Emergency Bushfire Warning Australia

The emergency broadcast I heard today as bushfires cut the highway between Sydney and Melbourne.
Broadcast on 3NE 1566AM on 4th January 2020 as wildfires ravaged the country’s east coast.
For emergency updates go to rfs.nsw.gov.au in NSW, and emergency.vic.gov.au in Victoria.

[@BillAngell]

“It is too late to leave.” That is when the warning went from bad to horrifying

[@YourFellowRNRSisterFan98]

I know right? It’s as scary when in 07 the meteorologists said “if your in Greenberg your times up you need to be in your Tornado safe spot right now.”

[@jazzykat1]

I had to deal with this one time

[@HGCUPCAKES]

We had this warning last year

[@YourFellowRNRSisterFan98]

@@HGCUPCAKES dang I’ve never been in a bushfire warning but I bet it’s scary like a Tornado warning. (I’ve been in several of those sadly) being from the southern USA

[@lolmanittakesguts]

Bushfires suck

[@jermfanaccount]

welcome to australia, where the the second rank on the bushfire charts is *high.*

[@thesocialistlion2904]

Ya'll were funny until I realized that you were saying the truth omg

[@thesocialistlion2904]

@Kali Drake starting to think the outback wasn't always a desert

[@ssens.]

As well as some AUSSIE accents!

[@MrAustrailan]

I live in Australia LOLLLL

[@cringeybillie8775]

So scary I wished the animals and people who lost their lives DIDNT lose their lives at all!

[@aslkdfjhg]

If people are wondering, the Australian emergency alert sound is designed to feel fear inducing and unnatural regardless of language background. It's fast, loud, has an ascending tone and cannot be confused with anything but danger. If you have a bad feeling of impending doom after hearing it, then it worked.

[@PhirePhlame]

It originally came from a particular TV station's cyclone warning..."title card", for lack of knowing a better phrase. I think it was in the 90s, or possibly late 80s.

[@duncanadelaide4054]

As an American, to me it just sounds like an alarm in a cartoon

[@star_light143]

it sounds like a slot machine

[@jacklynbrown1768]

@@duncanadelaide4054 like ours is any good 💀

[@wolfgangervin2582]

@@duncanadelaide4054 It reminds me the boss warnings you get in some Shmups (i.e. Darius, Thunder Force, Ikaruga).

[@Happyfish5678]

I remember this warning. Made me so sad when it said you should bring your pets inside cause you think of all the animals that were going to die.

[@insertusernamehere8125]

Yea it sounds sad :(

[@opalrose2002]

I live in New Zealand. The skies turned dark and orange and it was horrifying thinking of the terror happening to our neighbours

[@opalrose2002]

@RetroBoy! was it for covid?

[@xgormo9805]

I’m in Aus and don’t even remember that, was it really that bad?

[@calus_bath_water]

@@xgormo9805 yes, sky got bright red for a while where I live

[@Nicotine_in_my_bones]

As a kiwi I can also confirm the skies went red!

[@ryyy_.]

@@xgormo9805 down in SA skies went orange and smoke covered the city

[@C-Midori]

“The safest option is to take shelter indoors immediately.” *"IT IS TOO LATE TO LEAVE."* If I’m gonna be honest, yeah, this genuinely sounds like a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation and honestly I can’t imagine how bad this really was

[@troynewell2316]

The reason these warnings have to be so direct is just that, people refuse to acknowledge that there world can turn to shit in a matter of minutes.

[@shepard2226]

@@troynewell2316 exactly! everytime theres bushfires people always underestimate them 😑

[@UsanskyBluWolf]

1:18 "You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. The safest option is to take shelter indoors immediately. It is too late to leave." I'm not Australian, I'm from a very far away place. But if I were in that situation, I would have already died of panic.

