i have friends and my auntie who lives in Umina/Woy Woy during those. I remember driving up a few days after they had been put out, and the road that runs down into Woy Woy, everything was black and charred, it was scary./
The sky was red and orange. beach was flat, hot ash everywhere. All you could hear was the helecopters water bombing the fires.
It was about 43degrees.
One of the firefighters said about how he put out a car that was on fire, looked on the front seat and there was a mc donalds bigmac just sitting on it, untouched, with all the wrapping burnt off. Put me off it.
I remember that day vividly. The sky was a crimson colour on the northern horizon & an orange colour elsewhere. Extremely hot conditions, I also recorded 44 degrees here on Sydney's North Shore.
I was there with my crew. we came down from port stephens. Crazy, scary, long and tiring. We would set up at a house, stop the fire and move to the next one. The locals were incredibly generous with offers of food and drink, and their gratitude made you fill with pride and moisten your eyes. Will never forget that fire.
I am very sorry those people lost thier homes and cars in the fire.
I am hoping to see Australia one day
larbacmc 2 years ago
When it reached Woy Woy I was just a few blocks away and watched it from my Nan's front balcony. It was scary yet spectacular.
sandyman002 3 years ago
i have friends and my auntie who lives in Umina/Woy Woy during those. I remember driving up a few days after they had been put out, and the road that runs down into Woy Woy, everything was black and charred, it was scary./
FlavorOfUranus 3 years ago
lol 44 degrees this thursday again.
hkjono 3 years ago
I'm in Western Suburbs of Sydney and I can't wait! Time to get massive sunburn! WOO!
sandyman002 3 years ago
Massive fire, flood.. What next?
Spyplane2008 3 years ago
I lived near that, point clare, got evacuated.
The sky was red and orange. beach was flat, hot ash everywhere. All you could hear was the helecopters water bombing the fires.
It was about 43degrees.
One of the firefighters said about how he put out a car that was on fire, looked on the front seat and there was a mc donalds bigmac just sitting on it, untouched, with all the wrapping burnt off. Put me off it.
BoiBoy91 3 years ago
Lol. I bet the fireman ate it.
sandyman002 3 years ago
It was 46 in the Maroubra area that day - I remember seeing birds and insects falling out of the trees - almost like a nuclear bomb had gone off.
reecepeart 3 years ago
I remember that day vividly. The sky was a crimson colour on the northern horizon & an orange colour elsewhere. Extremely hot conditions, I also recorded 44 degrees here on Sydney's North Shore.
thetraveljourno 3 years ago
I was there with my crew. we came down from port stephens. Crazy, scary, long and tiring. We would set up at a house, stop the fire and move to the next one. The locals were incredibly generous with offers of food and drink, and their gratitude made you fill with pride and moisten your eyes. Will never forget that fire.
crackedlenz 4 years ago