A look at the work of volunteer firemen fighting bushfires in the Blue Mountains at the height of the fire season in 1980.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014870
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Blue Mountains (N.S.W.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire fighters
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildfires - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildfires - Prevention and control
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire fighters
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Volunteer workers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire fighters
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation