Hi Smokeydk

Must be almost time to call for help from the RFS in NSW I could do with a trip to South Australia I need another shoulder patch to match the one I traded one of your guys for when you last came to the Blue Mountains to help us put a big one out.

Latest from CFS....

Fire Name: WOOLUNDUNGA

Note: The following message is to be read on air verbatim as soon as possible and then at regular intervals thereafter or until the message expires or is superseded by another message related to this incident.

Time Message Issued: 12:20
Date Message Issued: 5/01/2012

THE WOOLUNDUNGA FIRE, 25 KM SOUTH OF PORT AUGUSTA IN THE FLINDERS RANGES, NEAR WILMINGTON ROAD (LOCALLY KNOWN AS HORROCKS PASS) AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY ONE IS STILL A GOING FIRE, WITH APPROXIMATELY 120 FIRE FIGHTERS ACTIVELY WORKING ON THE FIRE, SUPPORTED WITH FIXED WING BOMBING AIRCRAFT. THE FIRE HAS EXPANDED TO THE NORTH WEST TOWARDS SPEAR CREEK, SOUTH WEST TOWARDS KIORA CREEK AND NECTAR BROOK ROAD. THE FIRE CONTNUES TO BURN IN ROUGH, AND AT TIMES, INACCESSIBLE TERRAIN. THE WILMINGTON ROAD BETWEEN NATIONAL HIGHWAY ONE AND WILMINGTON, AND SPEAR CREEK ROAD, (LOCALLY KNOWN AS OLD WILMINGTON ROAD), REMAIN CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO ADVISED THAT THE HEYSEN TRAIL, BETWEEN WILMINGTON AND QUORN, IS CLOSED TO ALL PERSONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. NUMEROUS EMERGENCY SERVICES VEHICLES ARE TRANSITING THE AREA AND PEOPLE ARE ASKED TO NOT ENTER THE AREAS MENTIONED FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY.

Jon........I emailed Wayne at Stoney Creek BC......they are Ok......and looking after CFS crews staying there.....

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would be very scarey if it did get to them Jon

UPDATE:

THE Country Fire Service has warned the Woolundunga fire, burning out of control near Wilmington, is threatening properties.

The CFS will hold a public meeting at the Wilmington Oval at 7pm to brief locals about the fire, which has burnt an estimated 2600 hectares since yesterday.
 
More than 120 fire fighters are battling the blaze with the support of fixed-wing, water bombing aircraft.
 
The fire has started to head easterly  towards Yapoona Springs, Long Valley, Mount Brown, Gunyah Rd and Dean Searles Rd.

It earlier expanded north-west towards Spear Creek and south-west towards Kiora Creek and Nectar Brook Rd and is burning in rough and, often, inaccessible terrain.

The Wilmington Road between National Highway One and Wilmington, and Spear Creek Road, (locally known as Old Wilmington Road) and the Heysen Trail, between Wilmington and Quorn, are closed.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/galleries/gallery-e6frecgc-1226237624542?page=1

For the interest of South Australians in particular and anyone else interested in CFS SA 'goings on' may be interested in this site.  It gives up to date daily reports of what is happening throughout the state.

As an ex South Alien I have a look every day.

Wish I could find something similar for WA.

Cheers Neil

Yep, have seen that one but it is ONLY for warnings,(which is useful of course) I like the CFS one as it list all incidents they attend be they fire, alarm, crash etc complete with report time, clear time etc. 

Also you can change to Map View to see exactly where an incident is which is good for all those areas that have been invented since I left 33 years ago..

Cheers Neil