Canbera fire

[Mel]

if any one is on channel7 has a special on the canberra fires

[Zippy]

channel 2  four corners also had a "mega fires" topic....which incidently heavily focused on the canberra fires....

[5271rescue]

mmmmmm the ABC sure had the right people to talk to in that program.....

[mengcfs]

Was at an AFAC Developing Future Leaders course in Sydney last year and Stuart Ellis showed some unedited channel 9 footage of the fires hitting the Canberra suburbs. Quite disturbing actually....you have to see it to believe it.....

[5271rescue]

I have a copy adam if you wont to see it will be up there next week...mind you it would make a good training session watching that video.....

[mengcfs]

Thanks Bill, i already have a copy. I did show it at our social night. No one moved or said a word the entire movie. Very dramatic and compelling.  When i spoke to the lady at the station i got it from she said she started dubbing it and ended up watching the whole thing!

[backburn]

I have a copy adam if you wont to see it will be up there next week...mind you it would make a good training session watching that video.....

Where can you get a copy from?

[5271rescue]

Well I got my copy from a mate in CFA and its been view a few times by people and brigade's..I don't think it was ment to get out as much as it has.Its very hard hitting and you can pick the faults all they way through the video,I will say this those that think urban pumpers can do it all your wrong as this video shows the break downs of PTO pumps and hydraulic problems......

[Mel]

right i apologise, it was abc but my tv said 7, i would be very interested if any one has a copy i could look at as well as the canberra fires, if at all posible

[Scania_1]

Even the multi million dollar formula one cars can break down , so any fire truck is vulnerable to failure under extreme conditions.

[SA Firey]

Canberra Firestorm Video can be bought through the ABC shop

http://www.abc.net.au/programsales/s1122533.htm

[SA Firey]

Even the multi million dollar formula one cars can break down , so any fire truck is vulnerable to failure under extreme conditions.

The Scania appliances were disabled by a design fault which administration and the manufacturer knew about for quite a while.
Christie Downs 431 also sufferd the same fault at a grass fire at Lonsdale and had to be towed away, but not to the extent of burning the appliance out.

Air filter intake was the cause of the appliances being disabled and catching alight due to embers being sucked straight in.

[Camo]

Even the multi million dollar formula one cars can break down , so any fire truck is vulnerable to failure under extreme conditions.

You wouldnt be watching the Grand Prix by any chance?

[mengcfs]

Canberra Firestorm Video can be bought through the ABC shop

http://www.abc.net.au/programsales/s1122533.htm

That one is a story (doco) in the firestorm. An insight into the one we are talkng about can be viewed here http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=63384. It's only a snippet of the whole thing but gives you an idea.
There are not many copies out there and it took me ages to convince channel nine to get one. It can only be shown "in house" and has a built in time code for copy right reasons.

[5271rescue]

That video would be a good one to show for leadership?

[mengcfs]

That video would be a good one to show for leadership?

Yeah....how NOT to do it

[5271rescue]

Thats it mate and that is why its hard to get a copy as that footage was used in the court case and once you sit down and watch it you really have a insight into  the whole thing....