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Herb's Helmets

Locality: Ulverstone, Tasmania

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19.01.2022 FIRE TORNADO - RAW VISION Spare a thought for Tasmania's firefighters, who are not only dealing with the risk of powerful blazes, but are also facing conditions... like you'll see in this video. These two tornadoes were captured today near Glen Huon. You can see the smoke spinning around in a funnel. It's a phenomenon that is known to occur in the heat and wind of fire grounds. Vision courtesy Tasmania Fire Service.

14.01.2022 Impending tragedy at the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. PLEASE PHONE THE OFFICE OF SCOTT MORRISON (02)6277 7700. This is a national emergency of inte...rnational significance. Demand that the Australian Government immediately prioritises resources to protect the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, which is now under immense threat of wildfire. As uncontrolled wildfires rage across Tasmania The Wilderness Society and Nature Photographers Tasmania have called on the Premier of Tasmania Will Hodgman and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to urgently request international amphibious water-bombing assistance to combat the unfolding tragedy at some of the world’s most important and iconic natural sites, in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Fire is now at the very edge of the largest remaining forest of thousand-year old King Billy pines in the world, at Mt Bobs, and directly threatens Federation Peak and the entire Arthur Range. In the midst of devastating loss of people’s homes we are also on the brink of losing ancient forests and alpine communities. We need not lose one to save the other. We acknowledge the tremendous contribution made by fire crews, including efforts to protect wilderness values. However the scale of the fires, with over 2.5% of Tasmania burnt or burning, has overwhelmed fire-fighting capacity to the extent that little is available to combat remote fires in the Tasmania Wilderness World Heritage Area. Ancient Gondwanan plant communities thousands of years old stand to be irrevocably lost to fire - never to recover in our lives, our children's lives, or our children’s-children's lives. These irreplaceable wilderness icons are among the most critical features of the entire Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Tasmania and Australia have responsibilities as caretakers of the Australian World Heritage properties, and these responsibilities are now not being upheld. These are not ‘natural fires’ as we historically understand them. Dry lightning strikes of the type that ignited scores of fires in southern Tasmania over the last month were virtually unheard of before the year 2000 but have been exponentially increasing since that time. January 2019 will smash records for hot and dry conditions in Hobart and Southwest Tasmania. The current fires are as much a consequence of climate change and global warming as are bleaching reefs, retreating glaciers, and disappearing ice-caps. Unprecedented changes in climate call for unprecedented fire-fighting responses. Very large amphibious water-bombing aircraft are routinely used to combat wildfires in North America, Canada and Europe. We call on Premier Hodgman and Scott Morrison to immediately contact Northern Hemisphere leaders and urgently request the deployment of these strategically effective craft to avert a global catastrophe in Tasmania. Media Release Wednesday 30 January 2019 Vica Bayley 0400 644 939 (The Wilderness Society) Rob Blakers 0427 232 539 (Nature Photographers Tasmania) Images by Grant Dixon and Rob Blakers of Mt Bobs, Federation Peak and the Western Arthur Range.

10.01.2022 Team work for the win! The Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service has had to get a lil' bit creative when it comes to protecting Tasmania's historic huts at Mount ...Field, which are currently under threat during the #Tasfires. The teams have been wrapping the huts up to reduce the likelihood of them being destroyed. Keep up the good work everyone! Kyle Richards and Mark Wilson for Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service and NSW Rural Fire Service