[@elverlyrivergrace]

I'm filipino but the video still scared me

[@NaderAmmar]

That line and "The extreme heat is likely to kill you well before the flames reach you." send chills down my spine

[@lukethiele3197]

​​​@@NaderAmmarwe hear it every year and it still gives me chills, my 5 year old understands these warnings now. It's very true though, one black Saturday survivor tried to get his family to safety and he found his wife and one of his kids dead in the open before the flames hit

[@NaderAmmar]

@@lukethiele3197 oh man, these bushfires are just something else I wouldn't even know what to do

[@jnthepassenger347]

@@lukethiele3197It’s not the fire itself, it’s the thick smoke filled with chemicals, mixed with the extreme radiant heat. Many people who passed away in Black Saturday were found whole, not a scratch or a burn mark, they just suffocated and succumbed to the radiant heat. It’s an absolute killer.

[@theoscout9205]

"You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. The safest option is to take shelter indoors immediately. It is too late to leave." I'm so glad I live in a place where the fires didn't really touch

[@insertusernamehere8125]

Same, I never saw a spec of fire throughout the entire thing, but the app made me scared lol

[@jblvxk]

such a scary thing to hear..

[@sienna5823]

me too

[@sillyhellian8079]

I’m glad that I live in the part of the USA where it isn’t too hot

[@jblvxk]

@@sillyhellian8079 Alaska lol

[@LifeInBNE]

0:20 - Flour Bag - As an Aussie I just cant deal. Edit: Did a search for Omeo and Dinner Plain and see that there is a suburb called "Smoko".

[@blackcitroenlove]

I'm in the States and had to Google Flour Bag---turns out that it is a really pretty place. I felt guilty making fun of the name, because it looks so much like where our Chatfield Hollow is in Connecticut. Horrible fires....heartbreaking.

[@test-ru2jo]

Smoko rhymes with Scomo

[@cheesequaked]

I thought I heard that lmao made me giggle

[@insertusernamehere8125]

SMOKO

[@mindworms5181]

smoko is break

[@vesnabernjak-ord8674]

“The heat is likely to kill you before the flames do” Welcome to Australia..

[@lukethiele3197]

"You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive" having faced fires before and now having a wife and young kids in a fire prone area this line gives me chills

[@colestock9980]

It was the “it is too late to leave. The extreme heat is likely to kill you long before the fire reaches you.” that chilled my blood. I dont even live anywhere near Australia

[@coconut_gamer4735]

As an Australian, “it is too late to leave” is more or less a death sentence unless you are already WELL prepared

[@princesspeachtoadstool3953]

It’s too bad there’s a lot of fires, your country looks really beautiful and the fires ruin it!

[@jnthepassenger347]

Not necessarily. The government issues that message so people aren’t taking to the roads, which has been a major cause of deaths in the past during bushfires, many of which would have survived if they hadn’t done so. It’s not necessarily a death sentence, if anything it could save lives. Still sends chills down your spine though…

[@PopulismIsForBottomFeeders]

@@jnthepassenger347 Not just fires, floods too. How many times have we heard 'It's too late to leave' and a bunch of people *STILL* try to drive through flood waters and either get stranded or swept away to their deaths?

[@janedoe4471]

Fun fact, I heard multiple of these warnings while desperately driving home from Queensland to my farm in Victoria to defend it, every time I heard the warning I kept calm and followed direction, and I got sh!t done. Now that I’m listening to it without an urgency to act, I feel like my heart is going to explode and I can’t catch my breath, my hands are buzzing and I had to go and forcibly hug my cat (she spent the whole crisis once I got home locked in my bathroom with her carrier having regular evac drills, where I’d jog in with treats saying TIME TO GO and chucking treats into the carrier, she’s still good at it). No soul left undefended, ever.

[@SoullessRecall]

I remember being in the pool with my friends and then feeling ash falling on us. I live in an area that thankfully wasn’t touched significantly by this, but seeing the smoke and the destruction every day was horrific.

[@freyaazz684]

I was at my nan and pops house and the smoke was so extreme. You could smell it and some of it got into the house.

[@themoon7435]

That's so scary. Where I was wasn't affected much by the fires either, but there was huge amounts of smoke, the skies were all yellow and orange and my house had really bad ventilation so even inside we could smell smoke strongly.

