Hello and Welcome Back... Just recenly, I found some footage of the 2013 Winmalee Bushfires and thought I would post them. There is also some scattered Radio scanner comms in the background as well..
Take a listen
On the 17th October 2013 (1.30pm), I was on my way to pick up my kids from Winmalee High School. I took my radio scanner with me as I could hear sirens and also grabbed my camera as well (Nikon L310). I got as far as the Springwood Golf club lower entrance where i sat for the next 30mins while the bushfire in front of me was getting bigger. No body knew how big it was or how it started but listening my radio scanner and hearing the urgency in their voices told me, that this was a big fire.
This is my footage that i found while going through an old drive that i had saved the images to.
It was a scary time. while filming, it was in the back of my mind that my kids were in there somewhere. Phones were non existent as the amount of people flooding the airways with calls caused it to crash.
Also, another thought was going thru my mind. What if wind changes and i'm stuck where I was surrounded by parked cars.
Looking back today (09/11/26) it still brings a tear to my eye, as wave after wave of sirens filled that afternoon and into the next day and of the people who had lost everything.
A huge Air Attack by a fleet of Helicopters flying non stop from 9am to 8pm as the fire made in way to Nepean river near Penrith.
193 houses were lost, 200+ were damaged.
This is what i seen..
#winmaleefires2013
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