2019 Australian Bushfire - Running for their lives
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Credit: Dunmore RFB
As the crew was setting up to defend property in Shoalhaven, NSW the wind suddenly changed. The road they had setup on was overrun by bushfire in under 3 minutes.
Watch the destruction unfold as the RFB volunteers get out of dodge to save their lives!
For someone who has never seen a big bushfire themselves. The power of the blaze incredible but also terrifying
The noise is something I’ll never forget
@@acemccool lol
@Kalain Y I'm over the ditch so worse I've seen is when Arthur pass went up for a few days and when the Christchurch hills went up nothing like what you guys have seen and experienced over there.
Even as an Australian. I've never been inside a bushfire, never want to be.
Obviously I've seen and smelt the massive black smoke plumes, the ash, and the aftermath. But I've never been in one, and never want to be. Already accidentally set fire to an acre field behind my house, terrifying enough. Moves so fast.
almost as powerful as a correctly used comma.
thank you to who ever invented the fire resistant countermeasures for the trucks. they have saved so many lives
The CSIRO (
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Australia developed it after we lost a lot of firefighters due to burnovers to which this video shows happening
@@Bedgie01 Wrong. They may have developed it, but the invention goes back to 1931 Germany. In larger cities, German firefighters used helmets with integrated sprinklers that created a 360° water curtain, allowing them to approach a fire much closer.
@@TheCarmacon I never said they invented it. Australia is one of the most fire-prone regions on the planet, The CSIRO developed a system to be installed on our rural firetrucks to save our Rural firefighters too which nearly all our rural firefighters are made up of volunteer firefighters. This is what this video is about and shows the system in action.
Looks like they should make all fire trucks and houses out of those cameras.
I believe Victoria's CFA has recently bought trucks that can withstand heat up to 600 degree celsius. For those who don't know - CFA = Country Fire Authority. But, regardless of how much heat they can withstand, watching this video, I think getting the hell out of there is the better option.
Most Aussie Rural firetrucks have a fire protection system installed on them to keep the crew alive in-case they get stuck behind the frontline of a bushfire for cases like this.
Since 2006, fire trucks now have key features to support safety and survival:
a ring of spray nozzles that deliver a ‘water curtain’ over the vehicles cabin
radiant heat shields or curtains for windows to block radiation from reaching the people in the cabin. These inclusions also provide an extra layer of protection if the windows break
water sprays to stop wheels and pumps catching alight
fire resistant covers for electrical, pumps, air intakes and air hoses.
Cheers mate, I didn't even know they existed on fire trucks. Thanks for the information
@@davidfarrington5545 You would have to admit At least it worked to some extent though otherwise things would of been worse and at least it gives you a chance.
@Kalain Y the point of those systems isn't to save the truck, it's to keep the crew alive. After a burnover the trucks are counted as a right-off anyway. Also as too why sit there instead of getting the hell out, well most of the time it because they couldn't turn the bloody rig around, some times you have less than a minute too get back to the truck and have the shields down and get the tire blankets out. We actually train so we can do it as fast as possible.
And they only work in small fires, a firestorm like this that system you are talking would not safe the people inside the truck! At 700°+ C nothing will protect you!
@capt Jebus you forgot to mention the crew remove all fuel cans and throw as far away as possible to increase the chances of living
I'll be completely honest here in how nieve and ignorant I've remained about forest fires. I used to think 'Just stand or run on the road to avoid being hurt or killed' but now after watching this video my eyes have been truly opened. This completely caught me of guard by now knowing that even in a wide open space you're still in serious danger! We very rarely experience forest fires here in Scotland thank goodness, experiencing something like this would be terrifying!
I was thinking the same thing about myself. I had no idea.
Im Australian i moved to the country 5 years ago, I stayed to defend in the 2019 fires in Vic, half my street burnt, i was about 3km from the front... even i was Nieve and Ignorant... When u have 10m wide fire tornados shooting 500m infront of the fire, and the smoke column collapses on you... The thing i didnt anticipate was all the explosions from the lpg/propane and other gas and petrol canisters as houses burnt... I wasnt prepared, went into sensory overload, couldnt make decisions, ended up on my hands and knees vomitting... I have never felt so small, insignificant and scared in my life.
