Emerald Fires

***The Pom Queen*** · 31-01-2010, 05:18 AM

I hope none of our members are affected with the fire in the ranges. I don't think it will affect you Paul (Furkew). Let's hope this rain helps to get it under control.
Keep safe
Kate

**furkew** · 31-01-2010, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by moving2melbourne

I hope none of our members are affected with the fire in the ranges. I don't think it will affect you Paul (Furkew). Let's hope this rain helps to get it under control.
Keep safe
Kate

Hi Kate.

Thanks for thinking about us

It was just down the road (this side of Emerald) and although we couldnt see the smoke, friends over the other side of the hill could. It was probably about 10k's from here.

We did get quite a few CFA trucks fly past with sirens wailing, and a couple of heli's fly over. We where actually a bit worried when we saw that there was a fire in Belgrave & Mount Evelyn. Luckily they both dissapeard off the CFA site pretty quickly so they were either false alarms or nothing serious enough to worry about.

The wind has been very strong all day, and when the rain hit us we had 15mm in 15 minutes.

That solved the problem fairly quickly because we had 5 CFA trucks come past about half an hour later coming back from the fire.

Chat soon

Paul.

**olly** · 31-01-2010, 07:59 AM

I was working up there today, smelt the smoke, heck where's that coming from...... but thankfully all okay, gee we live in fear of some idiot firebug lighting up the Dandenong Ranges.

**ozzbound** · 31-01-2010, 08:32 AM

I saw this post and panicked my longtime friend lives in Emerald! She phoned me and said that she is allowed back to her house (she was in Doncaster when the fire broke) and was packing suitcases just incase. It has scared her; she kept going on about all her photos and that all she had was what she was standing in!
When its that close to your house I suppose it does make you realise what is going on.
TBH as much as i love her I thought she would have had bags ready living where she does!!!

Prepare Act Survive and i am sticking to it!!

***The Pom Queen*** · 31-01-2010, 09:38 AM

They keep saying that they are going to go up pretty soon, it's quite dry up there and boy when it goes it could be a total disaster. Can you remember last year Paul when there were kids starting the fires thankfully none of them took hold.

***The Pom Queen*** · 31-01-2010, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by furkew

Hi Kate.

Thanks for thinking about us

It was just down the road (this side of Emerald) and although we couldnt see the smoke, friends over the other side of the hill could. It was probably about 10k's from here.

We did get quite a few CFA trucks fly past with sirens wailing, and a couple of heli's fly over. We where actually a bit worried when we saw that there was a fire in Belgrave & Mount Evelyn. Luckily they both dissapeard off the CFA site pretty quickly so they were either false alarms or nothing serious enough to worry about.

The wind has been very strong all day, and when the rain hit us we had 15mm in 15 minutes.

That solved the problem fairly quickly because we had 5 CFA trucks come past about half an hour later coming back from the fire.

Chat soon

Paul.

It's a shame that rain didn't last longer we definitely need some. Paul if ever you need to get out come down to us you are always welcome, or if you need to store anything just let us know.

**Hearne_Family** · 01-02-2010, 05:58 PM

Thats what my wife smelt burning yeaterday, could smell it in Berwick.

Stay safe anyone in high risk areas.

Terry

**TRACEY & PETER** · 01-02-2010, 08:40 PM

we are looking at moving to emerald, love the look of the area, and is great place for us to do whats in our minds, as a new / different way of life, how often do these fires happen and how bad was it this time and how bad have they been in the past,

I hope anyone in the area was badly affected

Tracey xxx

***The Pom Queen*** · 01-02-2010, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by TRACEY & PETER

we are looking at moving to emerald, love the look of the area, and is great place for us to do whats in our minds, as a new / different way of life, how often do these fires happen and how bad was it this time and how bad have they been in the past,

I hope anyone in the area was badly affected

Tracey xxx

Hi Tracey
Emerald is a beautiful place and I can see why you are wanting to move there.
In regards to Bush Fires the largest one they had was quite a while ago, if I remember rightly it was in 1955 and burned 400 hectares.
On the 16th Feb 1983 we had the Ash Wednesday fires which affected parts of the Dandenong Ranges these areas were Cockatoo, Upper Beaconsfield and Belgrave Heights/South and were around 11 hectares.
The fire the other day was 4 hectares in size and they did get it under control.

No matter where you live you can be at risk, so you need to have a fire plan ready.
Kate

**furkew** · 02-02-2010, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by moving2melbourne

Hi Tracey
Emerald is a beautiful place and I can see why you are wanting to move there.
In regards to Bush Fires the largest one they had was quite a while ago, if I remember rightly it was in 1955 and burned 400 hectares.
On the 16th Feb 1983 we had the Ash Wednesday fires which affected parts of the Dandenong Ranges these areas were Cockatoo, Upper Beaconsfield and Belgrave Heights/South and were around 11 hectares.
The fire the other day was 4 hectares in size and they did get it under control.

No matter where you live you can be at risk, so you need to have a fire plan ready.
Kate

Ash Wednesday was a bit bigger and 75 people died.

In total over 185,000 hectares went up.

Ash Wednesday - 1983