Important Video Evidence -

Videos About Fire

A very important historical perspective on the role of fire in the Australian environment and the way aboriginal people used fire skilfully to manage the entire continent is given by Bill Gammage at these addresses:

At the ABC :

At the Australian National University :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sko-YDIULK

There are two sets of very good videos produced by the Department of Parks and Wildlife that describe many aspects of the impact of fire on forested land in Western Australia. They cover the impact of various intensities of fire on plants and animals and present some examples of the benefits of prescribed burning in minimising the impact of high intensity bushfires.

The first set can be seen at the URLs below.

History of Fire in WA

https://youtu.be/dcUMSV1LAj4?list=PLwKOFN5-6PcSonjJu1JWYMXflD9xAmmdK

Fire and Animals and Plants

https://youtu.be/yQgUVln9zLQ?list=PLwKOFN5-6PcSonjJu1JWYMXflD9xAmmdK

Fuel and fuel types

https://youtu.be/kEHspanF_G0?list=PLwKOFN5-6PcSonjJu1JWYMXflD9xAmmdK

Evidence of effectiveness of prescribed burning

https://youtu.be/gPt4Qr_7ExQ?list=PLwKOFN5-6PcSonjJu1JWYMXflD9xAmmdK

Managing bushfire risk

https://youtu.be/PT48gLPOxdA?list=PLwKOFN5-6PcSonjJu1JWYMXflD9xAmmdK

Collie protected by prescribed burn