nsw fires hotting up

[catseye]

fyi
The following aircraft have been deployed.

BURRIER
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Location: NOWRA Callsign: FIREBIRD 234
Task: ReCon/Bomb Registration: RTV
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NORTHERN TABLELANDS
District: TENTERFIELD FCC Aircraft Type: BELL UH-1H
Location: TENTERFIELD FCC Callsign: HELITACK 205
Task: Bomb Registration: ONZ
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 25/08/2009 7:00:00 AM

NORTHERN TABLELANDS
District: TENTERFIELD FCC Aircraft Type: HUGHES H500D
Location: TENTERFIELD FCC Callsign: FIREBIRD 297
Task: ReCon Registration: CSY
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 25/08/2009 7:00:00 AM

GEORGE DOWNS DRIVE
District: WYONG FCC Aircraft Type: BELL UH-1H
Location: WYONG FCC Callsign: HELITACK 272
Task: Bomb Registration: LUE
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed:

NORTHERN TABLELANDS
District: TENTERFIELD FCC Aircraft Type: BELL 204F
Location: TENTERFIELD FCC Callsign: HELITACK 489
Task: Bomb Registration: LIY
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 25/08/2009 7:00:00 AM

George Downs Drive, Kulnura
District: WYONG FCC Aircraft Type: AS 350B3
Location: WYONG FIRE CONTROL CENTRE Callsign: FIREBIRD 283
Task: ReCon/Bomb Registration: XGC
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 24/08/2009 1:53:00 PM

Dilkoon Road SFAZ
District: GREATER TAREE FCC Aircraft Type: BELL 206L-1
Location: GRAFTON Callsign: FIREBIRD 211
Task: ReCon/Bomb/AA/Inc Registration: FHS
Tasking Agency: NP Deployed: 14/08/2009 2:08:00 PM

Dilkoon Road SFAZ
District: GREATER TAREE FCC Aircraft Type: BELL UH-1H
Location: GRAFTON Callsign: HELITACK 205
Task: ReCon/Bomb/Inc Registration: ONZ
Tasking Agency: NP Deployed: 14/08/2009 9:30:00 AM

Laroners/Delkoon
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Location: GRAFTON Callsign: FIREBIRD245
Task: ReCon/Trans/Bomb/AA/Inc Registration: UTN
Tasking Agency: NP Deployed: 20/08/2009 12:00:00 PM

Larones/Delkoon
District: GREATER TAREE FCC Aircraft Type: AS350 FX2
Location: GRAFTON Callsign: FIREBIRD 244
Task: ReCon/Trans/Bomb/AA/Inc Registration: JVC
Tasking Agency: NP Deployed: 20/08/2009 12:00:00 PM


South Coast and Wyong machines expected to be going home tomorrow

[John Eacott]

And we're due for half a metre of snow over the next 48 hours down here in the Victorian Alps

Thanks for the update

[CYHeli]

Could be an interesting season
From the ABC web site today...

Fire personnel, bulldozers and helicopters have been fighting the fires that have so far ravaged 2,200 hectares of bushland.

The fires began on Thursday afternoon and are still going, but the RFS says they were brought under control at around 6pm yesterday.

Firefighters take control of south coast NSW blaze - ABC News