Inside Fire Truck on Black Saturday

A fire truck from Diamond Creek using its crew protection sprinkler system after being surrounded by bushfire near Wandong, Victoria, Australia, on Black Saturday. Filmed by CFA Crew Leader Brendan Mimmo from Diamond Creek brigade.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• CFA
• Country Fire Authority
• fires
• bushfires
• Victoria
• Australia
• Black Saturday

[trappercv935]

07/02/09 is another 2 months away

[cfavic]

@trappercv935 in Australia the date format is day / month / year :-)

[geoffreyschmidt]

A quick question - why didn't they drop the curtains?

[cfavic]

As far as I know, the heat was not so intense that they needed to drop the curtains and that meant they were able to make sure there was no direct flame impacting on the vehicle. (and lucky for CFA TV they were able to film what was happening outside the truck!)

[DyoStoneclaw]

@cfavic

Did anyone take any pictures of the outside of the truck after it was safe to do so

Did any plastic melt ?

Did you do a mayday call ?

Are all the crew ok now ?

[cfavic]

@DyoStoneclaw the crew were all ok - don't think there was any serious damage to the truck - the spray system protected it and the crew

[MrSuperiority]

Was listening to Reg13 shortly after i found out Kinglake had gone up ( which i didn't believe or thought was exaggerated) .. so i turned it on and soon found out i was wrong !... first transmission i heard after switching on was the very urgent call for life saving assistance from a unit in Kinglake, they were surrounded by fire and closing in quick, their truck wouldn't start ! .. the voice said everything ..." if we're not rescued immedietly, there's going to be alot of paperwork involved "

[3Slim3Shady3]

@cfavic why did they not get under there fire blankets and get below the windows, that what we are supposed to do in the RFS

[NotAJaffa]

@cfavic So, it was not a Mayday situation then? I hope they had a full tank when they did that!

[mykoolnessable]

I live in Victoria and all I can say this was a sad day :) r.i.p Adam we all miss you

[dogwomble]

After seeing this (and also being in Canberra for 2003 - luckily well out of the way of the fires tho) I'd like to do a huge callout of thanks to all the firies, volunteer or otherwise, for putting their lives at risk for the protection of the community. These situations are bad, but without your help, these situations could have been a lot worse.

[swat26visor]

@doomkitti The wind was 150KM/h. The fire was so big and strong the fire fighters even with the aircraft support couldn't put it out despite them doing their absolute best.

[doomkitti]

cnt these ppl make like a giant water bomb and drop it from a helicopter or something?! seriously, i dnt see wat's so bad about this.