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Protecting the Community - Fischers Road, Ripley - Jan 2009

The Brigade certainly started the year with a sizzle. On the 16th January as the mercury hit 30 degrees Celsius at 9.30AM, sure enough the pagers went off. Ripley Valley RFB was asked to respond in support of 645J at a scrub fire along Fischers Road at Ripley where fire was approaching a home.

Being several weeks since the last rains, the ground cover had dried out fully and even though there was a green tinge to the grass; this little fire just would not go out. RV52 responded and were also backed up by 643A and 645Y. The fire had consumed approximately 5Ha by the time it was fully contained mid afternoon.