I remember those bushfires like it was yesterday, still am never the same after witnessing some truly horrible times.
Mother nature has no mercy for anyone.
Crazy_Ad6697 on
Fuuuuuuuck that’s horrifying
jayschmitty on
If I remember correctly most or all trucks and cars are equipped with fire suppression equipment to protect the vehicle and its inhabitants but it’s only viable for short amounts of time due to water consumption and overall fire resistance of the vehicles
Amanuet on
That’s what, three minutes? Scary shit
What’s the story with this clip? Looks like you can see flashing Blue and Reds beneath the camera as everyone leaves. What was the camera stored in? Was that car in the driveway okay?
iamseagoon on
Yup. Child of a family of volunteer bushfire fighters here. This is the truth. Yes, it is terrifying.
Particular-Hat-8269 on
Thank you! I was hunting for this exact clip to show someone.
Right_Ad1804 on
I remember this footage. Just hectic.
Visible-Decision8119 on
Holy shit.
Thrillh0 on
I just realised I was quietly muttering “oh my god” over and over again while watching this.
Please stay safe down there you guys. Victoria will be in our thoughts 😔
AustralianBlackGuy on
That looks bloody terrifying.
JimmyLizzardATDVM on
I was living in Brisbane at the time of the black Saturday fires, and I remember sitting in my lounge room, watching the footage, crying at what we were witnessing. I’ve been in Melbourne 10 years now – and with the way climate change action works a going across the world, things aren’t looking good for the future.
Hope everyone is safe out there remember to follow the advice of emergency services and government officials ❤️
numericalusername on
Thats terrifying. Take my hat off to fire fighters.
ConanTheAquarian on
Check out this video of the Canberra firestorm in 2003. These were suburbs, not the bush. This video was taken about 3pm.
Wow that’s genuinely scary, id no idea they spread so fast and burnt everything so quickly.
FaithlessnessFar4788 on
I show this clip to my students when we do a bit of fire safety at the beginning of the year. As scary as it is its actually an amazing bit of footage emphasising the pure speed and absolute destruction.
hmat13 on
This is poorly worded and may lead people to stay in place when that is not the best option.
The important thing is to act early. We have a family friends who left yesterday, because they already knew the warnings were too soft for what is happening, they are no longer in the area and no longer in the path of the fire.
We have other friends who were warned too late while working in Marysville on black Saturday. They drove to the next town, only to be told they needed to keep moving, and the next town. At the third town, they were told the fire has outrun them and cut them off. Get in the river and swim. They didn’t outrun it, bit they did survive.
Keep up to date with the emergency app and take the warnings seriously. Reach out to friends and family who can have you over for a couple days. Act early and follow warnings, it makes a difference.
Edit: correction from Maryborough to Marysville, been in the west too much this year
Very-very-sleepy on
this makes me sad. must be so many animals living there. ☹️
Infinite_Pudding5058 on
Holy shit. This must be the closest perspective you can get of what it’s like to burn to death without literally burning to death.
ThiccBoy_with3seas on
2015 pinery bushfire in SA is a better representation of the speed and intensity of a fire. Different terrain of course
Can’t park on the side of the road hoping for it to pass , with modern vehicles the plastic trim sets on fire with the 2000deg + radiant heat and fills the car with toxic smoke and if your tyres are damaged you can’t leave . The fire truck was ok with the active water protection but the paint would still have been damaged . If you can see flames its too late
thelochok on
Thank you. That’s the most terrifying video of a fire that I’ve ever seen, and I’m saving a copy in case I need to convince anybody to get out early in the future.
Negative_Kangaroo781 on
I was up the road from this incident.
Get out. Quit holidaying. Run.
No excuses at all. The damage and lost people isnt worth it. A house isnt worth you. Animals will either be ok or die, so will you. Just leave.
