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What it's like to face a wall of flames, and how to do it safely.Retired Fire & Rescue NSW Commissioner Greg Mullins provides sobering insights into the changes we're experiencing as records continue to tumble. What happens next will result in the ACT's worst environmental disaster. When a military helicopter accidently sparks a wildfire known as "The Monster" in the ACT, Craig heads to the small town of Michelago as residents prepare to either leave, or stay and defend. He also learns that whilst these extraordinary events were unprecedented in nature, they weren't unpredicted. Although some people lose everything, Craig meets others who have been miraculously spared. In Perth, Craig learns what's required to become a volunteer fire fighter as he undertakes training before heading to the fire front in Gippsland, Victoria. Australia experiences the largest peacetime evacuation in its history. Claire Yeo, incident supervisor, Bureau of MeteorologyĪs fire explodes across the country, towns are cut off and highways closed.Diana Eadie, Bureau of Meteorology extreme weather desk.Dr Sebastian Pfautsch, University of Western Sydney.Superintendent Peter Sutton, WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services.Wayne Waltishbuhl, Queensland Rural Fire Service.Dr Karl Braganza, Bureau of Meteorology.Darren Klemm, WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner.The cost of rebuilding with new bushfire standards and insurance premiums.
The importance of having a bushfire plan.Temperatures in Sydney's west reach 47☌ and sweltering students decide to put citizen science into action to cool their school and plot a strategy to see a nationwide rollout for their devised solution.Ĭraig travels to the Gold Coast Hinterland where he learns about the cost of rebuilding with new bushfire standards and insurance premiums. With the prospect of months ahead without rain, fires breaking out in the rainforests of South East Queensland are an ominous sign of things to come.Ĭraig checks the readiness of communities in a Brisbane suburb putting their bushfire plans to the test. With a record-breaking start to the season, Craig joins fire chiefs and emergency commissioners in Tasmania as they plan for the summer ahead.