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Talking Wildfire With Michael Hill
Learn directly about real international wildfire issues from real experts on the ground.
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Real stories from ground-level experts: scientists, brigade captains, firefighters and smokejumpers. Every conversation goes beyond the headlines.
Talking Dayak Traditional Burning in Borneo Indonesia.
Retired Australian CSIRO Scientist talking Bushfire Smoke research.
Retired Australian CSIRO Bushfire Scientist Phil Cheney discussing Australian Bushfire Deaths and Injuries.
Retired Australian CSIRO Bushfire Scientist Phil Cheney discussing Bushfire Regimes around Australia.
Bushfire Fire Brigade Captain Brian Williams discussing Fuel Loadings and Australia's Tragic 2019/2020 Bushfires.
Australian Bushfire Firefighter and Insurance Disaster Claims Assessor discussing his Bushfire Insurance Issues.
I tell the story of the West Yellowstone Smokejumpers from 1934 to the early 2000s.
Why I make these videos
It’s no secret that our society suffers from a lack of understanding of our different international wildfire situations. That’s a problem, so I’m on a mission to explain wildfires by bringing you to ground-level experts to tell their stories about where humans and wildfire meet.
Every episode is made to equip people with the resources to understand these natural events and the skills we use, beyond the headlines.