The fire incident
At 12:02pm on Monday the 1st of February 2021, a bushfire was reported in the Western Australian townsite of Wooroloo. It continued to burn for five days. This was how the fire was experienced by impacted residents and DFES.
Smoke behind our property - 1 February 2021 - Skye C
Watching the smoke - 1 February 2021 - Meredith H
Fire burning across the paddock - 1 February 2021 - Wayne E
Hose at the ready - 1 February 2021 - Meredith H
Water bomber - 1 February 2021 - Wayne E
Flyover - 1 February 2021 - Meredith H
Fire at the house - 1 February 2021 - Meredith H
2.20pm Fire is a narrow column with the high winds - 1 February 2021 - David M
Neighbour looking at risk - 1 February 2021 - David M
Fire at Harper Rd - 1 February 2021 - Rikki P
Smoke plume rising - 1 February 2021 - Sue T
Red smoke over a property - 1 February 2021 - Sue T
Fire on the hill - 1 February 2021 - Sue T
View of fire from Perth city - 1 February 2021 - Sue T
8.34pm - 1 February 2021 - Photo courtesy of DFES
9.01pm - 1 February 2021 - Photo courtesy of DFES
9.09pm - 1 February 2021 - Photo courtesy of DFES
Smoke over Aveley - 1 February 2021 - Nigel H
Sun with smoke halo - 1 February 2021 - Skye C
Smoke and flames looking towards our neighbour's property - 1 February 2021 - Skye C
Panorama of fire and Phil's tractor - 1 February 2021 - Skye C
Twilight and flames - 1 February 2021 - Skye C
9.09am - 2 February 2021 - Photo courtesy of DFES
10.20am - 2 February 2021 - Photo courtesy of DFES
1.37pm - 2 February 2021 - Photo courtesy of DFES
12.23pm - 2 February 2021 - Photo courtesy of DFES
Looking north from a property on Reen Road - 1 February 2021 - Nicky M
Photo courtesy of DFES - Evan Collis (photographer)
Photo courtesy of DFES - Evan Collis (photographer)
Photo courtesy of DFES - Evan Collis (photographer)
Photo courtesy of DFES - Evan Collis (photographer)
The plume before evacuation - 1 February 2021 - Kirstine K
Preedy Road - 1 February 2021 - Bryony M
Off to fight the fire - Emily T
From the Noble Falls Tavern - Matthew W
Burning in the distance - 1 February 2021 - Ayden S
Behind Noble Falls Tavern - Matthew W
View of Noble Falls 3.30pm - 1 February 2021 - Aleesha E
Fire under stars - 1 February 2021 - Sara B
Tilden Park 10.35pm - 1 February 2021 - David M
60km away, from Marangaroo - 1 February 2021 - Derek B
No words, flames - 1 February 2021 - Joel R
Not home, the animal are ok - 1 February 2021 - Karen F
Exhaustion - 1 February 2021 - Karen F
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