[@discontinueditscringe1403]

"It's too late to leave" If I was in the car: yeah, we're fucked

[@miauwgabriel3547]

If you are in Australia in the National emergency warning siren test day, you would be more F***ed.

[@e.la.emusically9762]

Yeah he would be fucked

[@idrivebigredtrucks3015]

I know from experience how scary this alert sound is. Speeding down the road in our fire truck we tuned to the radio, all we heard as everybody was moving out of the area was this tone as we were driving through, it gives the sense of we might not be coming home.

[@khoco8888]

Us Australians literally had to be rescued from boats in the ocean, I'm not from Vic or NSW but I remember seeing it on the news, scary

[@megansv1bexo739]

I live in Adelaide and I was staying near my aunts and we had to go to a beach but they never told me why

[@freyaazz684]

That was because some people were idiots and didn't leave when they were told too, so they had to get war ships or something to get these people to evacuate. And some of them still wouldn't. I still can't believe how dumb those people were.

[@courtneytuxford8667]

I live down in Termeil on the South coast and I can confirm this happened. It was terrifying. I can remember seeing the flames surround my house, we were lucky to survive. But down in Batemans bay where my nephew lives. They had to run down to the beach and just stand in the water. It was a horrific time

[@tropictrains8956]

I’m for Sydney I have seen some people living on their roof and they all have a HUGE pool around them (no joke)

[@captainfluffles9072]

I gotta say the Australian emergency broadcast alarm sounds weird

[@TrentonMatthews]

It's better than the USA one... I even prefer the Alberta one in Canad than the USA one here in Denver Colorado. Oy I hate that noise@! a.

[@cajosabo]

Space invaders

[@marteater19zz]

@@TrentonMatthews b

[@lukepj25]

This is what they intend. If you hear a noise like this and you're in the next room, you'll think "Hmm, what's that noise coming from the TV?", and then go to check.

[@_nefario]

To be honest we all searched this up from daily dose of internet

[@jjmuti3979]

*Some goverment office in Australia* The boss: Okay, any suggestions for the new alarm sound? The new guy: hey have you guys ever played metroid fusion

[@davidlurhfan2005]

Me: That alarm sound is too scary! Change it please!

[@latetodaparty]

@@davidlurhfan2005 The Final Minutes: *no.*

[@w_avor]

The amount of areas that bushfire is covering is *A LOT*

[@mikeuchiha5972]

Yeah, the entirety of Australia was on fire

[@jordantynkler201]

I wasn’t disturbed until… *”its to late to leave”* but ngl I just had a nightmare about this.

[@doesbadthingsguy2883]

LOL it reminds me of the skyfire event when slone says "I won't bring you home" lol on fortnite

[@lukethiele3197]

We hear that in Australia a lot.. gives me chills every time. Also common to hear in the same warning "you are in danger " and "the extreme heat will kill you well before the flames reach you". Even my 5 year old knows these warnings

[@jordantynkler201]

@@lukethiele3197 alarm sound even More like hell is comsuming africa now that You said that

[@freyaazz684]

This gave me so many memories of all the alerts. There would be one like every 10 minutes where I lived...

[@nexygamer6409]

Which state? I wouldn’t be able to handle that every 10 minutes

[@freyaazz684]

@@nexygamer6409 victoria

[@imnotabozobrainbossybot]

@@freyaazz684 im in victoria its a nightmare-

[@freyaazz684]

@@imnotabozobrainbossybot ikr- it was hell and people dont talk about our state much

[@megansv1bexo739]

Yes omg it was so scary

[@JohnCutright-i8h]

I got goosebumps while listening to this and I'm American

[@psirvent8]

Same and I'm French ! Not even my native language and it still impacts me nevertheless.

[@basednihilist]

the smoke made my asthma flare up, was the sickest ive ever been other than the time i got severe sinusitis

[@freyaazz684]

Same!

[@sarahdurham6001]

Oh fuck, I hated it. Luckily, Tasmania didn’t have too many where I was.

