Serious Massive Bushfire In Lim Chua Kang!

[JohnTan]

SINGAPORE - A vegetation fire near Lim Chu Kang Chinese Cemetery that started on Monday morning (March 4) is expected to last through the night, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) in a Facebook post.

SCDF said on Monday evening that it responded to an alert on the fire at about 7.05am the same day. The blaze involved piles of timber waste and was approximately the size of one football field.

"Due to the slow burning, deep-seated fire, coupled with the abundance of nearby thick vegetation and windy conditions, the prolonged firefighting operations are... still ongoing," said the SCDF in its Facebook post at 8.23pm.

As the nearest fire hydrants are about 2km from the fire, 25 firefighters from the Special Rescue Unit had to manually lay hoses across the distance to maintain a constant water supply for firefighting, said the SCDF.

Portable pumps were also set up at intermediate points to boost the water pressure for effective firefighting, it added.

A total of eight emergency vehicles and 52 firefighters had been deployed as of Monday evening, and three water jets were being used to bring the fire under control.



SCDF said that an on-site rest area was set up for the firefighters to take turns to recuperate.

Annual statistics released by the SCDF last month said that nearly 600 vegetation fires occurred in 2018, an increase of nearly 60 per cent compared to 368 in the previous year.

This was largely due to the dry weather in February last year, which had 213 vegetation fires compared to 17 during the same period in 2017, said the SCDF.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...im-chu-kang-expected-to-last-through-the-nigh

 

[congo9]

They should have watered the pace more regularly to prevent it from bidding again

 

[JohnTan]

I'm glad that I keep my bushes trimmed. No bush fire in John Tan's bush!

 

[SBFNews]

The weather has been so hot the past week. Even the grass in my office area have become yellow. Looks like a long drought coming.

 

[KuanTi01]

I'm glad that I keep my bushes trimmed. No bush fire in John Tan's bush!

Wahseh. Living in bushy landed property. A real PAP tycoon!

 

[glockman]

Reading the title of this thread, I thought it was this.

 

[GoldenDragon]

Wahseh. Living in bushy landed property. A real PAP tycoon!

Residents at IMH/Old Folks’ Homes considered as living in ‘bushy landed property?’

 

[laksaboy]

The grass on some stadium pitches is also very dry and yellow. Joggers, beware.

 

[laksaboy]

I'm glad that I keep my bushes trimmed. No bush fire in John Tan's bush!

Waxing is the best way to clear up a bush.

 

[sweetiepie]

Reading the title of this thread, I thought it was this.

KNN especially when ts is a pervert uncle KNN

 

[KuanTi01]

Residents at IMH/Old Folks’ Homes considered as living in ‘bushy landed property?’

But then they may not be PAP grassroots stalwarts like our tycoon John Tan! Besides according to these atas leaders, most residents or inmates of IMH/Old folks' Homes tend to be losers/oppies!

 

[Hypocrite-The]

SINGAPORE - A vegetation fire near Lim Chu Kang Chinese Cemetery that started on Monday morning (March 4) is expected to last through the night, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) in a Facebook post.

SCDF said on Monday evening that it responded to an alert on the fire at about 7.05am the same day. The blaze involved piles of timber waste and was approximately the size of one football field.

"Due to the slow burning, deep-seated fire, coupled with the abundance of nearby thick vegetation and windy conditions, the prolonged firefighting operations are... still ongoing," said the SCDF in its Facebook post at 8.23pm.

As the nearest fire hydrants are about 2km from the fire, 25 firefighters from the Special Rescue Unit had to manually lay hoses across the distance to maintain a constant water supply for firefighting, said the SCDF.

Portable pumps were also set up at intermediate points to boost the water pressure for effective firefighting, it added.

A total of eight emergency vehicles and 52 firefighters had been deployed as of Monday evening, and three water jets were being used to bring the fire under control.



SCDF said that an on-site rest area was set up for the firefighters to take turns to recuperate.

Annual statistics released by the SCDF last month said that nearly 600 vegetation fires occurred in 2018, an increase of nearly 60 per cent compared to 368 in the previous year.

