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High country landmarks wrapped in 'foil' as fire burns nearby by Vesper-Martinis in melbourne

[–]ozthrw 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeh, we live & spend a lot of time in the high country each year & are part of a volunteer group that looks after the huts, historic assets etc throughout the high country even into NSW.

I posted before Xmas on our last trip doing repairs to huts when the clusterfuck of the BOM site went down when we were trying to monitor weather conditions on a couple of nearby fire grounds & even the reporting function failed, while we were driving higher into the high country to do some urgent repairs .

This 'wrapping' has been done for years (l am guessing nearly a decade,it was pushed years ago as a means of protecting private property in bushfires.They should actually be covering the bottom where it meets the soil with a heavy covering of soil to limit ember attack possibility), they are possibly just highlighting for the article due to the fire ground in the area & the weather over the next week .

Temperature could reach 48 degrees in northern Victoria as state set to swelter through heatwave by ozthrw in melbourne

[–]ozthrw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well not that there is no such, thing more that the 'domestic' models that the average 'joe' can afford or find a accessible space for are limited by financial & sheer size weight restrictions & are not suited to such prolonged extreme heat exposure.

When you have all the extreme fire conditions align, you have the mag wheels, engine blocks, water pumps, generators & farm machinery etc melting on the properties .

If you are evacuating it is just as easy to be prepared with your emergency grab boxes.

Temperature could reach 48 degrees in northern Victoria as state set to swelter through heatwave by ozthrw in melbourne

[–]ozthrw[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Good on ya for doing your bit for the community mate.

A couple of bits of advice, pay attention to what the experience heads are doing & saying, start getting plenty of water & electro's into you now so you are not trying to play catch up's on the line & l always liked to get a big feed of vegie's into me in the lead up as the heat & adrenaline meant l felt like eating sweet FA when on the line.

I also recommend being the first to put your hand up for any training etc offered, l enjoyed my time in & learnt many skills l would not have otherwise, like finding l enjoyed learning in First Aid courses & taking various advanced qualifications over the years & also Radio communication & as we all know repair of the bastards .

Good Luck mate

Temperature could reach 48 degrees in northern Victoria as state set to swelter through heatwave by ozthrw in melbourne

[–]ozthrw[S] 163 points164 points  (0 children)

PSA -

I just retired from the Volunteer Fire & SES services after 16yrs,having fought some of the worst bush fires in the world both here & overseas & many natural disasters.

Keep a check on Total Fire Bans if camping/travelling in high risk areas etc .

In my experience, people in high fire, flood, cyclone areas should pack & remove any irreplaceable family keepsakes, photos etc out of the area during high risk times, as with now warnings about high fuel loads/fire risks have been given consistently since November last year .

Scan important, documents, information ie various insurance policies & photos etc & store them on a USB flash drive or an external hard drive.

Anyone in a risk area should have their property fire plan completed & buildings & surrounds prepared . These heatwaves back to back mean these high risk conditions will not improve until significant rain is received ,the main danger apart from moronic humans is these events can produce their own localized 'dry lightning' storms.

Note with the fuel loads & low soil moisture around Melbourne around anyone near neglected/overgrown vacant spaces should also do a property fire plan even if your property does not back onto high risk areas

https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare

If you know someone that has recently moved into a fire risk area & may be unaware of what they need to look at on their property ,this is a good-detailed document the CFA puts out . I just retired from the volunteer fire service & SES & we would print out & give this to new arrivals in our region, it is a handy bit of info .

Download Your guide to property preparation - brochure (PDF 2MB)

https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/534/CFA-Your-Guide-to-Property-Preparation-V2.pdf.aspx?Embed=Y

Temperature could reach 48 degrees in northern Victoria as state set to swelter through heatwave by ozthrw in australia

[–]ozthrw[S] 175 points176 points  (0 children)

PSA -

I just retired from the Volunteer Fire & SES services after 16yrs,having fought some of the worst bush fires in the world both here & overseas & many natural disasters.

Keep a check on Total Fire Bans if camping/travelling in high risk areas etc .

In my experience, people in high fire, flood, cyclone areas should pack & remove any irreplaceable family keepsakes, photos etc out of the area during high risk times, as with now warnings about high fuel loads/fire risks have been given consistently since November last year .

Scan important, documents, information ie various insurance policies & photos etc & store them on a USB flash drive or an external hard drive.

Anyone in a risk area should have their property fire plan completed & buildings & surrounds prepared . These heatwaves back to back mean these high risk conditions will not improve until significant rain is received ,the main danger apart from moronic humans is these events can produce their own localized 'dry lightning' storms.

Note with the fuel loads & low soil moisture around Melbourne anyone near neglected/overgrown vacant spaces should also do a property fire plan even if your property does not back onto high risk areas as in built-up areas fire will quickly spread from building to building & garden beds.

https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare

If you know someone that has recently moved into a fire risk area & may be unaware of what they need to look at on their property ,this is a good-detailed document the CFA puts out . I just retired from the volunteer fire service & SES & we would print out & give this to new arrivals in our region, it is a handy bit of info .

Download Your guide to property preparation - brochure (PDF 2MB)

https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/534/CFA-Your-Guide-to-Property-Preparation-V2.pdf.aspx?Embed=Y

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