17/1/01 15:42 A Strike Team from the Victor Harbor CFS Group were called to assist with a large grass/scrub fire between Delamere and Rapid Bay on the South Coast burning about 600 hectares towards the township of Rapid Bay. Units sent from the Victor Harbor CFS Group included, Victor Car 1, Hindmarsh Valley A34, Lower Inman 24, Waitpinga 34 and Waitpinga 24. The above photo shows the uncontained fire burning on the south western side of the fire where the Victor Strike Team approached the fire.

17/1/01 15:44 The density on smoke from the Rapid Bay fire can be seen from a vantage point on No Where Else Road.

17/1/01 Three of the four fire appliances from the Victor Harbor CFS Strike Team moving in to attack the Rapid Bay fire on the Southern side of the fire..

17/01 15:56 Lower Inman 24 and Waitpinga 24 appliances knocking down the fire as it comes out into open grassland.

17/01 15:56 Another fire outbreak from the main fire which is heading up a steep slope, where vehicle access becomes more difficult.

17/1/01 The uncontained fire moves quickly on the steep slopes on the southern side near No Where Else Road, with tall flames which can be seen along the fire edge.

17/01 17:15 Bomber aircraft dropping foam into an inaccessible valley below a dam in "Salt Cliff Sector", controlled by the Victor Group, in the southern division of the Rapid Bay fire.

17/1/01 17:36 Another outbreak occurs on the southern side of the fire and flames can be seen moving quickly up the hill. Two Woods and Forest units and two CFS units manage to contain the outbreak on the steep terrain.

17/1/01 18:42 Part of the "Salt Creek Sector" of the fire looking in a south-eastly direction.

17/1/01 18:44 Part of the "Salt Creek Sector" of the fire looking in a north-westerly direction towards the township of Rapid Bay. At this point the fire is basically contained.

17/1/01 Crews from the Hindmarsh Valley A34 fire appliance blacking-out hot spots near the fire edge to prevent reignition into the unburnt areas.