Bushfire Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
By
thomo31 on 05-Mar-20. Waypoint GA14504
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| Proximity: | 161m |
Description
Living in the Blue Mountains, we have seen many bushfires over the years. The recent bushfires - 2019/2020 - were the most unpredictable that we have been involved in. To log this Locationless post a "Bushfire" photo with some info about it. You can log this more than once. (Photos can also be of regeneration of bush after the fires.)
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A bushfire too close to home. At the end of our street, where there is vacant land. Locals were on hand to help were need. The rural fire service soon had it all under control.
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I admit this was from a few years ago now but it was the day after the road opened. I was here to find a cache called ☠️DGS☠️ Dirty Centroid.
The ground was still smoldering in some areas, but it also hailed and some of it settled! and yeah, the cache survived!
The ground was still smoldering in some areas, but it also hailed and some of it settled! and yeah, the cache survived!
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This is an image looking directly at the sun through thick smoke during a severe bushfire season. A solitary bird is visible. 4pm 10 November 2019, Ballina NSW.
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Waroona-Yarloop Bushfires of Jan 2016. This bushfire was caused by a couple of lightning strikes and burnt more than 69,000 hectares, and its perimeter was in excess of 392 kilometres. It destroyed 181 properties and vast tracts of agricultural land and sadly killed two people.
With the loss of power there were no pumps for water and the little timber town was nearly wiped off the map within minutes, a few buildings survived and currently some have been or are being rebuilt.
I went to high school with some kids whose parents still lived in the area and had everything destroyed.
Yarloop was closed off from every one except locals for months with security guards at the entrances. They deserved their privacy
My photo shows regrowth nearly eight months after the fire, a blackened tree is in the background.
With the loss of power there were no pumps for water and the little timber town was nearly wiped off the map within minutes, a few buildings survived and currently some have been or are being rebuilt.
I went to high school with some kids whose parents still lived in the area and had everything destroyed.
Yarloop was closed off from every one except locals for months with security guards at the entrances. They deserved their privacy
My photo shows regrowth nearly eight months after the fire, a blackened tree is in the background.
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This photo was taken in early March in Rappvile NSW, this year on a road trip to visit family and on a geocahing trip. It shows the regeneration from the horrific bushfires. TFTC 
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Hi Thomo
These pics were taken from Geilston Bay in Tasmania and are of a bush fire in Shag Bay, Lindisfarne, Tasmania
Tassie often gets hit with bush fires, the worst probably in 1967 when numerous lives were lost in Southern Tasmania
Recent fires include the Dunalley and Huon fires
They are disasters that we can well do without
May those lost in these events Rest In Peace
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint
These pics were taken from Geilston Bay in Tasmania and are of a bush fire in Shag Bay, Lindisfarne, Tasmania
Tassie often gets hit with bush fires, the worst probably in 1967 when numerous lives were lost in Southern Tasmania
Recent fires include the Dunalley and Huon fires
They are disasters that we can well do without
May those lost in these events Rest In Peace
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint
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This is a photo of one of the Blazeaid Teams repairing fences out along Little Bombay Road south east of Canberra after the horrific fires early in 2020. You can see the burnt trees and scrub that had to be cleared from the fence line before the rebuilding could start. The rain, whilst most welcomed by the farmers, did not bring a lot of joy to the volunteers. In fact the next day the team was held up for half an hour waiting for the creek to subside enough for them to be able to drive the causeway on their way back to camp in Braidwood. Well done TG47 and crew. 
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We drove near Bairnsdale through an area that was affected by the recent bushfires.
Incredibly, the area is already showing signs of regrowth (as seen in the image attached).
Thanks to thomo31 for the locationless.
TFTC, Brainiac03
Incredibly, the area is already showing signs of regrowth (as seen in the image attached).
Thanks to thomo31 for the locationless.
TFTC, Brainiac03
I joined the CFA a few years ago back in 1965 and at this stage hold the dubious record of attending more fires that anyone else but the young one’s will catch up one day.
I was involved in the Lara fires that trapped a number of motorists on the Melbourne to Geelong Highway, also the Ash Wednesday fires that we stopped finally near Jan Juc and when I drive past the area now it has homes everywhere.
Usually I was a driver at these incidents and had no time to take photo’s and now they frown on volunteers taking photos but I have so many memories that I will take to the grave.
I will post some friendly fires.
Thanks THOMO31 for placing.
I was involved in the Lara fires that trapped a number of motorists on the Melbourne to Geelong Highway, also the Ash Wednesday fires that we stopped finally near Jan Juc and when I drive past the area now it has homes everywhere.
Usually I was a driver at these incidents and had no time to take photo’s and now they frown on volunteers taking photos but I have so many memories that I will take to the grave.
I will post some friendly fires.
Thanks THOMO31 for placing.
I will disagree with Nana nel about the date of this fire. I reckon it was the 20th January 2018 that the area to the north of South West Arm in the Royal National Park was set alight.
