I've just been for a drive in an area near me which the fire ripped through, maybe a week ago, don't know lost track of time. It's an absolute miracle how the RFS has been able to protect & save so much property when all around is burnt out forest. An old mate, his house is in a little valley, gully almost, next to a river. That house is still standing but everywhere about him is burnt out. Now I know why I heard so many choppers.
