This story begins 16 years ago, when Trevor Vienet took action to defend and save his home from the devastating Bushfire carnage that swept through Clonbinane in Victoria during the 2009 Black Saturday Firestorms.
« Trevor said: " I saved my own home due to my fire suppression system but I lost one neighbour and 10 homes closest to me were all destroyed.
I rescued the next door neighbour and his dog.
Both suffered burns fleeing their burning home.
I nursed both of them until we could them out around 10 am next morning.
The dog (Jedda) will be OK. She was transferred to Essendon Vet clinic for intensive care.
They offered to pay the bills which are now close to $20,000! My neighbour Royce spent several days in hospital. His family left early but he stayed to fight the fire.
His losses includes his home , work vehicle and all his tools. He is a welder and one of his acetylene cylinders landed on the other side of my dam. This is about 300 metres away. I lost all my sheds and equipment including my beloved BMW bike.
I am happy to live to tell the story.»
Jon Louth built an external sprinkler system that saved his home too.
Source: Jon Louth via youtube
The recent deadly bushfires have once again brought devastation to lives, livelihoods, businesses and communities across the Victorian landscape.
Source: extreme weather
One of Australia’s most experienced CSIRO bushfire scientists, David Packham details the four primary elements that create recurring bushfire catastrophes.
Below is an interview with Andrew Bolt around the time of the Black Summer Bushfires of 2019~2020
Source: skynews via youtube
With bushfires continuing to burn, there are claims that the CFA doesn’t have enough funding to effectively operate & protect Victorians from severe bushfire outbreaks.
« As exhausted firefighters continue battle major blazes across the state, a political row has broken out over whether the Country Fire Authority was adequately funded to protect lives and homes ahead of a forecast catastrophic summer. Premier Jacinta Allan, the CFA board and its senior management denied funding had been cut and defended the organisation’s ageing fleet, and Chief Fire Officer Jason Heffernan confirmed the government responded to an emergency request for more money leading into this fire season.»
The report continues with comments by United Firefighters Union boss;
«United Firefighters Union boss Peter Marshall said the state’s ageing truck fleet, which includes 230 vehicles more than 31 years old and two-thirds of all vehicles past their used-by-date, had created an additional crisis.
On Monday night, state authorities confirmed the deadly Longwood fire was started last Wednesday by a trailer throwing sparks on the Hume Freeway. As temperatures nudged 40 degrees, the sparks ignited nearby bushland. A State Control Centre spokesperson said the investigation was in its early stages meaning more details could not be released.»