[@florpleborp2275]

1:12 God. I never thought something said in that monotonous tone would strike such an awful feeling in me. I paused, started it again, and the longer I listen the worse it gets. It becomes so visceral so quickly and suddenly you realize some of your neighbors, or yourself, are about to be part of the next tragic news segment.

[@NellyTubeAwesomeURL]

To anyone affected by these bushfires, I am so sorry. I send all my condolences if you lost a loved one.

[@lordgmlp]

2 months later Covid hit. I still remembered Melbourne was choked by the smoke from these fires.

[@A_couple_of_cakepies]

Yeah I remember too, whenever I went outside it smelt of ash and smoke, and what made it worse was that the weather was as hot as hell

[@7rem]

Yeah that was crazy

[@insertusernamehere8125]

I'm so glad this is over, it was darn horrifying, even though I wasn't in the effected area I still had the fire app and it was sometimes... kinda concerning where the fire was. It wasn't at me, but it was not too far away, they were mostly not bad fires but it still scared me knowing that I was somewhat surrounded with fires from any angle ready to come near me at any time.

[@snowskimmer]

I’m an Australian and in 2020 - 2021 there was a big bushfire between Warrnambool and Ballarat. I drove through that area after the fire, it was horrifying, everything and every house was burnt. Every tree every blade off grass.

[@Kitkatcaitlin]

This is one of the most disturbing emergency alerts from Australia. I didn’t hear this one firsthand because I was in a safe area but Jesus Christ the words “it’s too late to leave” and “the extreme heat will kill you before the flames do” would be so jarring to hear.

[@tanikaclarkson6894]

God, this reminds me of when I lived in Wodonga, back in like 2003 I think. It's terrifying to be a kid, and hear the warnings, see the damage on tv, and then to see embers and burning leaves falling from the sky into your backyard. One night the flames were getting close, I don't know how close, so my dad took me, my bro, and our cats to pick up mum from work. They argued in the car about whether they should leave, or stay home. I live up north now, where the biggest danger is cyclones. But bushfires will always scare me in a different way.

[@Ironslayer98]

as an Australian, i can only imagine how many people must have heard similar alerts like this one during the bushfires last year thankfully I live an area that wasn't really hit by the fires but we got a lot of smoke still I hope fires that bad never happen again but unfortunately I think they will and they might even be worse

[@B52wegotarunner]

It was like that yeah good thing the fire got only 40km away

[@Exrevity]

some in california are really bad. we had one hit us close by like a year and a half ago. it got really bad but we really didn't get much but smoke where i lived. thankfully emergency services got it under control and put it out in a week or 2.

[@rayeluong]

I heard this while I was in bega at the end of 2019. The noise brings me back bad memories

[@boredphoenix]

i remeber this, i live in australia so it scared the shit out of me

[@BlueVestGaming]

Wait till you hear the NZ Civil Defence warning. Rank: 15/10

[@insertusernamehere8125]

I live in Australia but I didn't hear this because I'm in a safe area, this still scared me so much because of how crazy it was, shame on the guy(s) who caused this mess. 🤬🖕

[@triobros98]

Yeah I felt bad for you guys when I herd about the fire (I live in the us)

[@sarahdurham6001]

I was In a pretty unsafe place. Luckily, barely any bushfires happened anywhere near where I live. I love you, Tasmania!

[@no-in2nc]

bro as a person in victoria, i’m so glad my area wasn’t affected by this bushfire, because this is possibly the scariest alert i’ve ever heard.

[@helicoptermn1463]

Same, my area was away from the fires.

[@Hector9030]

I remember seeing a huge black cloud of smoke from a Virgin Australia flight. Imagine having lunch with your cobbers and in a couple of seconds your house is engulfed in flames.

[@freyaazz684]

I was at my nan and pops house and the smoke was so extreme. You could smell it inside the house but for some reason I didn't care. I remember I think they were concerned. I was just pissed off that we couldn't go outside lmao.

