Dear Mary Sue,
Your absolutely right, these fire storms were
far worse than we usually expect. I was out on the fires over the
weekend and the temperatures were quite extreme and far more intense
than usual although radiant heat from the fires is always high. Even
when we were standing in the car park of McDonalds while assembling the
tankers(trucks) I sent the crew inside because it was so hot. The
conditions vary a great deal depending upon where and what you are
fighting. We have carried out a large amount of asset protection around
houses as well as some directly fighting fires. Looks as if we will
being out on the fires for some time to come with short rest periods at
home to avoid fatigue causes more accidents and casualties.
Must get on there is much to be done.
Regards
Don Journet
Bacchus Marsh
Victoria
Australia