@@DeanHamer that’s just unbelievably awful. I am so sorry that happened to you and to others. I can’t imagine how terrifying that would be. I am glad you survived. That’s a lot you and others are left with processing as well as cleaning up after. Unimaginable. I guess how could anyone prepare for such an event. You survived. That’s incredible.
I live in Australia and a fire come up to our backyard in 2009 during the Black Saturday bush fires, there's a creek behind our house and all the trees lit up and the grass behind our backyard was long and all of it caught fire luckily dad kept out backyard grass extremely short so it only just got to it a burnt out, I recall we were having 40°C plus days every day for weeks on end.
I mean it’s totally ok for you to ignorant. It would be a concern if you reside here however.
I remember that summer, the sky turned a sickly orange one day and the temperature dropped 5 degrees because it got so dark.
I live in New Zealand, 2500 km away from the fires.
I live not far from where this was filmed. The sky turned red... then black, just after after mid day. Very eerie
Yep, Pretty sure it was New Years Day 2020 when I woke up early to let the dog out to the toilet. Walked outside and it looked so unreal, just this orange haze. Like some stupid instagram filter. It was then that I realised just how bad the fires were for it to be making an impact on the skies in New Zealand
@@hellivioze3648That's incredible. I had no idea you saw it so far away in NZ!
Couldnt believe it when i saw it
@@milliestoddard5928 We did. Happens a bit... they have forest fires and we get spectacular sunsets, sometimes a brown haze to the clouds. I'm in the South of the South Island.
I was in the shed at Nerrigundah when the entire valley ignited in a flashover type event, our shed is a safer place or last resort and if not for the drenching system on our shed 15 people would be dead, 25 minutes of actual fight for life the drenching systems saved our trucks to fight on, and its quite incredible to watch things ignite around you and all that's between you and melting is your jacket, helmet, boots and pants. I personally believe the ppe should be available for home emergency use, after what we witnessed and lived through I am a strong advocate of prepare your property and leave early, I also believe we should teach fire survival in schools.
I was in Batemans.
No
Well said mate
@@mrcoiganable2988 shutup
And there it is, some personal responsibility. A sprinkler system. People that live in the bush are causing these huge fires but the fact that the indigenous people can never get in and burn
Honestly, it's incredibly unsettling how it goes from regular aussie road to hell on earth in 3 minutes. It really puts things into perspective, especially for those that believe these fires are easy to avoid. The fire can easily cross the road, it can easily reach private property.
Its the exact same for any fire. I was living in a block of indoor apartments. The outdoor alarm went off. I initially ignored because it regularly sounded false alarms. Within a couple of minutes the situation completely changed. It was a massive fire and at that point i didn't even know if I could get out or not. Just fires in general can be very quick.
Ita common knowledge that these fires were exasperated by the fact the Green Party of Australia implemented laws banning fire breaks.
I live right next to the bush and despite having an escape suitcase with valuables, I often think I'll likely leave it behind.
Thank you for providing this information to the people who apparently think fires only burn public land
@@vinigarr801 no they did not you fucking liar. The greens weren't anywhere near having enough political clout to pass any laws.
Holy shit! This video should be compulsory viewing for every civilian who thinks they can outrun or out-drive a fire, or thinks they can decide to leave their home at the last minute 😲
tbh it was kinda slow
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This is also a crazy one it said 2 people were burned just from radiated heat
@@sammyjames3466 - Please tell me you are trolling LOL! 😲
This fire moved incredibly fast, probably the only way it could have gone any faster was if it were going uphill.
@@LHyoutube im not trying to lol but i seems they were just walking and drove away pretty fast it doest look like its even faster then a normal car
@@sammyjames3466 - How do you mean 'just walking' exactly? They moved pretty quickly to get in the vehicles and escape. Obviously running at a full sprint would be both very difficult in heavy fire gear, and unwise because you are more likely to trip over, get injured and be unable to flee the fire at all.
In terms of the speed of the fire, it doesn't have to be going faster than a normal car speed in order to be dangerous. They aren't racing against the fire on a straight dragstrip without any turns or barriers, with the fire starting lined up next to them, and with perfect visibility. They are following winding and narrow roads, where smoke causes poor visibility or even complete darkness, and where fallen trees and slow/abandoned vehicles might block their way or slow them down. Additionally, the fire isn't starting from behind or next to them like two people in a foot race, it is approaching from the side and so can easily sweep over them even if they are moving in a forwards direction more quickly than the speed of the fire moving sideways. Remember that a fire where the wind direction has changed goes from being long and narrow to suddenly being very wide. The side of the fire becomes the front of the fire once the wind changes.
