[News] Fire warning.

[moonvoice]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuu - we JUST drove through these streets on Thursday night.

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Sunday 6 February 2011 – 6:05 AM
ALERT LEVEL:
A bushfire EMERGENCY WARNING has been issued for people in Brigadoon, Baskerville, Millendon, Red Hill and Herne Hill, in the City of Swan.

Homes in Range Road, Weir Road, Joshua Mews and Daniel Place, in Baskerville will be impacted by fire now.
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The fire is expected to impact homes on the following roads in the vicinity of Brigadoon, Baskerville, Millendon and Herne Hill:
•Campersic Road, Macham Road, Cymosa Street, Loton Road, Hardwick Road, Swannell Trail, Abraham Close, Daniel Place, Hadrill Road, Kings Row, Hardwick Road, Bisdee Road, Logue Road, Padbury Avenue, Robinson Road, William Street, Lefroy Avenue, Moore Road, Macham Road, Railway Parade and Stock Road.

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

WHAT TO DO:

* If you have not left yet and the way is clear, leave immediately for a safer place and take your survival kit with you.
* If you have not prepared your home, it is too late to do it now, your safest option is to leave.
* Do not relocate at the last minute in a vehicle or on foot as this is deadly.
* It is not safe to stay and actively defend, your best chance for survival is to leave.
* If you cannot leave, you need to get ready to take shelter in your home and actively defend it.
* If you are away from home, do not try to return as the road conditions in the area could be very dangerous.


RELOCATION POINTS:
The Department of Child Protection has set up a relocation point at Swan Park Leisure Centre on Gray Drive, Midvale, off Morrison Road.

RELOCATION ROUTE:
If you are going to the relocation point leave in a westerly direction towards the Great Northern Highway.

BUSHFIRE BEHAVIOUR:
The bushfire is moving fast in a north westerly direction. It is out of control and unpredictable.

Embers are likely to be blown around your home and spot fires are starting up to one kilometre ahead of the fire. Flames are higher than roof tops.

The fire started at 9.14pm on Saturday 5 February and currently there has been 750 hectares burnt.

WHAT FIREFIGHTERS ARE DOING:
One hundred and fifty career and volunteer Fire and Rescue Service, Bush Fire Service and Department of Environment and Conservation firefighters are on the scene.

Two helitacs and two fixed wing water bombers have been sent to protect crews and homes.
Firefighters are protecting houses in Range Road, Weir Road, Joshua Mews and Daniel Place, Baskerville.

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MORE FROM FESA: https://internet.fesa.wa.gov.au/alerts/Pages/Alert.aspx?ItemId=2006

I know people directly affected by this (on Loton and Range Rd, and in Brigadoon); so keeping my fingers crossed they all stay safe. There's a lot of families and horses and loved animals out there. :(

Comments

[white_rabbit]

Yeesh, I hope people stay safe too. And animals too, if possible. :(

[moonvoice]

It's not good. :( It's extraordinarily windy today ('damaging winds' our local weather centre called it), and sunny - so the firefighters are facing a real uphill battle (especially with embers starting spot fires up to a kilometre away).

[psychrobia149]

Hooooly shit....you Aussies are tough. One half of your country has been pummeled by water, and the other half is in danger of being burned down. I couldn't do it. *One* of these disasters would have me rafting for other shores. *nervous*

I'll keep you all in my thoughts, and I'll hope that all of this chaos settles down very soon, with zero loss of life. *sending supportive vibes*

[spider_fox]

Australia's got some issues this year D:

[gone_fishing]

Dear Australia, please to be calming the fuck down with the elements right now.

[outlineofash]

Oh, shit. I hope everyone stays safe with as minimal damage as possible.

[donnalotus]

Eeeek. Just catching up on the news from the weekend and saw the fires near you. Was wondering if you're affected! Hope everyone stays safe, bad hearing about people losing their homes :(

O_O

[ysabetwordsmith]

Stay safe, my friend. I keep hearing about fires and floods and mayhem all over Australia.

Here in central Illinois, some of the ice melted before we got snowed on again. *chuckle* But we're still sleeping upstairs because there's less chance of a branch or something falling there and squishing us, just in case.

[goddess_incarnate]

I hope everyone is able to evacuate. I hope other countries are able to pitch in with some relief effort the way everyone did with Haiti. Even though I know it's not the same, I still think it would be awesome if they did.