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The eerie ‘perfect’ light of a fire storm
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WHIL E CFA Mornington members from across the Peninsula back and were forth to last week, help in Eastshuttling fires blankesmoke from weeks Gippsland ted Semi-darknes skies across of bushthe state. s throug created hout an unusual eerie feeling and the days sights on Peninsula. the Morni presented ngton Among lighthouse the most compe lling at Cape ington Harbo Schanck were the and MornRed Hill ur. more said Fire Brigade’s David Breadsland were 20 or so fires in in they merge difficult to contro East Gippd l At one stageinto one big fire, because there was kilometres more 1000 including of uncontained fire in remote areas. and inacce edge, ssible “Natural requires suppression of a these 200mm single rainfall event fires which is of over unlikely few month for s,” What could Mr Breadmore the next said be termed conditions “perfect storm” blaze startedhad exacerbated Christmas. by dry lightin the giant g before the East The fire front stretch Gippsland east Alpine coast over ed from border to area and beyon the north d the NSW the Mr Breadm north east and crews were ore said peninssouth east. ula fire East Gippsl always eager to we have and colleagues. help their a their trucksfire here, they are“Whenever the to come and help first in us.”
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Stephen Taylor steve@mpne ws.com.au brigades welcom ed interes CFA brigad volunteer t from their time, Peninsula es on the Morni in just the but 18 applic staff to “suppo ants volunteers have been inunda ngton handle. past week was too in the season rt crews in NSW many to the state’s wanting to join ted by and to East earlier “The Count while still unprecedente up to fight triggered maintaining Gippsland However, of the most ry Fire Autho a strong sponse capaci rity while their d bushfires. a local republic respon Mr Desmo comed, the world respected fire serviceis one interest the nd said “Since 1 ty”. [and] we is welpeople” “numerous se. is causin sheer volume s in are equipp ate people sincerely had of applic g proble 56 memb January we have wantin apprec volunteer asked about being ants their ms. Peninsula ers - some deployed knowledgeed with the right with the community,”g to step up and icasions a Fire Brigad skills and Flinders, Boneo officer Timoth - and anothe on multiple ochelp the right to stay safe and es he said. High fire Main Ridge, , Dromana, Sunday advice and provide y Desmo Group Rosebud, (19 Januar r nine leave this Mt Marth community nd said meant that activity across assistance Rye, ders, all a, the Mt Marth y). Dromana, rento brigad Safety Beach often dangerunder challenging to the brigades all eight all penins state Flina and Roseb and Sores. are workin had suppli ula While the ud tanker Desmond ous circumstance and ed volunt bost areas.”g in the Swifts Creek/ s said. “As s,” Mr eers and volunteers response was our brigad you can “fanta OrWidespread imagine, es be fightin should realise they stic” emergency – along with publicity g fires “won’t many of the fires “Basic firefigh this fire season busy and services – are extrem other ”. it ting trainin required ely long fire is expected to to make g is be season, sure our so please a very with us. members You be for a while, might not hear patient from us until things settle down. ”
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