Is there any other part of this you need explaining? I'm genuinely happy to help, it is rare but refreshing to find someone lacking knowledge in a RUclips comment who isn't just deliberately trolling.
More people need to see this!!
It went from a normal looking country road to a scene you would expect to see in hell in under 2 minutes.
Even the fireys seem to be casually walking around then all of a sudden they’re like “oh dam we gotta go… NOW”.
This is how quickly fire can move and this is why it’s so important to leave early
Combine the speed with the ferocity and there’s simply no fighting it… there’s only surviving it… some weren’t even that lucky 😔😢
Back in the 90s I was a junior in the local CFA. Man a bush fire is impressively scary up close. Flames ripping across the canopy of the bush 25, 30 meters above 25 meter trees. With howling wind. You very quickly realise how small and powerless you are. The noise is so loud you can’t hear someone screaming something right next to you.
@Cian MacGana Fireman are you? Or just a keyboard warrior?
@Cian MacGana look up black Saturday fires, whole communities and family’s were wiped. Had to stay awake to make sure burning embers weren’t going to burn the house down, while staring at a bright red glow a few kms away. Yeah fuck oath I’m scared of them. You obviously never lived through a Victorian fire season.
@Cian MacGana - Imagine being a troll...oh wait, you don't have to imagine!
@Cian MacGana Bet you were the kinda kid who had to touch the hotplate to find out it was hot... Then done it again immediately afterwards.
@Cian MacGana imagine having a name like Cian
Of course old mate on the frontline at 0:25 has a limp. What a hero
I know him and hes a bloody good bloke.
@@danpatmore KK
Brings back terrifying memories of 07.02.09 seeing it go dark then glowing. Swear I can feel the heat through the screen. Education and vigilance are so important. Thank you so much for sharing. I'm so glad these members got out safely.
And more importantly a very special thank you to our fire fighting services and anyone else that took part risking their lives in an act of selflessness bravery! ❤️
The eucalyptus trees have very strong oils that turn into a super explosive super flammable gas. The fires produce their own wind storms and gusts.the tree Top explodes once flying embers hit them. My dad was a regional commander for Queensland Fire service. Poor folks down in Victoria and New South Wales cop some very nasty bush fires. Dad's retired these days and says he's never seen anything like the ones just before COVID. It was truly disastrous. Bloody heart breaking
A big thank you to your dad, Matthew. Members of the fire service work to exhaustion.
@@0volts157 thankyou mate. He'll appreciate that. Hes almost 80 but looks like 60 and still works his property on my grandfather's old Massey Ferguson tractor.😃 Yeah the fire fighters work bloody hard when it hits the fan. I grew up living behind a forestation as a kid and I used to play volleyball or table tennis up at the station as a teen-ager.😃 It's a travesty that the federal and state governments expect alot of the rural Fire stations to do fund raising to buy their own equipment.. these ladies and gentlemen work tirelessly and passionately to save their communities as volunteers. They devote their time to training and developing their skills and equipment. Real bloody LEGENDS.
@@matthewcullen1298 Thanks for sharing, buddy. Firefighters are indeed legends.
I remember reading about one volunteer who (along with his crew) saved a stranger's property whilst his own (which was miles away) burnt to the ground. It's beyond selfless.
Politicians are a bunch of cowards. They show up for the photo-ops and then disappear.
That fire looked a hell of a lot more like a massive moving force than I thought it would be. My naive self thought well how's fire going to cross that wide road. "Um what road?" Said the fire.
Turned into hell in seconds.
After watching the video I had to check if this was really only 3 minutes. Going from the end to the beginning doesn't look like the same video. They were walking there just a few minutes ago.
Mad respect for NSW and Vic volunteer firies. When you’re in the shit things happen, important thing is to get out of the dead man zone or survive the burn over
Oddly specific.. But sure.
@@M3rVsT4H specific?
@@miks_w8945 Well, we have excellent RFS services in all of our states, but for some reason the OP singled out two of them for praise.
@@M3rVsT4H umm because those ones got hammered and they relate to the fire event of this video? My brigade deployed down that way but QLD has seen nothing like that.
