Southeasters - QLD taskforces photos Taskforce#2 to Gelantipy and Buchan VIC 2003

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VIC_Qld Taskforce_2 to Gelantipy / Buchan 29-01-2003 to 06-02-2003
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Houses lost
Black day at Black Mountain
Seldom Seen servo lost in firestorm
Wulgulmerang after firestorm
Personnel shot after Bairnsdale briefing CFA HQ
Parks locality map
Ops map Gelantipy to Nunnet Sectors ( firemap)
CFA barcoding / crew tracking system

VIC_Qld Taskforce_2 to Gelantipy / Buchan 29-01-2003 to 06-02-2003

Low-Res Video captured still shots mostly from moving vehicles after the firestorm passed.
Unfortunately some of these shots are a bit fuzzy.

Tape # 1 pics
BLK_OUT1.JPG BLK_OUT2.JPG BLK_OUT3.JPG BNT_BRDG.JPG BURY_COW.JPG BUT_FLY1.JPG FILLUP.JPG FIRESTM1.JPG FIRESTM2.JPG FIRESTM3.JPG FIRESTM4.JPG FIRESTM5.JPG FIRESTM6.JPG HAYSHED.JPG ICS_CKPT.JPG IRONTREE.JPG kermits.jpg points_road.jpg POINTSRD.JPG SEL_SEE1.JPG SEL_SEE2.JPG SEL_SEE3.JPG SMO_SUN1.JPG SMO_SUN2.JPG SMOKDUST.JPG SPOT1.JPG	truck and mexican bandit bandit with hose mobile bandit This bridge in the Wulgulmerang area was burnt underneath. Hilltop pit being dug to bury 200+ burnt cattle. Friendly butterfly Blackout crews re-filling trucks Aftershot.. stretch of road traversed during hasty firestorm exit ditto ( at the time trees and branches fell across road ) ditto ( road has been cleared in these shots ) ditto ditto ditto Burnt out hayshed ICS checkpoint at Camp Karooda ( staging area Gelantipy area) Roof remains of hayshed in gum tree Dept of Sustainability and Environment personnel ( DSE ) Signpost to refuge point for strike team during firestorm Property entrance Seldom Seen service station burnt out ditto Road just past Seldom Seen Sun through smoke at Wulgulmerang during mop-up Sun through smoke at Black Mountain Mop-up finished at Wulgulmerang Eerie spot fire remains started and blown out by firestorm
Tape # 2 pics
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Tape # 3 pics
wideshot.jpg 128.JPG 132.JPG 134.JPG 137.JPG 139.JPG 140.JPG 142.JPG 144.JPG 146.JPG 148.JPG 150.JPG 151.JPG 156.JPG 158.JPG 159.JPG 160.JPG 161.JPG 162.JPG 173.JPG 175.JPG 176.JPG 179.JPG 180.JPG 181.JPG 182.JPG 183.JPG 184.JPG 185.JPG 186.JPG 187.JPG 189.JPG 190.JPG 192.JPG 193.JPG 195.JPG 196.JPG 197.JPG 198.JPG 200.JPG 201.JPG 205.JPG 207.JPG 210.JPG 216.JPG 217.JPG 223.JPG 226.JPG 229.JPG 232.JPG 237.JPG 239.JPG	Whole taskforce less photographers (will take a while to download 234KB) W-Tree repeater looking toward Gelantipy Dismantling temporary repeater W-Tree looking west to fire approaching Gelantipy Buchan temp Operations centre Rural fleet at Buchan That Buchan footbridge over the Buchan River 15 CFA tankers awaiting SA crews Firemap last day at Buchan Panel re-design courtesy DSE Part of the 57KM backburn line DSE and QFS personnel Watching mild flame run up a stringybark gum Getting directions to spot-over at Running Ck. road All ears WP (water point) . These dams are all along the road Blacking out spot-over Track pushed in to spot-over very steep access ( 1 in 10 ) Stag_1 Stag_2 Stag_3 Hello Bugging out day from Karoonda at Gelantipy Camp Karoonda The "Wellness club" Accommodation cabins ICS expert from the CFA Dirty windscreen , road signs Briefing at Buchan staging area in heavy smoke ditto ditto Rural crews filling in for Urban crews Yet another briefing at Buchan PR tour around the township One of two saw mills to be protected "Officer Bain" - Check-out at Buchan staging area Burning a safe site for the QFS Comms Van Burning a safe site for the QFS Comms Van_2 Burning a safe site for the QFS Comms Van_3 Log cabin accommodation at Buchan Eye-catcher at the pub (mess-hall) Buchan Royal Cave entrance cave shot cave shot cave shot cave shot cave shot cave shot one of the best caverns huge cavern 4 amateur spieliologists
VIC_Qld Taskforce_2 pics sent here by email
burntout_1.jpg flashover_1.jpg alpha_5.jpg the_jam.jpg goin_off.jpg the_boys.jpg roos.jpg greg_jason.jpg	Wulgulmerang / Seldom Seen area . Photos by G.Chandler Firestorm shot possibly taken from Bush Nursing Centre Alpha_5 crew Session at the Buchan pub Enjoying the music Bundy crew Main street traffic hazard Greg and Jason
andrew_2.jpg andrew_3.jpg andrew_5.jpg andrew_6.jpg wpm$5569.jpg	two guys with a thing about a tree . Photos by Andy Abbott backburn at Glenmore Road Buchan firebug two more guys with a thing about a tree USA firefighters at Glenmore Road
Dead Cattle.jpg Pattersons.jpg SCU99.jpg	Cattle lost in the firestorm at Wulgulmerang Photos from Ross Team at Pattersons Cutting SCU99
011.jpg 014.jpg 017.jpg 027.jpg 028.jpg 032.jpg 033.jpg 037.jpg 038.jpg 039.jpg 052.jpg 053.jpg 054.jpg 055.jpg	Suggan Buggan sign prior to firestorm Photos from Bernie Savage Seldom Seen Servo an hour before the firestorm Firestorm viewed from Karoonda Park Dead cattle on road at Seldom Seen after the firestorm Suggan Buggan sign after the firestorm Seldom Seen servo after the firestorm Seldom Seen servo after the firestorm Backburn behind Karoonda Park Backburn behind Karoonda Park Backburn behind Karoonda Park Dean Prowse at "that tree" prior to it being extinguished Dean with one of the American Hotshots Two of the American hotshots dropping a tree at a spotover. Dean and Steve with some American hotshots,an American Smoke Jumper and some N.R.E(D.S.E) guys at the spotover.