WALRUS
25th January 2019, 09:19
Hey guys,
Probs a long shot but my lovely little state is currently getting stuffed and threatened by some pretty gnarly bush fires in some very remote and inaccessible wilderness areas. Everyone's a little terrified and probably around 70% of the state is blanketed under smoke and we're starting a 40 degree day with a lot of wind and forecasts of dry lightning strikes state-wide.
We've had Firies fly down from all over the country, the guys from NSW even brought with them one of their C130 Water Bombers which is an impressive bit of kit, but some of my Fire Fighting mates have mentioned that there's also a group of Firies fly over from NZ to help.
If anyone here happens to know any Firefighters who have been chucked on a plane and sent over here, can you just say thanks for us? It's looking like it could be potentially pretty grim over the next few days (At one community meeting in one of the more vulnerable areas, the term "potentially and easily catastrophic" was used) so we are so massively grateful of any help, especially people willing to come from another country!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-25/tasmania-braces-for-worst-fire-day-in-years/10747262?fbclid=IwAR1-FpiN3luzieqIN4IWOn3fu389UdQ_ECm-yNHnmt-A6eH_rtE96SUtEHc
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Probs a long shot but my lovely little state is currently getting stuffed and threatened by some pretty gnarly bush fires in some very remote and inaccessible wilderness areas. Everyone's a little terrified and probably around 70% of the state is blanketed under smoke and we're starting a 40 degree day with a lot of wind and forecasts of dry lightning strikes state-wide.
We've had Firies fly down from all over the country, the guys from NSW even brought with them one of their C130 Water Bombers which is an impressive bit of kit, but some of my Fire Fighting mates have mentioned that there's also a group of Firies fly over from NZ to help.
If anyone here happens to know any Firefighters who have been chucked on a plane and sent over here, can you just say thanks for us? It's looking like it could be potentially pretty grim over the next few days (At one community meeting in one of the more vulnerable areas, the term "potentially and easily catastrophic" was used) so we are so massively grateful of any help, especially people willing to come from another country!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-25/tasmania-braces-for-worst-fire-day-in-years/10747262?fbclid=IwAR1-FpiN3luzieqIN4IWOn3fu389UdQ_ECm-yNHnmt-A6eH_rtE96SUtEHc
https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/7c27b4a232766fd25e623248f46ee155?width=1024
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