Mad respect to all our volunteer firies, trucks were sent in from every state, not to mention SA was hit too.
I can honestly say the most distressing time of my life was when I experienced the bush fires in Australia, 4-5 months of constant horrific smoke and ash falling from the sky, there was no escaping it, couldnt even open a window for a bit fresh air, my chest hurt so bad, I heard on the news it was the equivalent of smoking 30 cigarettes a day, so you can imagine over a 5 month period that wasn’t good for anybody. Seeing all the scared land after was a sight I never want to see again. This was one of the main reasons I moved back to the Uk. I could never go through that again.
So glad to live in America
@@davidturner4076 you have them over there as well
@@davidturner4076 wth , that doesnt make it any better? you guys also have one of the worst bush fires..🤦♂️ you needed aussie planes as well to help keep them at bay.
@@LateAgainGerald wild fires here are mostly in the West, and I live in the east (Minnesota) like most Americans, so we rarely see it. Maybe I should have been more specific.
@@myamdane6895 just in the West.
Well i know one thing....my man did not use 3 points of contact when getting off the engine haha
Only if two of those points of contact were both called 'Nooope!' 😂
Wow, I thought fires spread slowly. In under a minute this video went from a bright sunshiny day to a scene straight out of mordor.
My final exam to be a wildland firefighter is on Saturday. This stuff helps put in perspective what I’m studying
The heat from that fire was so intense it instantly ignited the woods across the street like 50 feet away, without having the actual fire touch them. Fire breaks would be useless against this unless they're really wide ones due to that alone.
The embers would of caused that not the heat.
Embers + heat + wind + dry fuel
@@Sleemopings WOULD HAVE NOT WOULD OF
@@Sleemopings you don't always need fire to ignite another fire, the right amount of heat will make anything combust spontaneously.
@@potatofriend401 - I'm not opposed to correcting someone's spelling, but in caps is a bit overdone! 😂
an excellent example of why you ALWAYS BACK IN when on a fire...
Very true however Life lesson I live by is always back in no matter where you are.
Obviously you've never been in this situation in Australia.... This aint "Merica" !!
@@graememellor8319 obviously you would get people killed mate! Don't bring being in Australia into it, that has absolutely nothing to do with it. It's about safety. The RFS is a joke, like your comment! No communication in that video right there, just a bunch of clowns that aren't trained properly or have any common sense under pressure. The parking was atrocious and the way they held themselves under pressure was worse.
@@darbization I think a bit of respect is due to the volunteers. Would you rather they didn't show up at all? On the contrary to your statements, there is clear evidence of communication in this video. But yes, the parking is something that could be improved.
@@KirbyCharkra well said mate. 👏
I sat in a very tiny town pub called drake nsw. When I commented to a half dozen old blokes about the fires they told me that the ONLY fire fighters were them. Those men were 50-70 years old. I bought them all a few beers each just so I could spend a more time speaking to them. Those volunteers deserve the respect. Stupid keyboard warriors talking out their arse about parking. Go volunteer and give up your time.
As an aussie, I've been so lucky never have experienced a big blaze or had to flee my home because of one, but only had a controlled fire near my town had to walk to school through smoke and couldn't open a single window for fresh air, I feel so blessed that it was the most that happened.
Mad respect for the fire-fighters in the front lines and people that have lost everything..
granted, its still terrifying knowing theres a fire near your home but still.. couldn't imagine having to deal with a blaze like this one so close
Mad respect!, as you can see on the video they are like tits on a bull
The point is that these guys know what bushfires are about. They’re trained, experienced, and professional in every sense (except for being unpaid!). The rest of us should look and learn. They only just got out in time. We have to be even more aware to never leave it so late, because we’d have no chance.
They also had the proper ppe and fire truck to protect them.
Coming up to our fire season here in Victoria. Clean your yards, clear your gutters, have a fire plan and always leave before you have to.
No fires on the east coast this year. Lotto floods and great conditions for building up fuel for next year. Sigh
Wow that was incredible how fast that came. Living in the U.K. just can’t imagine that happening with all the rain we have. Brave Aussie firefighters, respect
Every second that blaze comes in turns into a fiery moment damn.
I did a little short film about a friend’s property in the southern highland that nearly burned down from a mere ember attack during the 2020 hell on earth. As part of it I also interviewed two firefighters who’d been on the frontline and when I asked what their advice would be for anyone watching, they said one word without a moment’s hesitation - Run.
