There is indeed. I was quite lucky to catch it on film. The fires generated a lot of lightning activity, which started new spot fires. Other phenomena seen were "fire balls", which floated down and instantly set alight anything they touched, and "fire tornadoes", huge, whirling spirals of fire, that sucked in debris and torched anything in their path.
Wow...to anyone else ho is reading this from other than Victorian. There was no chance of lightning from weather. It must have been fire generated.
I only know of one who lost her home. Thankfully a renter but its still strange I was on a bucks night and she was on a girls night out. I havnt seen her for years. She was my sisters friend. We spoke that night and she was sure she had no home to go to.
yep 'fire balls' are real. i was on a tanker at Nth Lorne, Great Ocean Road, Ash Wednesday. it was getting dark and large trees overhanging the street. the driver stopped and ordered all off the truck and under it. as the street errupted into flame. a fireball raced down the street bouncing and luckily went over the truck. we'd all be dead or close to it if it hit us. fire moves fast. we had nowhere to go. thank god for the training. seen flames 300ft+ scary.
It is jacksons rd and its my house. Thank you for saving it and all my animals.due to the perseverance of some true friends all have survived and their burns are slowely healing.We are forever greatfull to all those who risked their lives. I have met some of you and we would like to personally thank everyone.We actually had an alpaca deliver a healthy baby girl several weeks after the fires.
To understand where the strike team was in relation to the front... I'm assuming that you were south of the fire after the wind change? From what I've heard in the Kinglake Captain's account (see cfavic channel), Kinglake tankers were deployed to the area, prior to the wind change? I'd hate to imagine their thoughts after the wind change and subsequent events.
This video its just awe inspiring, you are very brave for documenting this and risking your life for others, as are all volunteers.
to the person who commented before me: if you read the info part of the clip, you'll see that there was also a women on the truck. So i think they are all amazing...men and women!
All I can say is you and your fellow emergency services workers make me proud to be an aussie. You put yourselves in the line of fire to help others and deserve all the praise you get. I know you dont do it for the praise but sorry you have it anyway.
I know someone is in the army and from what hes seen and read, the only thing that can even come close to comparing against what happened was a nuclear bomb going off
Absolutely terrifying, and so amazing you can share the experience with us. If it was not for the CFA when I was a kid back in Ash Wednesday my grandparent's place would not be standing today. Thinking of everyone affected today and always!
What can you do on a day like that...the wind was terrible. You fire fighters are amazing. The CFA in Vic did everything they could and so many others would have died if not for people like you!
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MrThissucks977 3 months ago
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deadlighblabe 1 year ago
this my house and it looks so different now
deadlighblabe 1 year ago
What were the dates of the Vic black saturday bushfires?
Cause iv been googling it and cant find any...
Mikhanator 1 year ago
@Mikhanator february the 1st im sure and i think it last for a few weeks
crisss994 1 year ago
@Mikhanator 7 Februaray 2009
krzyk71 1 year ago
where was this at. Be there done that
sunsetreptiles 1 year ago
Is this the same NWCFA Tanker 2 from year 2000? Or has the CFA rolled it over since then?
token3488 2 years ago
Finally I have seen footage that wasn't broadcast on the news that has confirmed that you are all
A) Nut-jobs
B) Heroes
C) Nut-job Heroes
verticalsmurf 2 years ago
Is there a small lightning strike in the last second of footage?
snowdogother 2 years ago
There is indeed. I was quite lucky to catch it on film. The fires generated a lot of lightning activity, which started new spot fires. Other phenomena seen were "fire balls", which floated down and instantly set alight anything they touched, and "fire tornadoes", huge, whirling spirals of fire, that sucked in debris and torched anything in their path.
GREENVK 2 years ago 2
Wow...to anyone else ho is reading this from other than Victorian. There was no chance of lightning from weather. It must have been fire generated.
I only know of one who lost her home. Thankfully a renter but its still strange I was on a bucks night and she was on a girls night out. I havnt seen her for years. She was my sisters friend. We spoke that night and she was sure she had no home to go to.
snowdogother 2 years ago
we are still having trouble coping with all this so I cant begin to imagine how you guys are going.Hope you are getting there.
most of our fences are still down but we have sown seed and the animals are great now
thanks
softflea 2 years ago
yep 'fire balls' are real. i was on a tanker at Nth Lorne, Great Ocean Road, Ash Wednesday. it was getting dark and large trees overhanging the street. the driver stopped and ordered all off the truck and under it. as the street errupted into flame. a fireball raced down the street bouncing and luckily went over the truck. we'd all be dead or close to it if it hit us. fire moves fast. we had nowhere to go. thank god for the training. seen flames 300ft+ scary.
1AussieAvenger1 2 years ago
all my poor, poor animals, if not for good friends they would not be around like said in my mums comment
softflea 2 years ago
It is jacksons rd and its my house. Thank you for saving it and all my animals.due to the perseverance of some true friends all have survived and their burns are slowely healing.We are forever greatfull to all those who risked their lives. I have met some of you and we would like to personally thank everyone.We actually had an alpaca deliver a healthy baby girl several weeks after the fires.
softflea 2 years ago 9
Yaaaay! Does that make you Grand Alpacaparents?
verticalsmurf 2 years ago
It was Jackson's rd
GREENVK 2 years ago
anybody know if this is in buttermans track
cause i think its next to my friend james house
noddy01397 2 years ago
fuck. i would have been shitscared too.
HoldenMotorsport 3 years ago
To understand where the strike team was in relation to the front... I'm assuming that you were south of the fire after the wind change? From what I've heard in the Kinglake Captain's account (see cfavic channel), Kinglake tankers were deployed to the area, prior to the wind change? I'd hate to imagine their thoughts after the wind change and subsequent events.
This video its just awe inspiring, you are very brave for documenting this and risking your life for others, as are all volunteers.
openfish 3 years ago
to the person who commented before me: if you read the info part of the clip, you'll see that there was also a women on the truck. So i think they are all amazing...men and women!
firewomen4eva 3 years ago
You are all true men, thank you
lauraleedavies 3 years ago
All I can say is you and your fellow emergency services workers make me proud to be an aussie. You put yourselves in the line of fire to help others and deserve all the praise you get. I know you dont do it for the praise but sorry you have it anyway.
Swfty01 3 years ago
hey i think my dad was in that strike team, he was on kangaroo ground tanker 1
beccamt0087 3 years ago
I know someone is in the army and from what hes seen and read, the only thing that can even come close to comparing against what happened was a nuclear bomb going off
rustynailed 3 years ago
The fires were the equivalent of I think 200 or 500 nuclear bombs of the size dropped on Nagasaki in WW2. They said several hundred anyway.
ra1a21 3 years ago
Absolutely terrifying, and so amazing you can share the experience with us. If it was not for the CFA when I was a kid back in Ash Wednesday my grandparent's place would not be standing today. Thinking of everyone affected today and always!
melbournedude38 3 years ago
On a personal note, GREENVK all of the people of the area really appreciate the courage and commitment of the CFA firefighters.
Thankyou
KinglakeGuy 3 years ago
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KinglakeGuy 3 years ago
fuck me thats scary. i was thinking about joining the CFA, but now i saw this video, it made me change my mind.
HoldenMotorsport 3 years ago
What can you do on a day like that...the wind was terrible. You fire fighters are amazing. The CFA in Vic did everything they could and so many others would have died if not for people like you!
macwithfries 3 years ago 4
Wow it was windy.
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