captain duff led a team of male and female volunteer firefighters.y emergency calls for help. the flame heights were jumping to the 60, 70—metre mark, well in excess of the crown of the trees. the spot fires were just developing rapidly everywhere, all the way around us. that is insane. ijust saw a fire tornado. there was no chance we were going to stop it. it was so big, there was so much flame everywhere that, i mean, wejust had some little hoses. jochen, with staff and neighbours, fought to save the eco—cabin resort where he worked. it was at that point it sort of got a little bit chaotic for me and, yeah, i probably got a bit, quite a bit scared, actually. erm, not sure where to go. looked like everywhere was burning. and, yeah, it was a good few minutes where i really, i thought i was going to get burnt badly or this might be it. they sheltered in a fire bunker. when they emerged, the cabins were still standing, but almost everything else was gone. siren wails fire truck radio: requesting assistance. 0ver. who's that down! —— hose. in mid—decemb