Grampians National Park - Mt Difficult Fire 1999

Grampians National Park - Mt Difficult Fire 1999 - Photographs

Mt Difficult fire occurred in the Grampians National Park in western Victoria on Tuesday 5 January, 1999.
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Aerial firebombing: a Bell 212 medium helicopter with foam-injected water dropping a load over very mountainous and rocky terrain.
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Fire spreading through Grampians National Park vegetation.
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Late afternoon on Friday the 8th, back burning was undertaken to burn out areas between the fire's edge and established control lines. The backburns were lit using an aerial drip torch. The foreground of the photograph shows where wildfire has burnt.
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Flanking fire burning behind the main fire front.
A hand trail has been established along the top of the escarpment.
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High intensity fire has burnt through this area of the Grampians National Park. The foreground shows where fire spread into the tops of trees.

Erickson S64 Aircrane dropping water.

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Aerial firebombing: a Bell 212 medium helicopter with foam-injected water dropping a load over very mountainous and rocky terrain. .	Fire spreading through Grampians National Park vegetation. .
Late afternoon on Friday the 8th, back burning was undertaken to burn out areas between the fire's edge and established control lines. The backburns were lit using an aerial drip torch. The foreground of the photograph shows where wildfire has burnt. .	Flanking fire burning behind the main fire front. A hand trail has been established along the top of the escarpment. .
High intensity fire has burnt through this area of the Grampians National Park. The foreground shows where fire spread into the tops of trees.	Erickson S64 Aircrane dropping water.

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