Bushfires Already! Not A Good Start!

[icyfroth]

UPDATED: Firefighters are battling 40 uncontained blazes as 59 bush and grassfires burn across NSW, causing the evacuation of homes and a western Sydney university campus.

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has told parliament more than 500 firefighters and 200 appliances are responding and a number of emergency warnings are in place across the state, with four fires at a watch and act level.

The worst blazes are at Tickner Road in Castlereagh, where a 60-hectare grass fire is threatening homes, and a three-hectare fire at Bennett and Richmond Roads in Windsor.

Homes and nearby schools have been evacuated.

There are also fires at Marsden Park, Winmalee, Wollombi, and Leets Vale.

A slow-moving bushfire at Lane Cove has just been extinguished.

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[icyfroth]

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@debra9275 wrote:
Such an early start to the fire season Icy I hope all are OK

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Thanks Deb 🙂

[acacia_pycnantha]

Well if we're going to build houses in the bush and have lots of  big trees around, then it's a risk we take with our eyes wide open.

Same thing for towns. it's great to live amongst trees and birds and stuff but when it all burns down around you (as it has demonstrated that it will, about every 20-30 years or so) then it's irritating that people act surprised and shocked.

We've been here long enough to know how the landscape and the weather and the bushfires work. Oh, the hell with it. Pave paradise and put up a parking lot for god's sake.

[acacia_pycnantha]

Seems that a lot of these fires are grass fires or at least started out as such?

So, it's failure of management. Living in a high bushfire risk area yet allowing the grass to grow under your feet?

[twinkles**stars]

it's not the bush that burns but built up residential areas too. I live in a new developed residential area, trees are newly planted sso still young and small yet last summer we were on evacuation alert twice due to bush fires heading our way. the wind carries embers which are so dangerous and can travel long distances quickly

[kyliecrv]

The 2 families that we know from the areas affected by the bushfires got back to their houses about 9;30 last night with no damages or loss thanks goodness.
And my sis got a lift home after all the kiddies were picked up from the evac site, but her car remained at the school so she will pick it up today sometime.

Sad to hear of 2 houses lost, but no lives of people or pets that Id heard of which is good.

[ashjoma]

Hey Mainecoon1

my father's house is in Chatswood.  Opposite the bush.

When I had the roof replaced last year, I paid extra for metal mesh to go over the gutters and the roof valleys, for peace of mind in the 

next fire that goes through.

Shame there hasn't been any hazard reduction in the area.

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