Colour photographs from around Stevenson's fall near Marysville.bushfire, black saturday, marysville, stevenson's falls

Colour photograph of Marysville Information Centre.bushfire, black saturday, marysville, marysville information centre

Four colour photographs of the Marysville Police Office which was built in the town circa 1865. The chimney bricks are original. bushfire, black saturday, marysville, marysville police office

Colour photograph of the Marysville locality from Nicholl Lookoutbushfire, black saturday, marysville, nicholl lookout

Colour photograph of the Marysville locality from Nicholl Lookoutbushfire, black saturday, marysville, nicholl lookout

Colour photograph of the Marysville locality from Nicholl Lookoutbushfire, black saturday, marysville, nicholl lookout

Colour photograph of the Marysville locality from Nicholl Lookoutbushfire, black saturday, marysville, nicholl lookout

Colour photograph of the Marysville locality from Nicholl Lookoutbushfire, black saturday, marysville, nicholl lookout

Colour photograph of the Marysville locality from Nicholl Lookoutbushfire, black saturday, marysville, nicholl lookout

Colour photograph of the Marysville locality from Nicholl Lookoutbushfire, black saturday, marysville, nicholl lookout

Colour photograph of the Marysville locality from Nicholl Lookoutbushfire, black saturday, marysville, nicholl lookout

Used for planned burning operationsPressurised Rega burner wand, with pump and pressure gaugeOlindaforests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire, hand tools

Used for planned burning operationsPressurised Bering burner wand, with pump and pressure gauge Adaption of a commercial garden weed burner Bering Engineering Ltd we’re originally based at Doman road, Camberley in Surrey, UKforests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire, hand tools

Used for planned burning operationsPressurised burner wand, with pump and pressure gauge Adaption of a commercial garden weed burner X300forests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire, hand tools

Used for planned burning operationsBurner wand - propane gas Adaption of a commercial garden weed burner Not used Hot Devilforests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire, hand tools

Used for planned burning operationsBurner wand - propane gas Adaption of a commercial garden weed burner Not used forests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire, hand tools

Used for planned burning operationsBurner wand - propane gas Adaption of a commercial garden weed burner Not used AirFlow Hot Rod MkIV forests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire, hand tools

Used for planned burning operationsAdaption of a commercial garden weed burner Plastic backback with burner wand and hoseREGA forests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire, hand tools

Used for planned burning operationsKerosene pump forests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire, hand tools

Used for planned burning operationsAdaption of garden weed sprayer Pump action packpack Long handle, burner wick with control valveREGA 10909forests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire, hand tools

Used for planned burning operationsAdaption of garden weed burner Heavy galvanised iron wand Gravity feed to burner wick with control valve and handleforests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire, hand tools

Used for planned burning operationsKerosene burning wand with long wooden handle and wick Adaption of a commercial garden weed burner forests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire, hand tools

Used for planned burning operationsVehicle mounter flame thrower. Developed at Altona workshopsforests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire, hand tools

Alan McArthur from the CSIRO began his experimental burning program in the late 1950s near Canberra and published his landmark paper in 1962, “Controlled burning in eucalypt forests”. Leaflet No. 80, as it was known, proved a turning point for forest and fire managers across Australia. It led to the McArthur Forest Fire Danger Meter (FFDM) which first appeared in operational use in 1967 as the Mk 4. The CSIRO had developed its semi-automatic aerial incendiary machine dropping small capsules, with the first trial from a fixed-wing Cessna 337 at Manjimup in December 1965. In April 1969, the Forests Commission borrowed the second prototype of the CSIRO machine to carry out fuel reduction burning at Orbost. The success prompted the purchase of their own machine in 1970, which now sits in the Altona Museum. Pioneering machine in the development of aerial ignition in AustraliaAerial Incendiary Machineforests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire aviation, bushfire

Alan McArthur from the CSIRO began his experimental burning program in the late 1950s near Canberra and published his landmark paper in 1962, “Controlled burning in eucalypt forests”. Leaflet No. 80, as it was known, proved a turning point for forest and fire managers across Australia. It led to the McArthur Forest Fire Danger Meter (FFDM) which first appeared in operational use in 1967 as the Mk 4. The CSIRO had developed its semi-automatic aerial incendiary machine dropping small capsules, with the first trial from a fixed-wing Cessna 337 at Manjimup in December 1965. Many technological and safety improvements followed including the Raindance machineAerial Incendiary Machine developed in Western Australia Rather than "ping pong balls" it uses a belt of incendiary "caplets" which are injected inside the machine before being ejected Raindance Systems R2forests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire aviation, bushfire

Used for planned burning operationsIncendiary Launcher in boxOtwaysforests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire, hand tools

Used for planned burning operationsBurner wand. Adaption of a commercial garden weed burner forests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire, hand tools

Spraying units were manufactured in Australia by REGA Products Ltd. from 1926. REGA established themselves as leaders in the production of agricultural and horticultural spraying machines, including smaller knapsacks. Their metal knapsacks were quickly adapted to a range of applications and were widely used by the Forests Commission and Country Fire Authority (CFA). They were metal and very robust but heavy and uncomfortable to wear REGA was later purchased by the Garrard family and still operate as part of Garrads Pty Ltd. This sprayer was used by the FCV at CreswickThe REGA spray unit includes brass fittings, leather straps with a brass pump handle and adjustable nozzle attached. Adjustable leather straps have "quick release" clips and studs Camm lock lid with chain attachedREGA Creswickforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, planned burning, fire pump

Spraying units were manufactured in Australia by REGA Products Ltd. from 1926. REGA established themselves as leaders in the production of agricultural and horticultural spraying machines, including smaller knapsacks.Fire knapsack with carry handle Brass pump handle and adjustable nozzle attached.forests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, planned burning, fire pump

Very early knapsack design using improvised materials.Fire knapsack made from rubber car inner tube which was slung over shoulder Brass pump handle and adjustable nozzle attached.forests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, planned burning, fire pump