This was largely due to the dry weather in February last year, which had 213 vegetation fires compared to 17 during the same period in 2017, said the SCDF.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...im-chu-kang-expected-to-last-through-the-nigh

Bushfire is a kangaroo land term,,,and please lah,,,,,,a jungle fire in singkieland that big a deal,??? This is a real bushfire,,

Bullsbrook bushfire threat as intense winds north of Perth predicted to get even stronger
Updated 55 minutes ago

PHOTO: Firefighters are hosing down scorched earth in a bid to control the blaze near Bullsbrook. (ABC News: James Carmody)
RELATED STORY: Strong winds fanning Perth blaze that may prove 'near impossible to stop'
RELATED STORY: Drones stop water bombers at WA fire
RELATED STORY: Warning for travellers as long weekend marked by catastrophic fire conditions across WA
Severe easterly winds have hampered efforts to fight an unpredictable bushfire threatening lives and homes in Perth's north-eastern suburbs, and there are concerns conditions could get even worse.

Key points:

• The bushfire started in the Walyunga National Park on Monday
• Strong winds of up to 90kph are forecast today, hampering firefighting efforts
• Residents are being urged to stay vigilant and be alert for changing conditions

About 170 firefighters spent the night battling the blaze near Bullsbrook, with authorities saying it is currently stationary on the east side of the Avon River in the Walyunga National Park.

But there are fears the fire or embers could jump the river and burn quickly towards properties in the Shady Hills Estate, where about 130 of the firefighters are in place.

An emergency fire warning remains for people the vicinity of Shady Hills Estate south of Smith Road in Bullsbrook, and in the vicinity of Ewing and O'Brien roads in Gidgegannup, and the Walyunga National Park in the City of Swan.

PHOTO: A separate bushfire watch and act warning is in place, along with a low-level advice. (Supplied: Emergency WA)


Residents have been warned to act immediately to survive, and have been urged to leave their properties and seek alternative accommodation.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said severe easterly winds created challenging conditions overnight and there were concerns gusts could intensify.

"Last night we saw a really strong east-south-easterly surge move over the Hills and then through the Perth metro area," BOM duty forecaster Pete Clegg said.

"This morning there is the chance that we see those winds strengthen, there's some really strong winds aloft above the surface and they could mix down.​

"So there certainly [is] still the risk that we see some wind gusts pushing upwards of 90 kilometres per hour this morning, and that does include around some pretty sensitive fire sites around the Bullsbrook area."

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.











VIDEO: The science of bushfires explained (ABC News)


'The situation remains serious': DFES
Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) incident controller Peter Sutton said the situation remained delicate, given the wind conditions and difficult terrain.

"The conditions overnight were as forecast … due to the terrain we didn't have much luck in trying to track the whole fire, so we can't give a contained or controlled message just yet," he said.

"We also had about 25 structural vehicles up in position in the Shady Hills Estate to protect properties in case that fire did take a run up the hill towards the estate from the Avon River.

"So really an amazing effort from firefighters from all services overnight in very trying conditions, but at this stage the situation still remains serious."

PHOTO: Shady Hills Estate can be seen just across the valley from the fire field. (ABC News: James Carmody)


Superintendent Sutton said authorities were doorknocking overnight telling residents to leave, but a number of them had chosen to stay and defend their properties, and he urged them to stay vigilant.

"[The threat] will start easing off but only slightly after midday, where we're still having easterlies gusting up to 50kph, and that's when the temperature starts to increase," he said.

"We're looking at about 31 degrees Celsius so that's when we have real concern. So by no means has the risk passed."

Water bombers including three fixed-wing aircraft and two helicopters are helping to fight the bushfire.

Residents say fire zone looked like a 'fairyland'
Resident Steve Thomas said spending a night away from his property was unnerving.

PHOTO: Steve Thomas left his property behind in the fire zone. (ABC News: Frances Bell)


"We left our property, had a few things packed and the dogs ready to go, and went down the end of the street just to see what was happening," he said.

"And from what I saw at night, all the embers were very well lit up, it was like fairyland.

"So from that assessment I thought 'one wind change and it will be too late', because there's steep hills with a lot of grass on them, and in three minutes it would be up to our place.

"The first time you spend a night out of your own house, it's quite unnerving."

