Four Corners [videorecording] sifting the ashes.

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PictureLanguage: English Publication details: [Sydney, NSW] : ABC, 1983.Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (32:24 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inOther title:

Sifting the ashes [Portion of title]

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363.37909945 22

Summary: Four Corners program on the Ash Wednesday fires on February 16 1983, when 79 lives were lost. The program questions the effectiveness of the State Disaster Plan, in particular the lack of a controller. Under DISPLAN there is a co-ordinator, but no overall controller. Many experts believe that, due to the lack of an overall controller, Victoria was operating at stage 2 rather than stage 3 of the State Disaster Plan. Even if DISPLAN were changed to include a controller, he/she cannot control anything without reliable communication. With the exception of the Police Network, the communication links were jammed on Ash Wednesday. Covers East Trentham, Macedon Ranges, Dandenong Ranges, Packenham. From Four Corners broadcast on 23.04.83.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Videos and DVDs	Australian Emergency Management Library	VIDEO	363.379 FOU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900170474

ABC Tara Database ID 142902 .

Four Corners program on the Ash Wednesday fires on February 16 1983, when 79 lives were lost. The program questions the effectiveness of the State Disaster Plan, in particular the lack of a controller. Under DISPLAN there is a co-ordinator, but no overall controller. Many experts believe that, due to the lack of an overall controller, Victoria was operating at stage 2 rather than stage 3 of the State Disaster Plan. Even if DISPLAN were changed to include a controller, he/she cannot control anything without reliable communication. With the exception of the Police Network, the communication links were jammed on Ash Wednesday. Covers East Trentham, Macedon Ranges, Dandenong Ranges, Packenham. From Four Corners broadcast on 23.04.83.

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