A personal account of ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires from a young leader, a volunteer from CFA Region 14. Simon speaks of his experiences fighting the blaze - monitoring where campers are located, through to anger from local residents directed at his crew in the heat and panic of the fires.
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In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 April 2019
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2001445
Languages
English
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural disasters
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildfires
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildfires - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildfires - Prevention and control
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
DVCAM; Master
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy