As the lllawong Bushfire Brigade buried one of its fire-fighters, another bushfire victim relived a five- year-old nightmare.Jim Fowler was one of the Fire-crew on January 9, 1983-the summer of Ash Wednesday-when three volunteers from the Heathcote Bushfi
As the lllawong Bushfire Brigade buried one of its fire-fighters, another bushfire victim relived a five- year-old nightmare.Jim Fowler was one of the Fire-crew on January 9, 1983-the summer of Ash Wednesday-when three volunteers from the Heathcote Bushfire Brigade were killed.Six others were hideously burnt in the fire at Gray's Point in the Royal National Park.They were trapped as flames suddenly switched direction and surged towards them.Jim Fowler, then 27, huddled with the rest of the crew around the front wheel of the water tanker to protect themselves. October 20, 1988. (Photo by Philip Wayne Lock/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).
