The Brigade had a busy day yesterday. While some of our members were honing their structural firefighting skills, others were attending the Burnsmart demonstration in Carmel, which was only slightly ruined by the rain (and at one stage, hail). Regardless, we did manage to get some grass trees burning, and about 35 members of the community attended to see a demonstration of how to maintain a bush block in a safe state, and discuss preparing for fires before they happen. Brigade members, along with City of Kalamunda staff, and members of the Kalamunda Volunteer Fire and Rescue were on hand to provide advice.
Kalamunda Bush Fire Brigade did some structure fire training over the weekend.
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Great photos!
Terrible news. Our thoughts are with our colleagues in the US
www.abc.net.au
Deadly wildfires shroud much of the north-western United States in dense smoke, killing 24 people and forcing more than 10 per cent of Oregon's population to evacuate.Omg as if there is not already enough going on with Covid etc, RIP and hoping there are no more deaths related tp these horrific fires....
And some amazing photos from the fires in the US
Photos: Wildfires Rage Across the American West
www.theatlantic.com
Images from the past few days of some of the dozens of fires currently burning, as well as those battling against and affected by themTerrible fires in the western US States.
Monster firestorm brings death and devastation back to Butte County as California burns
www.latimes.com
Less than two years after the deadliest and most destructive fire in California history tore through Butte County, the region is again under siege from a fire complex that has burned more than 250,000 acres.And it was this time last year in QLD/NSW we had fires raging. 😬
Happy Fathers day to all the wonderful dads out there.
Especially those emergency service dads that risk their lives to protect yours.
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Some reasonably good news for once....
The bushfire outlook we need right now ... unless you are in Queensland
www.abc.net.au
The prediction of "normal" conditions certainly doesn't rule out fire for spring, but at least we're in a better position going into summer than this time last year — except parts of Queensland, which could still really do with some rain.Probably because there's nothing left to burn!
Today's Rurual Urban Interface (RUI) exercise.
RUI is an integral part of bushfire fighting and can be a potentially tricky and dangerous aspect of what we do.
This is why we always make sure it's included regularly in our training.
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Our thoughts are with our Californian comrades, especially the two firefighters who get rescued in the video embedded in this news report
California braces for 'dangerous' weather as 200,000 told to evacuate due to wildfires
www.abc.net.au
Fire chief Mark Brunton says there is potential "for things to really go crazy out there", amid a forecast for high temperatures, low humidity, lightning and wind gusts up to 105 kilometres per hour.
This morning the Brigade conducted a bushfire property protection exercise at a large and complex rural property in Carmel. This involved an assessment of risks, working out how to access water and developing a plan for defending the property if it was impacted by a fire. Bad bushfires mostly happen in the summer months but we spend all year making sure we are ready for them and that we can protect our community.
Thanks for getting prepared,and all you do for the community.