Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms Fires in Australia

Spot on madmax. The problem is a growing population, living with nature in the bush and floored land management practices.
All this on a background of clearly changing weather patterns.

This summer season will give Australia much to think about.

Thank you for your concern

Yes this summer should give all of Australia something to think about, hopefully including those who hold the purse strings.

I hope Peter/Rubymorgan makes a full recovery, it certainly sounds like a nasty accident.

Georgetoad - thanks that is a very interesting website.

I know this is now 16 years ago but it is pretty interesting. Also makes me realise how lucky I am as that tornado path they show on the map finishing in Kambah is head straight towards my house and stops about 2km away, the fire continued that path but at least not as a tornado and got to 100 metres from my place then headed up a sideways hill. While at the top of the hill behind my house putting out the spot fires that kept turning up we could see the glow on the next hill that I now realise is what is seen at 6:13 in the video. If the tornado had kept going then I expect the hill I was on would have ended up like that one and I doubt I could have run away home quick enough to drive away. I had sort of prepared myself by leaving the car in the garage facing out with the keys in it and the garage door open in case of a power failure not allowing the door to open, plus a few irreplaceable valuables in the car like my custom made guitar and our wedding photos.

Later I heard on the news that looters were stealing stuff from cars because people were putting valuables in their cars ready for a getaway and then busy trying to defend their homes. It seems times like this brings out the best of most people and the worst of the scumbags.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqYEeivt8Eg

I really hope the current bushfires can be put out soon.

This just gets worse….

Last night a 28 year old volunteer fire fighter was killed when his truck was “flipped” while battling a fire in Green Valley east of Albury near the NSW Victorian boarder.

The volunteer was one of three who had retreated to the emergency compartment behind the main cabin of the fire vehicle.
What is described as a “fire tornado” created by the intense fire itself flipped the 10 tonne vehicle on its roof killing one and injuring the other two.

The 28 year old was married only 18 months ago and leaves behind a wife, pregnant with their first child due in May.

OMG, enough already……

News Report of death of volunteer fire fighter

That really is a tragedy Gary, his poor wife, family and crew members.

That is awful Oz- really sorry to hear that
HB

News reports from Gippsland Victoria just a few minutes ago indicate that the fires have got worse and fire fighters appear to have abandoned saving buildings and concentrating on saving lives....

Extremely sad. I free very sorry for his family.

The news is implying the bushfires are creating their own tornadoes like what happened in the Canberra Video I posted. That is why the truck he was in was picked up and dropped.

Excuse the language but look at what is happening in the Victorian seaside town of Mallacoota
4,000 people forced on to the beach or out to sea.
Mallacoota Fire video.....

Yes he swears a lot - I was waiting for a shark to turn up and give him something else to swear about.

My sister and kids are on a boat on the beach south of Batemans Bay ready to go out to sea if required, all the roads near them are closed.

I also read that the Mogo zoo animals are safe in their night enclosures and the employees are soaking the whole place as fire is all around it. Must be terrifying for all the animals but I think they are safer in their enclosures, Tigers and Lions that grew up in a zoo would not be good let loose to try fend for themselves.

It is scary how much of Australia is affected


Look at Mallacoota at the bottom, then look for Mogo where the zoo is, I am not surprised how dark it is at Mallacoota in that video based on how bad it is here and I am a fair way away but Mogo mus be even worse.


I have seen pictures of whole small towns burnt down, very sad when I think that a year ago I stopped at one for a break on a trip, beautiful old places with character completely gone.

Hell on the water - a young girl flees the fires in a tinny...
Its mid morning and look at the sky



This is now being repeated along the NSW south coast at Batemans Bay and around Nowra as well as Sussex Inlet.
Power and internet communication to the NSW South Coast will be cut tonight

Two more dead in NSW and four missing in Victoria. Temperatures reached 49C in Victoria,100 fires are burning in NSW with 60 out of control - THIS IS HELL

Local news report - Disaster