3 minutes is all it takes..... thank you for your service 🙏
RIP wheelie bin. Your heroic refusal to back down in the face of danger, while those paid to protect us fled, is an inspiration to us all.
Well volunteers arent paid and wheelie bins dont have families but nice comment Zed.... even if those people stayed they could not have done much. Ever been on the frontline of a wild fire?
Well mate ,I'm sure you've faced a fire but NOTHING IS GOING TO STOP THAT we had twenty trucks in SA fire and we were ordered to retreat!! If there isn't life at threat we will pull back..a truck with 10,000 litres isn't going to do a damn thing!
So please feel free to join up and , leave YOUR FAMILY, JOB, HOUSE( YES IM FROM A LOCAL BRIGADE) ANIMALS, AND UNPAID, SLEEP AND EAT WHEN YOU CAN, TRAUMA, AND COME ON SEE FOR YOURSELF...BUT IM SURE YOU ARE A KEYBOARD WARRIOR , AND KNOW IT ALL!!
@@patrioticvolunteer9190 its just a joke bro, gees. Chill out.
@@innocentbystander8038 no, that fire gave psychologists plenty of new patients. Never, never joke about fires like those ones. Especially not in the first couple of years after they happened.
@@ianmcnab9534 you do realise a lot of people deal with stress with humour. Hot tip: develope a sense of humour and you won't need a psychologist.
The speed that fire moved is unimaginable.
Freaking hell. I knew in theory that wildfires can move pretty fast, but this was literally 40 seconds between "it's all fine" and "it's raining cinders", then another 40 seconds to "fire is everywhere".
For anyone wondering, they stopped to use a porta-john and they still had one guy inside, so they couldn't leave.
Not knockin the guy ...But hell Shit on the spot ...Shit in a boot There are bigger thinks coming ...
@@freakyflow And leave a guy bootless during a wildfire? Yeah right.
Much bigger thinks
I’m not gonna lie. I would have been real pissed off at whoever was in the John then. I would have been in that truck with shit still coming out my ass if that’s what it took to get me and my guys outta danger. Almost cost everyone their life.
where'd you get this information from?
I grew up in the Highlands and went to visit my mum during these fires. Catching the train through areas that had only burnt out days before was a surreal experience, there were trees still smoking.
I remember camping at a camp ground in NSW at the time, woke up in the middle of the night to cars tooting and people yelling.
It was really dark but I found my phone and it turned out the sun was well and truly up, it was about 9am.
When I looked up the sky was blood red.
Probably the most educational video I have ever seen.
Watching this bought tears to my eyes. I still vividly remember the horrors of the 2019/20 bushfires and the lives lost. The fireys struggling exhausted and trying to stay awake to save lives and properties, was truly a dark time 😔
What was even darker was I donated a lot of money through red cross, and the corruption in holding that money instead of giving it to help the families while the charity executives dined out and ate expensive food.. it was all on a current affair.
I feel for the loss of the community but that corruption made me stop donating to all charities. I used to believe my money was doing something.
@@devarmont87 a current affair exposing corruption to divert attention. I bet they wouldn't touch CoV corruption ever!!
To those who lost their lives to save ours. We'll never forget. And can never thank enough for any firefighters of NSW and VIC throughout 2019/20!
After a week people forget.
Amen mate
Damn! That was a one scary fire. Instantly incinerating everything in its path. Man those fire resistant trucks are awesome.
Thank God the cameraman made it out alive to give us this footage
I am not from NSW, but from another state close by where this same thing happened. Watching this and remembering listening to the radio when this was happening in 2019 and remembering the feeling of wanting to be there helping but not being able to (was still in school). I thought it was bad sitting by and hearing about this happening, knowing I could do nothing to help. But watching this video made me realise what it’s like being in these places. This mixed with the droughts; I had families who had no water - only collected rain water (so could not buy water from trucks) - and had the fires burn down their water tanks. Scary 😰😰😰
@@eiypo we can’t actually say where we live on things like youtube for security reasons, so I can’t explain that for u. Sorry.