[@Hector9030]

@@freyaazz684 I would be too

[@freyaazz684]

@@Hector9030 lmao

[@BrapBrapDorito]

*You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive.* And *It is too late to leave, you must take shelter before the fire arrives.* Are the most unsettling things I’ve ever heard in any broadcast. So glad I don’t live in an area where wildfires like this are common.

[@jacobsstuff2361]

I had also an emergency broadcast on my phone while at the beach in the South Coast. The it suggested to evacuate North up the Coast.

[@danielhedger5904]

I was on the north coast just after my Grandpa died as he lived in Taree. The bushfires got 10 km from their house. I was terrified, We got a warning from 0444 444 444 that Possum Brush was on fire

[@jacobsstuff2361]

Woah that's extreme! I hope you're ok. I'm so sorry for your Grandfather's passing.

[@MrTea-ly3rc]

This is a top quality alert. It conveyed a lot of useful advice in an efficient manner. It was specific and clear. It emphasized the severity of the issue without being hysterical.

[@knot_videos7890]

Fun fact: this is the alarm from the cyclone warning in 1990. And they use the one from 1990 except its pitch is a little bit shifted

[@ghostdaartist773]

This was so scary, and boy did we have so many fire drills at school after this- the schools fire alarm is cinched into my mind. I still have the fires near me app, that thing was my best friend.

[@Spi-AU]

For what it's worth, "it is too late to leave" is common language for anything at our top "Emergency Warning" status - it is quite literally a "evacuation is too late" message. We don't use it just for bushfires, it has been used for floods when the evacuation time has passed. We have three levels of warning, with the middle "Watch and Act" being the one that says "you should very much consider leaving now" before it gets to... well, the above. And in the case of bushfires... well, the fact that our highest fire danger level is termed "Catastrophic" (or originally "Code Red" in Victoria, where this was) is a pointer to try and get people to evacuate very early, well before something like this happened. Still hecking scary to hear regardless... and it's reassuring to have had it played out on commercial radio too, when the usual direction is to tune to the local ABC... We learned a lot from 2009 (and indeed in 2019/20) about how rubbish and piecemeal our emergency management messaging was for things other than cyclones, and it's still getting there...

[@LilXezon_1121]

Is it me or does that specific alarm send CHILLS down my spine

[@benschannel9065]

As scary as it is, at least they don't sugar-coat it. They tell you all the ways you could be harmed and what you should do.

[@psirvent8]

Well, I suppose it's the same with the tornado sirens that also don't sugar-coat the fact that a tornado is coming. This bushfire warning broadcast is pretty much a siren of its own except it talks and is located right within peoples homes and vehicles.

[@ryanrahebi9490]

I’m not entirely sure why…but this video always gets me teary eyed…it’s weird

[@A_couple_of_cakepies]

I remember I lived in the inner suburbs at the time, and at the time it was extremely hot and smelled like smoke outside. It was Terrifying, even though I didn’t live very close to the area affected by the fire. I am surprised it’s already been 2 years since this fire. It feels as if it was yesterday.

[@BLKBRDD]

i remember hearing this live for the first time. You instantly get that lump in your throat feeling, someone out there is in imminent danger and that situation is there reality.

[@pacific419]

As an Australian, when it comes to being a koala, there’s no surviving that giant fire. Unless there’s a cool dude helping you out

[@mattiemartin5971]

I've heard about this. I felt really bad for all the people and animals. 😢 And I thought the wildfires in California were bad, but in my honest opinion, this was even worse.

[@catfission]

I was in Costa Mesa during the California fires and Casino, NSW during the Australian ones. The Australian bushfires were absolutely terrifying in comparison.

[@robolatiosshorts]

You see, the thing is, Australia had hundreds in 2017-2021

[@pbs231]

I can imagine someone making a beat with the alarm and go off about how badly we've done the Earth honestly

[@jnthepassenger347]

I’m an announcer on 3NE’s sister station, 2QN. I fear the day I hear our journalist, or god forbid, I have to deliver a message like this.