PHOTO: An emergency warning is in place for the fire, which has burnt through more than 83 hectares. (ABC News)


Evacuation centre set up
A watch and act alert is in place for people west of the Shady Hills Estate, west of the Avon River, north of Walyunga Road and east of Great Northern Highway in Bullsbrook, and north-western parts of Walyunga National Park.

There is a possible threat to lives and homes in those areas as the fire approaches and conditions change.

A temporary evacuation centre has been set up at Altone Park on Benara Road in Beechboro, but people are being urged to only take essential items with them.

Horses can be taken to the State Equestrian Centre pony club.

A community meeting will be held at 5:00pm at the Ethel Warren Bullsbrook Community Centre on Maroubra Avenue.

PHOTO: Water bombers have resumed tackling the fire near Bullsbrook this morning. (ABC News: James Carmody)


Vehicle control points have been set up at the intersections of Taylor and Clarkson roads, Ewing and Clenton roads, and Taylor Road and Foaling Ridge.

The fire started near the intersection of Taylor Road and Jilcrai Road in the Walyunga National Park, and has so far burnt through more than 83 hectares.

It is unclear what caused the blaze, which has forced the closure of the national park.

Intense winds, high temperatures and no rain
Mr Clegg said the hilly landscape of the Darling Scarp could exacerbate the strong winds.

Are you prepared for a bushfire?

Do you know the difference in the types of bushfire warnings or what to pack in your emergency kit should the worst ever happen? Take our quiz to see how prepared you are for a bushfire.


"There's definitely the chance that we get acceleration with some down-slope acceleration going on, but it can be quite a tricky situation to diagnose exactly where those stronger winds will occur," he said.

"Particularly in terrain around the valleys and that sort of thing, whilst it could be a little bit more sheltered from an east-south-easterly wind, there is also the potential for that downslope acceleration and even funnelling to occur through the valleys."

Mr Clegg said the intense dry easterlies came on the back of a very hot start to the week and there was no rain expected to help the situation.

"There's no risk of thunderstorms, which is great news in terms of there's no additional source of extra fire sites being ignited in that regard," he said.

"But [there's] no precipitation really to help conditions out in terms of fighting fire, so it's a bit of a double edge with that one."

PHOTO: About 170 firefighters are battling the blaze in a bid to stop it reaching Shady Hills Estate. (ABC News: Emily Piesse)


Topics: bushfire, fires, disasters-and-accidents, perth-6000, wa, bullsbrook-6084

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Singkieland Jungle fire is that big a deal?

Firefighters battle out-of-control blazes raging in Victoria’s east
Irate residents have let rip at fire authorities after seeing their homes destroyed in catastrophic bushfires, as firies continue to battle the inferno.

Staff writers, AAP
News Corp Australia NetworkMARCH 5, 201912:43PM

• Video
• Image

Play
Mute

0:00
/
1:01
Loaded: 0%
Progress: 0%
Fullscreen
Victoria Bushfires: 
Local homes destroyed in blaze

Furious Bunyip State Park residents have hit out at the fire authorities response to Victoria’s catastrophic bushfires.
Some say not enough hazard reduction fire burn-offs were done in the lead-up to the inferno and others they were left to their own devices to escape.
“I got to the corner and the fire brigade (were) all sitting up on the corner — not one truck attended,” local resident Rex Newton told 9News.
“Ash Wednesday was bad, but not to this extent. At least Ash Wednesday, you got some help from the fire brigade.”
The owner of a winery that was destroyed on the weekend said his property could have been spared of the Victorian Government had a more active hazard reduction policy.
The owner of the Jinks Creek Winery said on Today this morning: “I have tried to get the message through to Parks Victoria for years and years and years.
“And nothing has been done. We have lost everything. And I honestly believe if they had done a lot more work as the royal commission recommended, this wouldn’t have been as disastrous for all of us who have lost our places.”

Some residents have lashed out at an alleged lack of action on bushfire control. Picture: Stuart McEvoy/The Australian.Source:News Corp Australia
Responding to the claims, Victoria’s emergency management commissioner Andrew Crisp denied residents had been ignored.
“We have to keep it this in some sort of context. We have got 40 going fires across the state, we have watch and acts in relation to four fires,” he told Today.


