About Inside The Wildfire: Episode 2 (Bushfires in Australia) | History Documentary | Reel Truth History
At the height of the worst wildfire season in a decade, Kate Humble and Simon Reeve travel to New South Wales, Australia to discover how the 70,000-strong Rural Firefighting Service contend with as many as 100 fires a day. Simon joins a spectacular aerial operation as the team water-bomb a new wildfire spreading dangerously fast in a remote national park. And Kate experiences first-hand what it's like to be inside a firefighting truck as the flames approach. In the second programme of the series, Simon and Kate explore why wind is such a lethal factor in the spread of wildfires, and uncover the causes of the biggest and most extreme fires, meeting leading scientists working to unlock the secrets of wildfire behaviour. Welcome to Reel Truth History, the home of gripping and powerful documentaries. Here you can watch both full length documentaries and series that explore some of the most comprehensive pieces of world history.
Inside The Wildfire: Episode 2 (Bushfires in Australia) | History Documentary | Reel Truth History is presented by Banijay History. Its listed runtime is 47 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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- Title
- Inside The Wildfire: Episode 2 (Bushfires in Australia) | History Documentary | Reel Truth History
- Category
- History
- Runtime
- 47 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Banijay History
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