10.01.2022 Well we are now up to day 6 here in Huonville. Everyone is sick of the smell of smoke, the heat and the waiting. We have no idea when we get to go home or what... will await. The effect of this is really taking its toll on some people. Talking to people yesterday I had one guy telling me that next year he was finally going to have his house paid off and his wife could retire. He is not looking forward to the possibility of having to start over at 60 and the possibility of being homeless and potentially staying inside the PCYC for an extended period. Looking around here you certainly realize how lucky you can be. There are people in wheelchairs, on crutches, heavily pregnant and those with small children living in tents. I can only hope that those children are not bottle fed and still want a bottle in the middle of the night. Then we have the elderly, here in Tassie with no family, dealing with this on their own. Lochie really struggled yesterday, we walked passed an elderly lady sitting outside her caravan. I was checking to see if she needed anything, her elderly dog was barking, well Lochie just lost it. We moved away and I was trying to console him, from out of nowhere a social worker/counselor turned up from nowhere and as and talked with us and helped turn the situation around. We went and got a little friend that is up here with his nan to spend some time, which was great but another melt down due to the heat happened. Again more help at hand, they took him to a cool dark room until he settled. WhenDave came back with him the effort from those assisting with keeping children entertained was incredible. Ended up walking away with a happy little boy. Yesterday Muir’s turned up on site with free ice cream for everyone, very much appreciated with the heat I tell you. Optus have set up a mobile phone charging station on the oval. I was taking my rubbish over yesterday when a lovely volunteer came and took it from me and asked if there was anything I needed. I said rubbish bins near the vans would be handy. Within hours rubbish bins were being distributed. I was in the toilets at 10 last night, came out to find to young men standing there asking if their was enough toilet paper and hand towel. They went off to replace the hand towel as I left. I was talking to our local mayor yesterday, who has been on the ground every day. Bec has also been evacuated, she has no idea as to what is happening at her home, she is ensuring everyone else is being catered for. We are going back to assist at the Fire Brigade tomorrow, can’t wait, it’s the only time we feel normal. A lot of people are now starting to get worried financially. Obviously people are not working but still have loan repayments to make. The pressure will now start. We are currently arguing with our insurance, luckily we have business interruption insurance, but because my premises is not damaged I can’t claim. We are arguing that point at the moment. We still have wages and bills to pay like everyone else. Geeveston has now run out of town water. Tas water are drawing resources from Huonville and Cygnet but Geeveston is using more than they can supply. A number of homes left sprinklers going on roofs and in gutters. It is going to make it hard for those left behind. I have seen comments of people asking for the additional sources to be drawn from and the town put on a boiling water restriction. But due to government red tape that can not happen unless Taswater hand out notices to each person. This is not possibles us to road closures. People left in town are worried about lack of resources but again due to workplace health and safety you can’t send people passed road blocks. Boats are already heading into Dover with supplies, but Geeveston is not so lucky. Emergency services can not be used for this purpose as we require those on the ground trying to fight this monster. Around 3pm every afternoon the wind picks up. The panic and concern rises. Helicopters are grounded due to win and all the fire trucks here on a quick break are raced out the door. The stories start on Facebook. Everyone is checking that their friends that stayed behind are still ok and people are panicking wondering if the still have a house! This generally lasts for around 2 hours a day and the winds die out. So far the fire hasn’t caused a lot of damage in Geeveston. It is sticking to the bush at this stage. Every afternoon it pokes it head out at the tops of the roads and then slinks back in. All we can do is hope that this continues. How people are coping in tents is beyond me. Yesterday I had to do the pays and end of month for work. I have no paperwork, I have to wait for Dave to turn the generator on to get the phones charged enough. I’m lucky enough we have one!!! You do not realize how wonderful modern conveniences are until you don’t have them - and trust me I have a lot compared to 95% of people here. I even have a washing machine with me. But people were saying yesterday it is costing them $15 per load in the clothes dryer at the laundromat. That is a lot of money when you are not getting paid!!! We are also extremely fortunate with regards to our friends and reps from work. A massive shout out to Nick Dale at Motors, Craig Spong at Glasszilla, And the others that have been calling Dave direct. They have been getting us supplies so Dave can manage to get to Geeveston to do puncture repairs and tyre placements for Forestry so they can continue to fight these fires and other small bits and pieces to keep them going. Thank you to everyone offering assistance, a place to pull up etc. The calls are very much appreciated.