Way back in January 2017, we had a close encounter of the burnt kind, a bushfire! It started out quite close to home and then, thankfully, went in the other direction towards more bush and away from all the homes. Two helicopters were water bombing the flames from above. The video has some relatively uncut footage I found lying about but figured it was worth uploading, for my own nostalgia at the very least! :)
Bushfire in the Hunter
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