“And I quite well understand some of the community sentiment. But the important thing for us, we still have the potential threat to life, threat to properties, and we will stay focused around that.”
“We want to do whatever we can to keep communities safe but at the same time the window for conducting planned burns is very, very limited.

#vicfires in numbers:​

The #bushfire in Yinnar South has burnt approx 1,500 ha & destroyed at least 9 structures. The #bunyipfires have burnt approx 4,500 ha & destroyed 3 properties. +600 people supported by Red Cross at relief centres in the last few days by +60 volunteers​

— Australian Red Cross (@RedCrossAU) March 4, 2019​

“When you think about temperatures, you think about fuel load, so what we have seen over the state in the last couple of years, particularly in Gippsland, as we have seen, has been record low rainfall.
“And that’s why we have got what we have got in relation to the fires in the landscape with lightning strikes very quickly starting fires.
Firefighters continued to battle almost two dozen blazes across Victoria’s east in the early hours of Tuesday, with many of the fires still not under control.
As of midnight Tuesday, Victorian emergency services confirmed blazes were still burning in Bunyip State Park and towns including Basan Corner, Cornucopia, Drouin West, Garfield and Garfield North, Gentle Annie, Tonimbuk and Tynong North.

Bushfire in Bunyip State Park CFA watch a fire in Tynong North. Picture: Alex Coppel.Source:News Corp Australia
It’s hoped rain and cooler temperatures expected on Tuesday and Wednesday will aid efforts to bring under control fires that have seen at least nine properties destroyed.
View image on Twitter

​

VicEmergency​

✔@vicemergency​

​

​

This Watch & Act message replaces the previous one from 8:00pm​

​

https://bit.Iy/2C6o8uS #Vicfires​

4​

8:58 PM - Mar 4, 2019​

See VicEmergency's other Tweets

However, expected thunderstorms could produce lightning that sparks new blazes.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for East Gippsland and North East districts — and could provide much relief to firefighters battling the blaze in Dargo.

The storm will bring strong winds and heavy rains and could lead to flash flooding in some areas.

There is an out of control bushfire burning in the Bunyip State Park. CFA crews keep cool outside Gembrook. Picture: Mark StewartSource:News Corp Australia
But those battling the Bunyip fire may not see any relief until early on Wednesday morning, with the cool change predicted to arrive then.

With the storms comes the danger of dry lightning which could cause flare ups in areas already affected by the fire — and crews will be on high alert overnight. At least two homes have been destroyed by the latest round of devastating bushfires.

The number of damaged or destroyed properties is expected to rise when firefighters can better survey the area on Tuesday morning.

Jinks Creek Winery in Tonimbuk was destroyed after a bushfire engulfed the Bunyip state forest in Victoria. Stuart McEvoy/The AustralianSource:News Corp Australia
The threat of the blaze known as the Yinnar South fire was downgraded on Monday. But elsewhere the risk escalated. Blazes further east at Dargo were classified as an emergency and residents in 17 localities were told it’s too late to leave.

“The bushfire closest to Dargo has travelled south past the township. The Dargo Road has not yet been impacted, however spot fires have been identified to the east of the road,” the alert reads.

Firefighters work to extinguish a bushfire near Yiinnar in Gippsland, Victoria, Monday, March 4, 2019. Picture: AAPSource:AAP
“The two other fires northwest of Dargo are currently merging which will form one large fire.

In addition to the two houses, at least seven other structures have been razed across the state, keeping busy some 2000 firefighters.

The Bunyip fire is the largest. It’s about 65km east of Melbourne, was sparked by lightning strikes on Friday and has destroyed more than 10,000 hectares. Alerts also remain in place for areas further northeast, including at Licola.

 

[syed putra]

Its a el nino year.wait till indonesians start burning their jungle in june/ july.just so you all can prepare.

 

[zhihau]

Its a el nino year.wait till indonesians start burning their jungle in june/ july.just so you all can prepare.

You mean we need to stock up N95s again?

 

[syed putra]

You mean we need to stock up N95s again?

Do what you have to do before the wind starts to blow our way. Thank goodness the found huge gas deposit in south sumatra so hopefully oil companies may douse the fire.