Multiple crews are working hard in the Glen Davis area to contain the out of control Gospers Mountain fire.
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The fire which has burnt 138,000 hectares of land in in the Wollemi and Yengo National Parks and Parr State Recreation area has been edging closer to the embankment above Glen Davis.
RFS squads came together on Monday, November 18 at a community meeting to discuss their plans for containing the fire and what they expect will happen over coming days.
One member who has been helping get water to the crews is Paul Devenish who has been driving the bulk water tanker.
"I'm filling up the water tankers and doing the buoy walls down the bottom," he said.
"I just wait until I'm needed."
Mr Devenish's truck holds over 24,000 litres of water and has been helping to fill up the fire trucks after they have been on patrol.
The Glen Alice brigade has had a busy few days, working with National Parks to contain the fire.
"It's all about prevention and waiting to see what happens," Glen Alice fire captain Bruce Richardson.
"We aren't overly confident with what the weather chart tells us, but we are keeping it under control on the edge and don't expect anything on this side for a while."
Mr Richardson said they were in a proactive arrangement.
"We are lucky that we've made good decisions and are one day ahead of our plans," he said.
The RFS have cleaned a containment line around the valley, pulling out bull dozes and getting the fire retardant where needed.
"We have had some really good success," he said.
Mr Richardson wanted to make it clear though that fire retardant slows the process and doesn't actually stop it.
Despite having a busy week fighting fires in Isabella, Rydal fire crews have come to help out at Glen Davis.
"We've patrolled the area to get a lay of the town and we've put out spot fires on the side of the camp ground," deputy captain Col Hunter said.
"We just want people to know that we are here if it starts to burn."
It was also the Portland RFS crew's first day at the fire on Monday, who were on standby to protect homes.
"We want to give the locals confidence that the local fire service were on hand should anything happen," one fire fighter said.
The Capertee crew had been patrolling the sight with two trucks during the day, as well as dropping water in the buoy walls before the Glen Alice crew took over night shift.
Capertee fire Captain Steve Dalli said his squad's commitment to neighbouring community Glen Davis was to support and protect.
"We have to be ready in case a spot fire hits on the other side of the Valley, across from the Great Western Highway in places such as Sofala and Capertee," he said.
Residents thanked the crews for all their hard work over the past week.
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