summer fires..

Its that time of year again in Australia where the heat & wind result in bush fires.

In the last 24 hours, 4 large fires have started within my state alone and have destroyed many homes and burnt through hundreds of thousands of hectares and threatening much more. The past few days have brought with it extreme heat with hot northerly winds with temperatures exceeding 42+C (107+F) with no rain in sight.

Today the temperatures have dropped thankfully, but its a quick reprieve as the middle of the week apparently brings with it hotter heat and stronger winds, which is not a good combination and with still no rain in sight. Many homes have no water as they have used all their tank water to put out fires and many have no electricity.

Jan & Feb is an awful time in this country. No year seems to go by without total destruction in one or various parts of the country.

I live in a high fire area and a few years back fire ripped through the area destroying many homes and resulting in the loss of many lives.

I dont ask for this often, and I know there are so many other things happening at the moment but if you can all keep us in your thoughts during this time in the hope that the fires raging at the moment are under control before the heat picks up again and more is lost. And also that we, in the area I live in can get through this year fire free.

thankyou

Of course you can have {{{{vibes}}}}. What a scary thing to have to deal with...

Oh no! Absolutely ! Are there any near you right now?

Originally Posted by captiva

Oh no! Absolutely ! Are there any near you right now?

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no thankfully none of the large fires are near us. I hope it remains this way.

we had a few spot fires in the our area yesterday afternoon but thankfully they were taken care of real quick and didnt do much damage. Everyone here is on pretty high alert.

Oh Dan...I completely understand what you are experiencing.
In late 2003, a firestorm in my area destroyed 2400 homes.
Many people died in the conflagration.

At night, I could see the flames from my windows. We had to wear masks when we went outside because the smoke was so thick it was dangerous to take a deep breath.

I really feel for you and will keep you, your wonderful family & furkids in my prayers until the season passes.
Please be careful....

Be Careful and watchful! Sending you many good vibes!!!

We have been lucky this year and haven't been affected too much.

I hope they are able to bring them under control soon - Thats the one thing I really dislike about this country..

Oh Dan, of course I'll keep you in my thoughts! And send you mega *stay away fire* vibes.

More "be safe" vibes going your way!

Oh! Be safe! <<<<<<<<<<fire begone vibes>>>>>>>>>

Many vibes, Dan. I'd love to share our rain with you, but since I can't do that, I'll just keep you and yours, and all the people in the path of fires and fighting them, in my prayers.

Oh No, Danielle! What a terrible time of year for you!

Sedning lots of }}}VIBES{{{ your way and to all those around you! I hope that the fires are kept under control and the weather cools down enough to prevent any further damage!

Take care!

How horrible! Many, many prayers and vibes that the fires die out, and especially that you and your family remain safe!

I bet you can't wait for the summer to be over

I hope they stay well away from you all Dan

Sending lots of vibes dan

thankyou everyone

the blackened remains of a state park


courtesty of "the age" - article found here http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...864862491.html

and a quote from the article

Neighbour Sandi Murdoch, who runs a wildlife rescue service, decided to stay and defend her house along with 30 injured and orphaned native animals. "The fire came and roared over us," she said. "It was gone in about two minutes. I was too busy to be scared. Maybe if I'd had time to think, I'd not have been so brave."
She is proud to have saved her house and lost none of her animal charges, though some of their enclosures were burnt.

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OMG lots of prayers and vibes to you!

That is heartbreaking Why does nature have to be so cruel?
But how amazing that all those animals were saved!

I have been seeing all this on the news. It is just horrifying and heartbreaking. Some fires have been going on here but not quite as bad as you guys over the water.

I am thinking of youse all