warkolmok, first 2 days of extreme fdr coming up. tomorrow is 57. wed is mid 90's, which is pretty scary
they've upped our #firedangerrating for tomorrow to catastrophic, unsure of the actual number at this stage but fffffffffffff
we got out of today pretty well. a few calls, lots of trees down, an afa
we saw 37c with super high winds, multiple storm fronts, rain, hail. nothing major in the area that wasn't caught with quick and heavy response. unreal job by all!
uhoh, the ever reliable #goonoo state forest is going up near #elongelong
well goonoo is now a #section44
spent last night running a division out at the goonoo fire, which was a looooooong day+night (0500 sunday to 1000 today)
this fire is finally under control! it's been a long week since it started, with crews coming from greater sydney and all around to help fight it
massive effort by all. if you know a firey, make sure you thank em!
got a local job today. a transformer on a pole that runs pivot irrigation had an issue and started a grass fire
pole was alight, paddocks were alight when we got there. there was a firebird (small bomber) at the airport that was already overhead when we got there that dropped it's water on the head and pulled it up
then a chopper with a bucket showed up and dropped that on the pole. the farmer was running around it with a tractor and plough, then we ended up with 6 appliances on scene knocking the rest down
all in all it was a great response. being close to town and having aircraft available (which imo was just lucky timing) really helped up. as did our awesome brigades!
another busy arvo, massive grass fire on the golden highway just out of town. trucks from everywhere, choppers, planes, heavy plant, water tankers. massive effort by all
nearly 200 ha all up with multiple homes threatened but saved. there were some sheep that weren't as lucky unfortunately, might seem minor but is a heartbreaking thing to see. we came under threat ourselves on the truck multiple times due to wind changes. no one was injured thankfully
crews still out there, it'll be a 3-4 day job. tomorrow is an extreme fdr day here as well, and the other fire at goonoo is still not finished
another day on the fireground, back at the beni one and running the show
lots of massive big trees down on the talbragar river that had to be knocked down. absolute units. it was sad to see. there is a sydney strike team visiting and they put in a huge effort with the local teams. looks like that's now at patrol which is amazing!
when we were leaving the shed this morning we did see a little juvenile kookaburra that may have been blown out of its nest. it could fly, just not really well. it was gone when we got back so hopefully it got home
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Whiskers 🇦🇺@warkolm Do baby kookas have a cute diminutive like piglet or puggle? 🤔