We have heard from a few friends in the last 24 hours. So far they are safe but they have all been evacuated from properties and houses on the South Coast of NSW. Unfortunately some have already lost houses and others simply do not know. Power is intermitant and in a lot of cases phones are out.

If you want an idea of what it can be like for the fire crews take a look at the video below.

Burnover. The full story.

https://vimeo.com/frnsw/review/382385153/19fc4e3f11

These guys are stationed not far from a place where I used to live. They kept calm and made it out OK but it must have been a near thing. Their truck was not equipped with a safety refuge but they were able to protect themselves with fire blankets.

I have seen similar things on a couple of occasions but nowhere near as severe as this.

Peter

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