When they got back into the truck simultaneously it was so satsifying
people think it was the heat and wind. To a certain extent, of course, it was. But what so many seem to keep missing is that we had extended periods of less than 5% humidity after 3pm in the afternoon. So many places in the east were reporting 3% RH in the afternoons for prolonged periods. In other words, everything was explosively dry. Add wind, add heat, and many ignition sources and it was not difficult to see why this became a catastrophe. Combine the aforementioned with the high fuel loads, the under-financed volunteer firefighters, and the apathetic attitude of the liberal/national government (aka LNP), It's was a disaster that was waiting to happen. I don't know what might happen if we all voted labor, what I do know is that Scott Morrisson and his pirate ship of crooks Don't GAF about anything except holidays on faraway shores and the share price of the industries they are invested in. The rest of us can go and GF! I love all Australians and I hope that you will pay attention to politics all year round, not just during elections seasons/campaigns. to make Australia the best country it can be, you need to be informed all of the time. I know it seems futile, but you truly can make a difference by truly understanding what you are voting for. you can not do that by only paying attention in the few months leading up to an election. Get involved. DO NOT treat it like it's a footy match, where you pick a team and stick with it. Be a swinging voter. Vote for what are the best policies for you. Politics and voting is not a game. Its literally our future.
U can vote for whatever policy you want but when they get into power you realise it was all lies anyway there full of empty promises and bullshit
I can tell you what would happen under Labor - a lot more deaths.
Fire Service funding is higher than it ever had been when Labor was in Government.
And most Australians aren't as uneducated as some, they understand the differences between State and Federal governments, and the areas of responsibility awarded to each.
My dyed-in-the-wool Liberal voting husband told me he's voting Labor this time round.
Holy fuck its insane to see just how fast it moves. When I was a teen I lived in a cedar cabin, it burned down in minutes and I thought that was crazy fast. This is pure literal hell on earth. Those guys must have the biggest balls known to mankind to be able to willingly stay in place with it coming over. The total terror and urge to run had to be nearly impossible to over come
From pastoral blue sky to armageddon in less than a minute. That's an education!
When I went visiting my friend up in Queensland (I'm European), I was interested as his N.1 priority every day was that the water pumps would work, i guessed it was a good idea, being his wooden home be surrounded by gumtrees...now i fully appreciate the reason.
It's a fire storm...a tornado of fire...utterly terrifying. I can't even begin to comprehend the number of animals that were burned to death during that period. It was heart breaking to witness. I've driven through vast areas of burned eucalyptus forest...it is shocking to see first hand. The forest regenerates, but the loss of life is hard to bear...
100% right. That's why controlled burns through the autumn and spring months are crucial.
It gives fire fighters a chance to contain bush fires, and gives a chance for our fauna to escape.
Any State Government that doesn't focus enough on this has blood on it's hands.
For the first couple seconds, everything looks fine. In a matter of minutes, it’s a glimpse of Dante’s Inferno.
I live in the Wet Tropics so this is the first time I've seen how fast these fires can travel, even though I knew in theory. It's frightening.
Crazy how this was the big event then covid came in. Literally 3 years on almost now wow.
You should see an intense one from grays points crew. They endured 8 mins of this overrun All on go pro. Lucky they even survived
Most chilling video I have ever seen when it comes to the utter ruthlessness of the speed of this fire. Very impressive.
Those firemen are so brave facing those fire's last year
The ferocity of these fire fronts can never be underestimated.They create their own weather systems so ive read...its that wind and the fire balls that leap between tree tops and the noise they create is like a jet engine ..I've never been through a major bushfire but have plenty of family that have and lived to talk about it as well as a few of my cousins have helped fight some of our biggest fires over the decades with the CFS ..takes incredible courage to step into the fray like that 👍 👏
Thats a hell of an indestructible camera, must be a few hundred degrees when it goes through...
It was probably either a regular dashcam mounted inside the vehicle (where vehicle protection aims to keep the inside temperatures human-survivable which is also coincidentally electronics-survivable), or a specially developed firetruck camera mounted either inside or outside of the vehicle but with extra heat protection built around it. As in, not trying to be grim, for coronial purposes.
More likely a few thousand degrees! 1100 degrees Celsius (2012 degrees Fahrenheit)
At 2:05 they turn water on, guess it cools whatever the camera is in far enough down.
@@LHyoutube Most Aussie Rural firetrucks have a fire protection system installed on them to keep the crew alive in-case they get stuck behind the frontline of a bushfire for cases like this.
