Community meeting tells residents they can't go home for days Residents affected by the fire attend a community meeting held at Brown Park Community Centre. It was suggested that this resident had just heard the news her home had been destroyed. MORE than 500 fire victims who packed a 10am community meeting in the wake of the Perth Hills inferno have been told they will not be able to access their properties for several days. Pictured: Daniel Wilkins And more than a dozen roadblocks are expected to remain in place across Parkerville, Stoneville and Mount Helena in the shire of Mundaring today because the first zone is too unsafe for residents to enter because of fallen power poles, debris and spot fires. There were emotional scenes at the standing-room-only meeting, which was held at the fire evacuation centre at Brown Park in Swan View. Forty-four homes have been confirmed destroyed. There are reports of two other homes also lost. But the toll is likely to rise with only 70 per cent of the fire area surveyed. Most residents who have lost their home have now been informed of the grim news but others remain in the dark, with some angry at what they described as a lack of information from authorities. Others said they knew their homes were gone from news images and conversations with neighbours, despite receiving no official confirmation. A Department of Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said a list of properties could not be given out publicly because owners needed to be told in private. Sixty fire appliances remain at the scene, along with 250 firefighters. More than 650 hectares have been burnt. Acting Superintendent Wayne Hawes urged residents: ``Just be patient please, we're doing the best job we can. For security purposes, the road blocks have been fixed, in support of that we have roving patrols in the area. We've had no reports of looting at this stage, we've had no reports of people going into the area, so at this moment we are content with our security levels. After the meeting many residents said they were frustrated they could not get to their homes. Tearful Richardson Road resident Pauline Watson told PerthNow her house had been saved, but her neighbours had lost their home. Many brought their pets along. "We were so fortunate," she said. We stayed home for four hours and the amount of services... it's unbelievable. We got out about 3pm when it flared up on the property next to us, I begged my husband to go, so we got both of our cars and got out. Our house is fine, the one opposite us is gone and a lot on Riley Rd have gone. It was just pure luck to be honest, nothing else. Mrs Watson said she was staying with family now. The assistance had been "wonderful" but "maybe prevention would be better than a cure." "Prevention is always lacking and the fuel is enormous," she said. Chidlow resident Garry Kelly helped with the fire by trying to protect friends' houses. "It was fuelled by the wind, it didn't go very wide but it went very fast," Mr Kelly said. We just went from different property to different property making sure that animals were okay and making sure people who were away on holidays, we could give them just a piece of mind that their properties and animals were alright. Mr Kelly said police, firefighters and emergency workers yesterday were ``fantastic. "We were standing there yesterday in front of 20ft flames and just went down and asked one officer if he was okay for water, you could see the flames just roaring past," he said. Residents were told the fire is contained but still burning out of control is some pockets. Meanwhile, residents who stayed to defend their homes and remain inside the fire zone have been urged to stay put and not try and leave. Premier Colin Barnett attended the meeting and he will announce relief measures at a 12.30pm press conference. At the meeting, the Salvation Army was on hand to provide hot food for the evacuees and the Department of Child Protection was also providing support. Another community meeting will be held at Brown Park again at 4pm today. Twitter @KaitlynPST