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Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

fourandsixpants — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 09:03:17 GMT

Lives and homes are under threat from a bushfire burning in Donnybrook, 210 kilometres south of Perth, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services says.

An emergency warning has been issued for people in Miller Road and Meotti Road, in the eastern part of Donnybrook, in the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup.

Homes in Miller Road and Meotti Road are under threat by fire.

The fire is moving fast in a northerly direction and is out of control and unpredictable.

Residents are being warned they are in danger and need to act immediately.

The fire started south of Irishtown Road and west of Hardy Place, and Irishtown Road has been closed.

About 40 career and volunteer Fire and Rescue Service, Bush Fire Service and Department of Parks and Wildlife firefighters are on the scene.

Firefighters are protecting assets and actively fighting the fire.

Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup chief executive John Attwood said the fire was burning in a rural-residential area.

Bushfire information Western Australia

He said there were about 40 to 50 homes nearby.

"It's a mixture of bush and farmland, grasslands," Mr Attwood said.

"Some of the area's quite steep and gullies, and through what we call the Donnybrook Stone Quarry area so there's some quarries, rock, stone, so that's fairly steep in that area."

Mr Attwood said conditions were fairly windy and unpredictable.

"We are still chasing parts of the fire, some parts are under control, others are still running with a front," he said.

"The bombers have been out there a couple of times and the [helitacs] as well.

"The good part is the majority of homes are not in the line where the wind is forcing the fire," he said.

Lorraine Bruyn, who is at Donnybrook Country Club near the centre of town, said she could see smoke on the horizon.

"We can see smoke, but luckily it's heading away from us," she said.

She said the fire seemed quite large, and conditions were windy.

"It doesn't look good," she said.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-09/fire-threatens-lives-and-homes-in-donnybrook-south-of-perth/6009482

Stay safe people. Thoughts and prays.

The fire was reported at 11:40am and has so far burnt 20 hectares.

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

jean2579 — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 12:54:08 GMT

Hope this is not your home area Paints.

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

fourandsixpants — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 13:07:25 GMT

No. I am in Bunbury.36kms awayThanks for asking:)

An alert for a bushfire burning north of the Western Australian town of Donnybrook has been downgraded as authorities try to establish what sparked the blaze.

Luckily no lives or homes lost.

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

mugssy65 — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:02:51 GMT

Big fire tonight in Bullsbrook! 2 homes gone and it's just jumped Wannaroo rd into the pine plantation!

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green.fields — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:11:13 GMT

It started in Bullsbrook this morning at around 9 and is heading towards Yanchep now, it has been moving at an incredible rate, took this pic this morning from our property in Chittering 15 mins away from Bullsbrook.

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mugssy65 — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:16:26 GMT

Is it heading your way?
I'm on the hill above Kelmscott, it's been about four years since our hill went up and we were evacuated. Very scary!

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

green.fields — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:19:55 GMT

No it is heading over to Moore River, I just can not believe how fast it has moved. The easterly was blowing a gale which is why the speed of the fire.

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

fourandsixpants — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:36:06 GMT

Oh no mugsy. I do hope people are okay up there. Thanks for posting.

Bushfire is one of the few things that really frightens me.

Smelt smoke from what I thought was a bushfire burning somewhere atetr dark here tonight in Bunbury. Don't smell it now at 10.30pm.

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

fourandsixpants — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:39:52 GMT

Scary pic roserobin. Thanks for posting am glad you are okay.

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

fourandsixpants — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:44:42 GMT

A bushfire is raging close to properties in Bullsbrook. Picture: 7 News

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/latest/a/25953223/firefighters-save-homes-from-blaze/

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Elsewhere in Perth last night, a bushfire was threatening homes in Padbury.

The fire started about 8pm in the Hepburn Heights Conservation Area, near the intersection of Hepburn Avenue and Gibson Avenue.

Firefighters said the blaze was uncontrolled, burning in thick bush and threatening homes.

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

mugssy65 — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 23:09:50 GMT

It's been so windy again all night, blooming easterlies, I don't think we'll get rain to help either. My husband works away on the mines, he's with a bloke as I type who is waiting on news from home, his home is in the middle of the Bullsbrook blaze.

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

bluecat*dancing — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 23:13:06 GMT

Stay safe everyone.

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

fourandsixpants — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 04:25:43 GMT

Hope your hubby's friend and family and home are okay Mugsy.

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

j*oono — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 06:26:47 GMT

Roserobin, keep an eye on the DFES site now as the fire is burning towards Chittering now and emergency warnings are on again for areas of Bullsbrook.

http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/alerts/Pages/Alert.aspx?ItemId=12183&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

fourandsixpants — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 06:33:05 GMT

Stay safe roserobin. Thoughts are with you guys and gals up there in Bullsbrook, Chittering and Muchea

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

debra9275 — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 07:39:33 GMT

I see it's flared up again over there

hope everyone's OK

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

fourandsixpants — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 10:57:12 GMT

Current bushfire alerts in WA http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/alerts/Pages/default.aspx

Bushfire EMERGENCY WARNING for parts of Bullsbrook in the City of Swan

Sunday 11 January 2015 - 5:55 PM

A bushfire EMERGENCY WARNING has been issued for people in parts of Bullsbrook in the City of Swan, near the following roads:

Asher Road
Della North Road
Gallagher Road
Old West Road
Pine Road
Bingham Road
Kirby Road
Gaston Road
Morley Road
West Road
Strachan Road
Seismic Road
Wandoo Road, south of Mallee Road
Mallee Road
Higgins Road

You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. There is a threat to lives and homes.

The alert level for this area remains as the fire has broken containment lines near Seismic Road.
Firefighters are currently strengthening containment lines to protect properties near Seismic Road.
The fire started between Railway Road and Gully Road. It is burning towards Muchea in the Shire of Chittering.

BUSHFIRE BEHAVIOUR:

The bushfire is moving slowly in a northerly direction.
It is out of control and unpredictable.
Burning embers are likely to be blown around your home.
Firefighters are expecting a wind to shift to move the fire in a north easterly direction.
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The bushfire near KOJONUP and WOODANILLING in the Great Southern District is contained atm

The fire near DONNYBROOK and IRISHTOWN in South West District is also contained atm

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

green.fields — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 11:11:14 GMT

Thanks Joono, have the dfes site open, not anywhere near our place or my sons at the moment, our places are in a bit on the right hand side of Grt Northern Highway so fingers crossed it doesn't turn and cross the highway and head east.

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the_great_she_elephant — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 11:26:08 GMT

It's all a bit scary. My DIL posted some photos taken from their house in Clarkson. They are on the West side of Wanaroo road so should be safe, but from the smoke it looked pretty bad.

Re: Bushfire DONNYBROOK South West WA

fourandsixpants — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 11:32:16 GMT

......stay safe......DFES alert states that they expect wind direction, presently blowing northerly, to change north-eastly.

I would be freaking. Hope wind drops right down, fire burns itself out.