Since 2006, fire trucks now have key features to support safety and survival:
a ring of spray nozzles that deliver a ‘water curtain’ over the vehicles cabin
radiant heat shields or curtains for windows to block radiation from reaching the people in the cabin. These inclusions also provide an extra layer of protection if the windows break
water sprays to stop wheels and pumps catching alight
fire resistant covers for electrical, pumps, air intakes and air hoses.
@@Bedgie01 - I know all that, why are you telling me in particular? My comment was specifically about the camera, all of which still stands in combination with the burnover protections you listed 😀
Wow, never seen this before. The Power of nature. Greetings from Germany
I honestly no idea of the magnitude of that emergency. I didn't know they moved that fast......
The poor animals that suffered immensely in pain and fear really has been put into perspective with this video.
Dang, the dedication of the cameraman risking his life for this footage
I remember years ago driving along a road in Victoria when the bushfires were raging.... the sky's were orange all around us, it was scary!
brah they were orange in new Zealand too
@@postminchoppa I think the smoke cloud from the fires actually went around Earth at least twice before dissipating too
This is as horrible as it is great! I feel so sorry for all the lives and I feel guilt for amused by seeing this kind of videos, but it is truly awesome to see mother nature strikes back!
Why is no one mentioning the quality of this camera 🤷
It was in the fire truck.
Florida is prone to wildfires like this during our dry season. I remember once during a bad bout of them the flames would reach high as a building and spread fast..you could feel the heat standing several car lengths away.
Just imagine how hot it must've been at that moment.
Respect to the firefighters.
So sad to think about all the animals burnt alive :(
And people…
On the bright side, whether animals are people, they usually pass out from smoke inhalation before actually burning
@@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002 thats true tho but here in the netherlands an air turbine catched fire and it happend that quick 1 man burned alive the other junped down they where 18 and 19 and maintance workers
@@chucknorris2938 animals, not people, billions of animals die in those fires. many of them caused by humans.
@@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002 no they dont, do you not see how fast this inferno spreads? those animals will feel a lot of the pain before dying
Its the wind. I once saw fire cross a 6 lane highway with a middle dividing partition, carried via burning leaf embers on the wind. Scary asf. And that burning eucalyptus smell, it dries your throat and eyes.
Oi, they were there for property protection. They weren't prepared for how quick the fire was moving. Source: look at the description
*Never Forget!*
Also where was our Prime Minister???...
was all that stuff around 2:09 of a fire fighter on the fire truck trying to save the fire truck from being destroyed by the fire?
It's an emergency system the firetruck has to spray water around and over the vehicle to protect the crew
@@oliverrevis4190 Alr thx
@@oliverrevis4190 ty
@@RealCrazy im american but i believe this is called a burn over protection system. I am looking at designing something like this for my fire trucks at my department
They need these systems BAD in CalFire, as well as all round the United States overall.
What happened to the car the drove into the driveway at 0.16? I don’t see that they left with the others?
holy crap that fire was moving fast.... also is anyone else impressed that the camera lasted so long in that heat they should send one of those cameras to the sun
It's actually a dashcam on a firetruck.. you can see shortly after the fire really gets going water is moving across the windscreen - this is procedure during a burn over - so basically there are people in the truck.
@@speardfrog1 ok yeah i seen what looked to be water but did not think it was..a dash cam in fire truck that makes more sense ... my uncle use to be a smoke jumper back in the day he met my aunt after a burn over.. they said they had to dig a small hole quick and wrap up in some kind of fire blanket bunkers, put on their o2 mask and hope for the best.... anyway after the fire was burned through the area they were after hours, they both climbed out of each of their fire bunkers and seen each other hugged thanked god and now married for 30 some years
@@daveh8316 Wow so lucky
Meanwhile someone is on vacation
This was the first time I've seen how fast they can spread, that was crazy. Have seen footage of the bushfires before but nothing like that
Bruh I did not realise how quick a bushfire can actually spread. When people say you can’t outrun them I thought stupidly if your fast you probably could… Legit took 30 seconds to turn that road that looked normal to something that looks straight out of hell😳
In my town on new years eve of 2019 the whole sky turned black was some doomsday level of intense
Remember when this was the biggest news of 2020?
wtf are those guys doing there staying put? They wanted to test the water curtain?
They went into a burn over
Another commenter mentions one of their vehicle crew was using a portaloo toilet, and they didn't want to leave without him. I don't have an official source for that though.
