Widespread controlled burning of Australian forests - reducing the amount of combustible litter on the ground by burning off at regular intervals - has often been proposed as a fire protection measure. This film shows how aircraft are used in the routine application of this technique in the Jarrah forests of Western Australia.
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ACMI Identifier
311874
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire prevention - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest fires - Prevention and control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildfires - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildfires - Prevention and control
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire control
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire prevention - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire control
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire prevention - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)