It destroyed a large area over a few days and hard work supported by a North Westerly wind kept it contained.
It destroyed a large area over a few days and hard work supported by a North Westerly wind kept it contained.
We came home from geocaching to see the Royal National Park on fire 29th January 2018, it was localised thank goodness.
Thanks to Tomo31.
Thanks to Tomo31.
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GCA 2,843. A locationless to bring back the memories !
We went down to Merimbula on Boxing Day 2019. At that time there were no bushfires within a couple of hundred Kms. Over the next couple of days all hell broke loose. Fires to the north, west and south cut all routes in and out. The sky was as dark as night with an eerie orange glow, and we were getting burnt leaves and ash fall from the sky. Luckily on the day we planned to head home the Brown Mountain Road opened up so we were able to get home with no further hassles - Phew.
I guess no Australian will ever forget the 2019/20 bushfire season - I know we won't. And then of course came the floods, the COVID-19....... What's next?
We went down to Merimbula on Boxing Day 2019. At that time there were no bushfires within a couple of hundred Kms. Over the next couple of days all hell broke loose. Fires to the north, west and south cut all routes in and out. The sky was as dark as night with an eerie orange glow, and we were getting burnt leaves and ash fall from the sky. Luckily on the day we planned to head home the Brown Mountain Road opened up so we were able to get home with no further hassles - Phew.
I guess no Australian will ever forget the 2019/20 bushfire season - I know we won't. And then of course came the floods, the COVID-19....... What's next?
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Our most recent encounter with the aftermath of a bushfire was in the Central Highlands of Tasmania near Miena. A fire started in the highland vegetation just before Christmas 2018 and raged for over a month, destroying many shacks in the area but more importantly, killing hundreds of wildlife and destroying sensitive plants. Once under control, the fire continued to burn for another eight months having got into areas of underground peat which is almost impossible to extinguish unless the area becomes totally flooded.
However there is a positive side to these fires. A cache (HG804ZR A Dirty Centroid) had been placed in a quite inaccessible area. Getting to the cache required walking through waist high vegetation in an area known for snakes and animal burrows. The fire burnt nearly all the vegetation and made access so much easier. We went in about a month after the fire and the ground was still quite warm, hot in places, from the fires still burning in the underground peat. Small plumes of smoke and steam were evident in places. The devastation to plant and animal life in this sensitive area was extensive but through it all, there was evidence of new shoots coming from the reeds and grasses. We got to the cache, made the find and returned to our car covered only in soot and not having seen any of the large tiger snakes which normally would have inhabited the area.
Three photos have been added to the gallery: two of some areas of the burnt vegetation; and the cache safety tucked into a rock outcrop. Thanks thomo31 for the cache.
However there is a positive side to these fires. A cache (HG804ZR A Dirty Centroid) had been placed in a quite inaccessible area. Getting to the cache required walking through waist high vegetation in an area known for snakes and animal burrows. The fire burnt nearly all the vegetation and made access so much easier. We went in about a month after the fire and the ground was still quite warm, hot in places, from the fires still burning in the underground peat. Small plumes of smoke and steam were evident in places. The devastation to plant and animal life in this sensitive area was extensive but through it all, there was evidence of new shoots coming from the reeds and grasses. We got to the cache, made the find and returned to our car covered only in soot and not having seen any of the large tiger snakes which normally would have inhabited the area.
Three photos have been added to the gallery: two of some areas of the burnt vegetation; and the cache safety tucked into a rock outcrop. Thanks thomo31 for the cache.
Baby Rex GA12927, Nerriga Road Yerriyong
I hid this moveable in February last year & after the January fires (The Currowan fire went on to spread in all directions, burning about half a million hectares and destroying hundreds of properties) I went out to investigate. My log: Burnt to a crisp in recent bushfire. No sign that it escaped. Took a photo to give an idea of the destruction. The nearest the fire got to us was about 12 kilometres but a southerly change brought charred leaves & twigs with it & deposited them all over the town. The Xanthorrhoea australis, grass trees, were already starting to show new growth. Thanks.
I hid this moveable in February last year & after the January fires (The Currowan fire went on to spread in all directions, burning about half a million hectares and destroying hundreds of properties) I went out to investigate. My log: Burnt to a crisp in recent bushfire. No sign that it escaped. Took a photo to give an idea of the destruction. The nearest the fire got to us was about 12 kilometres but a southerly change brought charred leaves & twigs with it & deposited them all over the town. The Xanthorrhoea australis, grass trees, were already starting to show new growth. Thanks.
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December 21, 2019 at 5:57pm the fires coming down the hill towards houses, only 500m or so away from me the firies somehow managed to stop most of it unfortunately a couple houses were destroyed and a few more damaged but how much worse it could have been.
A big and heartfelt thank you to the RFS, SES and many other emergency peoples for their dedication.
A big and heartfelt thank you to the RFS, SES and many other emergency peoples for their dedication.
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