Fires threatened the communities of Woodend, Taradale and Malmsbury yesterday afternoon.
The blaze in Woodend was estimated to be 163 hectares in size, and swept to within one kilometre of the town's western edge. Some 200 firefighters and 40 trucks battled the fire into the night, and have contained the blaze.
Video below of the fire in Woodend:
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Produced by CFA Public Affairs
Over 200 firefighters, 54 trucks and four water-bombing aircraft also responded to another blaze that threatened the communities of Taradale and Malmsbury.
CFA Region 2 Community Education Coordinator Andrew Gill took these photos on his way to the Taradale fire:
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6 comments:
great footage of a fire which just occurred. Should be more of it - gives those of us who are in other parts of the state a chance to see what's going on.
The Ericson Sky Crane and Helitac are essential to control such large fires.
Excellent little video... Love the way the skycrane bucks around after loosing so much weight at about 1:35 :)
Great footage and commentary. An overview map showing the location/s of the fire/s would help. How many fires were there? Woodend, Taradale and Malmsbury 1, 2 or 3.
Two. The Malmsbury / Taradale fire was considered one incident as far as I'm aware. Good idea with the maps. We'll see what we can do next time.
Martin, I can organise the new EIMS mapping software for you if you would like. Luke (Ops)
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