MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

There was smoke haze in Adelaide this morning but it blew off. I believe the big fire is still burning but not spreading. My uncle's friends have lost their home. Many others too. It's such a small town, I'm sure everyone knows a friend of a friend whose home has gone.

 

[Ribh]

There was smoke haze in Adelaide this morning but it blew off. I believe the big fire is still burning but not spreading. My uncle's friends have lost their home. Many others too. It's such a small town, I'm sure everyone knows a friend of a friend whose home has gone.

I'm so sorry! Awful time of year to suddenly find yourself homeless.

 

[MaryJanet]

The good thing about Adelaide is that the community is so strong offers of help will be plentiful.

 

[Ribh]

I think most of our communities are good that way.

 

[BY Bob]

There was smoke haze in Adelaide this morning but it blew off. I believe the big fire is still burning but not spreading. My uncle's friends have lost their home. Many others too. It's such a small town, I'm sure everyone knows a friend of a friend whose home has gone.

That is just so sad. No matter the time of year. I'm glad you all pull together but I wish you didn't have to.

 

[LozzyR]

There was smoke haze in Adelaide this morning but it blew off. I believe the big fire is still burning but not spreading. My uncle's friends have lost their home. Many others too. It's such a small town, I'm sure everyone knows a friend of a friend whose home has gone.

That’s terrible, how awful.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening MJ

It's very sad that people are losing their homes.

 

[MaryJanet]

It can't be helped. Some parts of the Australian landscape have always burned in summer. Some trees evolved to produce seed pods that only open in a bushfire. The land is very dry in places and very wet in others.

The CFS do a great job of controlled burning through the cooler months and there's a big focus on cutting trees back from power lines. The CFS are also great at defending homes and townships but sometimes fires move too quickly.

Theres a lot of smoke settled over Adelaide again this morning from the Cudlee Creek fire - started by a tree falling on power lines.

There will be more fires before summer is over. Some say all the power lines should be underground but the cost is prohibitive. In new real estate developments, all the powerlines are underground. And the sections of the existing above-ground network that age are being gradually replaced with underground. This isn't really necessary in the suburbs, but along the country roads its important.

Of course, we'll still have some fires from lightening strikes and from careless people. Careless people pay heavy fines when caught and folks inform police if they see something risky on catastrophic fire danger days - one farmer copped a $1500 fine when his neighbours told the police he was using an angle grinder. But there's nothing to be done about storms.

 

[Ribh]

It can't be helped. Some parts of the Australian landscape have always burned in summer. Some trees evolved to produce seed pods that only open in a bushfire. The land is very dry in places and very wet in others.

The CFS do a great job of controlled burning through the cooler months and there's a big focus on cutting trees back from power lines. The CFS are also great at defending homes and townships but sometimes fires move too quickly.

Theres a lot of smoke settled over Adelaide again this morning from the Cudlee Creek fire - started by a tree falling on power lines.

There will be more fires before summer is over. Some say all the power lines should be underground but the cost is prohibitive. In new real estate developments, all the powerlines are underground. And the sections of the existing above-ground network that age are being gradually replaced with underground. This isn't really necessary in the suburbs, but along the country roads its important.

Of course, we'll still have some fires from lightening strikes and from careless people. Careless people pay heavy fines when caught and folks inform police if they see something risky on catastrophic fire danger days - one farmer copped a $1500 fine when his neighbours told the police he was using an angle grinder. But there's nothing to be done about storms.

I need to do a burn & can't. It will just have to sit there until restrictions lift. We have had rain overnight & this morning's temperature is a quite lovely 23C.

 

[Shadrach]

It can't be helped. Some parts of the Australian landscape have always burned in summer. Some trees evolved to produce seed pods that only open in a bushfire. The land is very dry in places and very wet in others.

The CFS do a great job of controlled burning through the cooler months and there's a big focus on cutting trees back from power lines. The CFS are also great at defending homes and townships but sometimes fires move too quickly.

Theres a lot of smoke settled over Adelaide again this morning from the Cudlee Creek fire - started by a tree falling on power lines.

There will be more fires before summer is over. Some say all the power lines should be underground but the cost is prohibitive. In new real estate developments, all the powerlines are underground. And the sections of the existing above-ground network that age are being gradually replaced with underground. This isn't really necessary in the suburbs, but along the country roads its important.

Of course, we'll still have some fires from lightening strikes and from careless people. Careless people pay heavy fines when caught and folks inform police if they see something risky on catastrophic fire danger days - one farmer copped a $1500 fine when his neighbours told the police he was using an angle grinder. But there's nothing to be done about storms.

They NSW fire services have a good reputation here. Spain unsurprisingly has fire problems. Bush fires are much faster moving than the forest fires we get here.
As you write, you get fires every year. This year I don't think there was anything anyone could have done better regarding the Australian fires. There were/are just too many moving too fast.
Very sad about people losing their homes. I imagine people will be taking more home fire preventive measures for those that can rebuild in the original location.