Quote Originally Posted by TheFlyingBadger View Post
just spoke to a mate of mine who lives in Roleystone. He reckons the fire started about 400m from his house, but because of the easterly the fire went down the valley (away from his house) rather than up it. They got evacuated, but he sneaked home (the silly old bugger) and has been keeping an eye on the house. He says the fire is currently about 1.5k from his house, but a change in wind direction could still bring it back towards him.
They move quick too, so hopefully he doesn't delay if it does swing around ...