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Stoney Creek Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade Hayshed Fire |
Stoney Creek and Captain’s Flat putting out a fire in a hayshed. Above photo kindly supplied by the Queanbeyan Age
A local farmer’s supply of recently cut hay for the coming winter was
still a bit green.
Just like a compost heap, it began to warm up and reached a point where it
started to burn.
This fire in our area took place in January 2004. It took more than 1000 man-hours
over a week of active fire-fighting and patrolling. The crews faced days of
high and extreme fire danger, temperatures of around 40 degrees C and gusty
north-westerly winds.
We were assisted by Captains Flat, Hoskingtown and Queanbeyan brigades.
At its peak, there were three Category 1 and three Cat 7
tankers and the Quickfill at the fire.
Our thanks to the property owner for his support during and
after the incident.
A few days later, we we can see the damage the fire has done to the steel holding up the frame. The Fire is still burning under the charred bales.
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