Here’s another showing the speed of grass fires when the wind suddenly changes
Part of the panic was one of the trucks had no water left so couldn’t protect themselves in burnover mode
There was also a support vehicle (the 4WD) which don’t have burnover systems so they had to let them pass
NotLynnBenfield on
I try to vacation in Hawaii when this happens 🤙🏻
Outrageous_Pin568 on
Bushfires are no joke. I remember the day when the entire Australia itself was a giant red zone from an image via satellite. I was living in Melbourne at that time. I remember the sky was orange for almost a week. Can smell burnt smoke that would hurt your lungs. The Bush fire wasn’t even close to my area but the effects still reached my area
tiny_flick on
Thank you to all the firefighters across Australia. The work you do doesn’t go unnoticed. and the families who live with the stress, absences, and uncertainty that come with it. Your strength and resilience for the community mean more than words can say.
apainterinnewcastle on
They show this footage in Fireground training. Every vehicle should carry at least one good quality fire blanket at all times. Best thing you can do is stay in your vehicle, get as low as you can and cover yourself with that blanket. Just look how quickly it went to zero visibility. Scary. No way you could drive out of that towards the end.
Those guys were in a tanker, and had the hoses on themselves.
Awkward_salad on
God I forgot how dry it was during black summer. I forgot how apocalyptic it was. A billion animals incinerated. People in nsw hiding in the surf while their town burnt. And Morrison left for Hawaii.
The artists stepped up and knitted endlessly for the surviving animals, did fund raisers, sent water, did what they could to lift people’s spirit, objectively did more than Morrison with all his power; and then during COVID Morrison and Frydenberg gave them nothing but a middle finger.
Stay safe Victoria 💜
Attention_Bear_Fuckr on
The footage is from onboard a firetruck equipped with a halo supression system. Life saving equipment.
Robdoggz on
Thank you for posting this. I am a volunteer fire fighter in SA, I was on Kangaroo Island on 3rd January 2020 when half of the island burned. My crew and I were caught in this exact same situation; we were completely engulfed in flames, and that was the longest eight minutes of my life.
Fire moves fast in current conditions. I cannot express the importance of enacting fire plans early. On catastrophic level days, be somewhere safe before the fire even happens.
naph8it on
I run a community centre that is also a refuge for natural disasters, it’s terrifying the amount of people that say they will stay and defend their homes or will stay until they see the fire. If you can see it, then it’s most likely too late.
HormesisGuru on
Former emergency services worker here, I can confirm, from personal experience just like in the video, fires can literally jump across streets, or with heavy wind be transferred from one location into another quite rapidly.
The radiant heat from where they were standing before they drove away would have been unbearable and made breathing difficult. Absolute respect for firefighters and all emergency services workers who protect our beautiful natural environment, people and property.
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Holy crap…
I remember those bushfires like it was yesterday, still am never the same after witnessing some truly horrible times.
Mother nature has no mercy for anyone.
Fuuuuuuuck that’s horrifying
If I remember correctly most or all trucks and cars are equipped with fire suppression equipment to protect the vehicle and its inhabitants but it’s only viable for short amounts of time due to water consumption and overall fire resistance of the vehicles
That’s what, three minutes? Scary shit
What’s the story with this clip? Looks like you can see flashing Blue and Reds beneath the camera as everyone leaves. What was the camera stored in? Was that car in the driveway okay?
Yup. Child of a family of volunteer bushfire fighters here. This is the truth. Yes, it is terrifying.
Thank you! I was hunting for this exact clip to show someone.
I remember this footage. Just hectic.
Holy shit.
I just realised I was quietly muttering “oh my god” over and over again while watching this.
Please stay safe down there you guys. Victoria will be in our thoughts 😔
That looks bloody terrifying.
I was living in Brisbane at the time of the black Saturday fires, and I remember sitting in my lounge room, watching the footage, crying at what we were witnessing. I’ve been in Melbourne 10 years now – and with the way climate change action works a going across the world, things aren’t looking good for the future.
Hope everyone is safe out there remember to follow the advice of emergency services and government officials ❤️
Thats terrifying. Take my hat off to fire fighters.
Check out this video of the Canberra firestorm in 2003. These were suburbs, not the bush. This video was taken about 3pm.
[https://youtu.be/qPpOXH0ADSg?si=LZL6Asag1qJrfBbJ&t=614](https://youtu.be/qPpOXH0ADSg?si=LZL6Asag1qJrfBbJ&t=614)
Wow that’s genuinely scary, id no idea they spread so fast and burnt everything so quickly.
I show this clip to my students when we do a bit of fire safety at the beginning of the year. As scary as it is its actually an amazing bit of footage emphasising the pure speed and absolute destruction.
This is poorly worded and may lead people to stay in place when that is not the best option.