@@LHyoutube I think that was a troll. If they were fearing for their lives I'm sure the guy would have sprinted out of there, even if it means crapping his pants. I'm guessing they just knew it was going to pass over and trusted their equipment
@@Jomskylark - I'm not sure, because the two other vehicles left (admittedly the utility not having any burnover protection) so I'm not sure why that one vehicle chose to stay, were it not for either having a member missing or that member returning at the last minute and it being too late to leave by that later point.
Check the description. They were there for property protection, but were quickly overrun
I'd have been dead, stupidly thinking I'd be safe stood on the other side of the road. After all, how could a fire get across metres of bare tarmac?
Well that's how! It's almost like a huge living thing.
Blimey that escalated quickly.
Wow. That took me back to Buchan 30/12/2019-31/12/2019. They were our two worst days there. Cfa Task Force 1313 round one. 28/12/2019 - 02/01/2020.
It‘s shocking how fast the fire spreads.
Everyone: Please run if you see a fire come close to yours!
If you can see the flames, it’s too late to run. These fires move over 60km/hr sometimes
@@scottt7125 - Yes this. A much better instruction than Aiko's 'please run' would be 'Please prepare your property and decide to leave early on fire danger days, and if you don't do so, then please learn how to properly shelter in place when a fire is approaching'. Essentially yeah, don't run once a fire comes close to you (unless you are outdoors, on foot and with zero fire protection)!
Even if you escape the flames and in the open, oxygen will be sucked into the fire and you may find yourself asphyxiating. Best to shelter in a sturdy structure.
When the line breaks and this is your enemy, I don't blame them for beating a hasty retreat.
Well, fuck-me-dead. That sure came on quick.
That’s what she said
This video is very important. Most of us don't realize how fast a wildfire can spread.
I really don't get how so many people can be asking about the 'camerman' or praising them for continuing to film throughout this! It's quite obviously a fixed camera, either a regular car dashcam mounted inside the vehicle or a special built-in camera integrated into the firetruck body itself. I mean the camera shot stays perfectly still for the entire duration of this life-threatening incident. How could that possibly be mistaken for an actual person holding the camera during such a dramatic event? 😂
it's a joke...
@@EldeNova - What, every single one of them?
@@LHyoutube yes. And as it's clearly your first time on the internet, welcome
@@EldeNova - LOL shut up.
Holy s*** not even 3mins, the scene changed from peace to hell 😱
Jesus Christ that was fast...
That was a memory i didn't really want to relive.
Props to the cameraman for going through the fire
i am impressed with the fact the camera lasted so long
@@daveh8316 ikr
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Crazy thing is that this is now not an isolated incident but an annual occurrence.
Thank god for good design whe the fire was on top of them they activate their water shield spraying water over their truck protecting them but I would also see that they would of been hunkering down under fire blankets just in case
One of these fires travelled from the south coast of NSW all the way to the Southern highlands which spans well over 500 kilometres
Was the wheelie bin fire proof?
ABS plastic has a very high melting point...they melt long before ignition. Many of them survive mostly-intact if they're on a street - even if the town burns. But if you look at them closely, the side exposed to fire will be bulged-out like a giant blister...and as thin as a 1-time use plastic grocery bag.
As an infantry NCO i know understand why firemen are considered as soldiers.... That thing advances as fast as highly trained infanty section. Brutal
Only it does more than what an infantry section can do. Considerably more.
@@TheGustavFTW absolutely
Was the camera in an appliance?
Yes that’s how there was water over the top at 2:09 it’s a defence system
is called a flash over, they also have a thermal blanket/tarp thing they cover themselves with inside the truck
REASON ON WHY THE FIRE TRUCK WITH THE DASH CAM DIDN'T DRIVE OFF!:
The Trucks Tires Had Been Damaged And So They Had To Go Into Burn Over
"Noticeable,nice clear,clean sandy road way dirt ,healthy green trees,blue sky,semi'gloss new fire'man'truck:Suddenly fire,enflamed tiny embers,low fire,on both sides of the road',then flaming'smoke.! 12-22-2021'
It is ashfelt.........fire truck......burn over..
Holy schmoley. I've never thought that fire could move so fast! 😮
Why did you think bushfires were such a major problem? Mailny because of the speed.
Well, that was intense.
Hopefully we will see such beautiful pictures again this year :)