Three rural fire volunteers have survived being caught in an out of control fire in northern New South Wales.
In under a minute, a grass fire went from 30 centimetres to three metres high.
One crew member sheltered within the fire truck whilst two others on the fire ground had to run for their lives to a nearby shed as the grass fire flared.
The trio had been trying to fighting the fire at Tabulam, halfway between Tenterfield and Casino, on Saturday afternoon.
The two men and woman were working to protect two properties on Plains Station Road around 1:00pm, when the blaze suddenly changed direction, hit an area of longer grass and moved quickly towards their truck.
Two of the crew who were on the fire ground took refuge in a shed.
The crew member in the truck activated the crew protection spray, spraying water over the cabin in which he sheltered as the fire passed under him
K.J.
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This reminds me of a conversation I had a few years ago with a fireman who had lost a crew in a bushfire,he said there mistake was when they were trapped in a bushfire they sheltered under the truck not in it ,the fire eats up oxygen and that?s what killed the crew.
-- Edited by Ron-D on Monday 20th of August 2018 08:11:14 AM