The important thing is to act early. We have a family friends who left yesterday, because they already knew the warnings were too soft for what is happening, they are no longer in the area and no longer in the path of the fire.
We have other friends who were warned too late while working in Marysville on black Saturday. They drove to the next town, only to be told they needed to keep moving, and the next town. At the third town, they were told the fire has outrun them and cut them off. Get in the river and swim. They didn’t outrun it, bit they did survive.
Keep up to date with the emergency app and take the warnings seriously. Reach out to friends and family who can have you over for a couple days. Act early and follow warnings, it makes a difference.
Edit: correction from Maryborough to Marysville, been in the west too much this year
this makes me sad. must be so many animals living there. ☹️
Holy shit. This must be the closest perspective you can get of what it’s like to burn to death without literally burning to death.
2015 pinery bushfire in SA is a better representation of the speed and intensity of a fire. Different terrain of course
https://youtu.be/SIHIsSJ2Txk?si=I1eiBz0aWjxSoOij
Can’t park on the side of the road hoping for it to pass , with modern vehicles the plastic trim sets on fire with the 2000deg + radiant heat and fills the car with toxic smoke and if your tyres are damaged you can’t leave . The fire truck was ok with the active water protection but the paint would still have been damaged . If you can see flames its too late
Thank you. That’s the most terrifying video of a fire that I’ve ever seen, and I’m saving a copy in case I need to convince anybody to get out early in the future.
I was up the road from this incident.
Get out. Quit holidaying. Run.
No excuses at all. The damage and lost people isnt worth it. A house isnt worth you. Animals will either be ok or die, so will you. Just leave.
https://youtu.be/SIHIsSJ2Txk?si=rQINSpjQcDaeEkOz
Here’s another showing the speed of grass fires when the wind suddenly changes
Part of the panic was one of the trucks had no water left so couldn’t protect themselves in burnover mode
There was also a support vehicle (the 4WD) which don’t have burnover systems so they had to let them pass
I try to vacation in Hawaii when this happens 🤙🏻
Bushfires are no joke. I remember the day when the entire Australia itself was a giant red zone from an image via satellite. I was living in Melbourne at that time. I remember the sky was orange for almost a week. Can smell burnt smoke that would hurt your lungs. The Bush fire wasn’t even close to my area but the effects still reached my area
Thank you to all the firefighters across Australia. The work you do doesn’t go unnoticed. and the families who live with the stress, absences, and uncertainty that come with it. Your strength and resilience for the community mean more than words can say.
They show this footage in Fireground training. Every vehicle should carry at least one good quality fire blanket at all times. Best thing you can do is stay in your vehicle, get as low as you can and cover yourself with that blanket. Just look how quickly it went to zero visibility. Scary. No way you could drive out of that towards the end.
Those guys were in a tanker, and had the hoses on themselves.
God I forgot how dry it was during black summer. I forgot how apocalyptic it was. A billion animals incinerated. People in nsw hiding in the surf while their town burnt. And Morrison left for Hawaii.
The artists stepped up and knitted endlessly for the surviving animals, did fund raisers, sent water, did what they could to lift people’s spirit, objectively did more than Morrison with all his power; and then during COVID Morrison and Frydenberg gave them nothing but a middle finger.
Stay safe Victoria 💜
The footage is from onboard a firetruck equipped with a halo supression system. Life saving equipment.
Thank you for posting this. I am a volunteer fire fighter in SA, I was on Kangaroo Island on 3rd January 2020 when half of the island burned. My crew and I were caught in this exact same situation; we were completely engulfed in flames, and that was the longest eight minutes of my life.
Fire moves fast in current conditions. I cannot express the importance of enacting fire plans early. On catastrophic level days, be somewhere safe before the fire even happens.
I run a community centre that is also a refuge for natural disasters, it’s terrifying the amount of people that say they will stay and defend their homes or will stay until they see the fire. If you can see it, then it’s most likely too late.
Former emergency services worker here, I can confirm, from personal experience just like in the video, fires can literally jump across streets, or with heavy wind be transferred from one location into another quite rapidly.
The radiant heat from where they were standing before they drove away would have been unbearable and made breathing difficult. Absolute respect for firefighters and all emergency services workers who protect our beautiful natural environment, people and property.