Videos
Prepare, Act, Survive Television Clips
The NSW Rural Fire Service has now released a new series of TV Advertisements about the new Fire Danger Ratings and the "Prepare, Act, Survive" campaign. These videos are now able to be viewed on YouTube.
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About The House Video Series
The Rural Fire Service Blue Mountains District has been working with a local video production team to put together a series of helpful videos. These cover such topics as:
- Finding a suitable block of land to build a house
- Getting started on building a house
- Preparing your house for bushfires
You can see these videos by visiting http://www.aboutthehouse.com.au/switch/232-1 .
Please note, these videos are hosted on an external website - the link will open in a new window.
1957 Bushfires Video
This is the small version of the 1957 Fires Video in WMV format.This 13 minute black-and-white video was produced from never-before-seen footage of the 1957 fires that devastated the villages of Leura and Wentworth Falls.
The footage, discovered by film and video engineer Robert Clyme, was first shown to me by Clyme's colleague Andrew Moyle, a member of Medlow Bath Brigade, in its original 16mm format. Robert then transferred the film into digital format and provided it to the District.
The footage has been edited into a rough storyline and combined with the inspired music of young American composer and musician Jon Bernstein. Although originally written for a theatrical performance, the first time I heard it, I knew this was the perfect music to go with the silent scenes of fire, devastation and human tragedy - scenes that have been repeated throughout the history of white settlement in Australia. I wrote to Jon and asked his permission to use the music, which he immediately gave.
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1957 Fires Website Version.wmv
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