Dom Kleinig:
Early signs of what was to follow
Dom Kleinig:
While setting photo points, Bren got curious and went to explore the approaching front.
Dom Kleinig:
While setting photo points, Bren got curious and went to explore the approaching front.
Dom Kleinig:
While setting photo points, Bren got curious and went to explore the approaching front.
Dom Kleinig:
While setting photo points, Bren got curious and went to explore the approaching front. The direction of the flames makes me think that it wasn't the pre-school excursion that Bren paints it as.
Dom Kleinig:
While setting photo points, Bren got curious and went to explore the approaching front.
Dom Kleinig:
While setting photo points, Bren got curious and went to explore the approaching front.
Dom Kleinig:
While setting photo points, Bren got curious and went to explore the approaching front.
Dom Kleinig:
Early view from the front fence
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Gentle introduction of what was to follow...
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Dad with Ken the CFS commander who followed up with delivering lunch for us the next day.
Dom Kleinig:
..Also the obvious black smoke, possibly dense Yacka.
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The fire and the sprinkler face off.
Dom Kleinig:
Things begin to intensify... and Dad
Dom Kleinig:
The smoke looks very black.
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Phil and intensifying smoke.
Dom Kleinig:
The hoses are out and the sprinklers are on.
Dom Kleinig:
The Erickson skycrane that took the steam out of the Fire front just before it broke from the bushland. To everyone's relief.
Dom Kleinig:
High alert.
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Bren among sprinkler drops
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Water bomber.
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Prepared. Nothing left to do, but watch.
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Nothing left to do but watch and wet... he he.
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Mum's grim resolve in the face of the fire.
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CFS, also waiting on hand. Even they look nervous.
Dom Kleinig:
The beginnings of a cast of hundrends...
Dom Kleinig:
Fire getting some steam up...
Dom Kleinig:
Prepapred for the worst...
