On 16th October, a fire started on a Thornton Road property. The hot, dry and windy conditions fanned the flames into a fierce bushfire. A rapid response was essential.
All available appliances from Yallingup Rural VBFB were engaged along with many from our neighbouring brigades, bringing up to fifteen the total number of appliances battling the blaze. DFES were represented along with approximately 60 volunteers on the fireground, some reporting for duty several days in a row.
The Parks and Wildlife spotter plane was also deployed as the fireground extended over 50 acres.
An “emergency warning” was issued by DFES until the teams on the fireground could confirm the danger level could be reduced to “watch and act”.
Frontline firefighting continued for seven days before the operation could be moved into a ‘blacking out’ phase. Thorough and knowledgeable blacking out was a vital part of the process, as the re-ignition risk was high. This has continued for three weeks, with volunteers in attendance every day.
At the time of this posting, that work is now considered complete, but daily monitoring is still being carried out.
The Brigade FCOs, Mark Fisher and Matty Muir, jointly extended their appreciation of the commitment shown by the many brigade members involved in bringing this incident under control.
Yallingup Rural Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade 