Wagin
There certainly are just too many fires
I washed my motorhome this morning, so with a bit of luck, we shall have some rain
I heard a saying that it rains in Denmark 364 days a year, & the other day it rains.
This was the Golf Club..........My niece is a volunteer fire fighter in Bridgie, worked all thru the night.