Thursday, January 24, 2019

Not a lot of sleep last night.
We have strong winds, high temperatures and low humidity today.  Predicted max of about 37C. There's a bushfire West of us at Tahune, about 20km away, which has burnt out about 2000 ha and is out of control.  At present it is tracking to pass just South of us, if the wind direction holds.  Several communities in our area are at risk, including Geeveston.  We are under a Watch and Act notice.
We have the cars packed with clothes, personal papers, etc and are ready to bolt if we need to.
We spent yesterday packing gaps in the bale walls of the house with rockwool and making sure the windows were locked shut.  I set up a fire sprinkler on the western verandah, and we have a fire pump and a fire hose set up.  However, if it gets really serious, we won't stay around to fight.
In the midlands, there is a fire which has burnt out over 20,000 ha and is expected to double in size today.  Several villages are under Emergency warnings.
The predicted winds today will limit the use of water-bombing aircraft.

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