Thread: Fire

I'm very happy you're Safe Carl! My God, it was close this time

Glad it's all good in your hood now Carl.
We live at the top of a gully & had fire run up to us from the opposite side in the 70's.
Came to within 50 metres or so of the battleaxe house behind ours.
Ironically there are a few hundred houses built into the same gulley now.

Have read about the serious Fires in Aus, we have had the same in my state,some are arson, most are lightning strikes.
What is the main cause of Fires is Aus.? are they range land fires or forest fires?

I suppose you'd call them forest fires. There have been a number of arson related fires but fire was always a 'thing' here.
Mark David | Bush fires

Originally Posted by onimaru55

I suppose you'd call them forest fires. There have been a number of arson related fires but fire was always a 'thing' here.
Mark David | Bush fires

Interesting read,thx for the link,I was thinking about fires in Euc forests,that stuff is almost explosive due to the oil content.
In my state they started planting eucs to use as railrod ties 125 yrs ago,the grew like weeds.
Now they are trying to eradicate them do to the extreame fire hazards in urban areas.
Makes for some fantastic stovewood when dry tho

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Have read about the serious Fires in Aus, we have had the same in my state,some are arson, most are lightning strikes.
What is the main cause of Fires is Aus.? are they range land fires or forest fires?

Mainly they are what we might call 'bush fires', fires in scrub. We have a LOT of gum trees (Eucalypts) which contain a lot of flammable oil. Around here we have a fair amount of 'farmland', just 'stubble' (short dry grass) really, but also some pine plantation (including other trees). This fire got in to the plantations and also some scrubland. Also it was very hot at the time.

I guess when you live in the driest state in the driest continent there's going to be issues :-)

Over the last few days we've had some good rain, so the fire is 100% contained now.

Goodo, glad all is well