Aussie Bush Fire (c1980)

Firefighting has progressed more during the past generation, than it did in the past 250 years. Here's an example of what it was like to fight a bush (wildland) fire just over 25 years ago.

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• bush
• fire
• wildland
• wildfire
• firefighters
• firefighting
• australia

[badwow123]

This footage is from the movie A DANGEROUS SUMMER STARRING TOM SKERRIT AND IAN GILMOUR

[FilmLou]

This footage was used in Dangerous Summer, but it is archival, shot long before the movie. These clips are easily accessed through the various fire authorities in Australia at no charge.

[bulletmunger]

'back in the ol' days we had real bushfires that where tall as 10 storey buildings & burnt out 3 states unlike those little 1 acre grass fires you lot call fires these days..'

[AznSupaStar14]

Fucking careless assholes need to learn how to put out their campfires...

[dave440v8]

@MrPoohey78 good reply

[MrPoohey78]

@mrgrumpy02 AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE, winge,winge,winge, Go and shop at coles or safeway, mate, So ya Aussie doller can go to china. Australia has lost its way because of polliticaly correct arseholes like your self. We are not the lucky country any more,mate. By the way, give me a whale meat sandwitch any day and ill eat the fucker. Have a nice day.

[kusakalol]

why do i live in australia

[zinger91]

yer thats because all the good farming land has been made into fucking cities

[firefish19761]

this is how it used to be done, not stand on the road and wait for it to pop out!