[@hazptmedia]

I heard the same thing scared the heck out of me

[@carolyndambrosio840]

As an australian I have to say this is the scariest thing on the continent To all non Aussies that are on a trip when something like this happens please do what the broadcast says Fire is a very dangerous and unpredictable thing it can be going east then all of a sudden west what ever you do NEVER PLAY WITH FIRE in the SUMMER MONTHS OR AT ALL only during the winter you are allowed to light fires and if thay ever out of control CALL 000 and ask for fire fighters if you play with fire and it gets out of control without you know it could end hundreds of people's lives and impact the ecosystem drastically and damage the state so stay safe and obey the law

[@zzz_naptime]

yes, us Australians have places named *dinner plain, fools creek and flourbag* - spelt & pronounced exactly like that lol there's also a place in Queensland named Texas

[@ashleycrane8919]

in victoria, we have a place called "tittybong"

[@vesnabernjak-ord8674]

You do realise they are the pronouncement when they are spelled different? Like flourbag is said that way but it’s spelt flouhag.

[@zzz_naptime]

⁠@@vesnabernjak-ord8674looking up "flouhag" in Google Maps gives you no results.

[@zzz_naptime]

checked google & google maps, looking up "flourbag" on google Maps gives you a place called "flourbag creek" located in "dinner plain Victoria", spelled like that. where did you get flouhag from? just curious. "flouhag" gives you no results

[@zzz_naptime]

@@vesnabernjak-ord8674 searching up "flouhag" into google maps gives you no results. however, searching "flourbag" gives you a place in "dinner plain" located in Victoria. also searching "flouhag" into google gives you no results either. if it's spelt like "flouhag" wouldn't it show in search results? where did you get "flouhag" from? just curious.

[@beaniehead4]

Wow, I was driving from Sydney to Melbourne in January 2020 and I remember these radio broadcasts

[@gay.mer9328]

I remember watching Hotseat in January on Free TV and an emergency alert without the tone came up warning people that there was no chance of escape in another suburb and that they should await rescue.

[@pokejunior858]

I was here when this happened when I heard that "its to late to leave" I was balling my eyes out

[@pigeon53387]

THIS GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS

[@annelisewilliams03]

I would shit myself if I heard "it is too late to leave" it got so terrifying after that

[@koiyune]

Towns affected (complete:) Anglers Rest, Benambra, Bingo Munjie, Bingo Munjie North, Bundara, Cassilis, Cobungra, Dargo, Dinner Plain, Falls Creek, Flowhag, Glen Valley, Glen Wills, Hinnomunjie, Hotham Heights, Mayford?, Nelse, Omeo, Omeo Valley, Shanahan, Shannonvale, Swifts Creek, Tongio, Wenworth, Wongungarra.

[@NateCraven318]

"This Emergency Warning is being issued for Anglers Rest, Benambra, Bingo Munjie, Bingo Munjie North, Bundara, Cassilis, Cobungra, Dargo, Dinner Plain, Falls Creek, Flourbag, Glen Valley, Glen Wills, Hinnomunjie, Hotham Heights, Mayford, Nelse, Omeo, Omeo Valley, Shanahan, Shannonvale, Swifts Creek, Tongio, Wentworth, Wongungarra." Like I managed to catch that without looking up this exact warning transcript 💀

[@BNSFSantaFe603]

As An Australian Fires are normal Here But Rip the named cities: Anglers Rest, Benambra, Bingo Munjie, Bingo Munjie (North), Bandara, Dago, Dinner Plain, Falls Creek, Flower bag, Glen Valley, Glen Will, Hinnomunjie, hotham heights, Mayford, Omeo, Omeo Valley, Swiss Creek, Wentworth.

[@CarAccidents2023]

You kinda forgot some of them

[@rankoss3437]

Drove up to QLD around this time, went inland because of the fires but I could see smoke miles away. Was incredibly hot that year.

[@tofudinnerr]

I'll never forget this, I lived at the time down in Nairne in the Adelaide Hills and the Cudlee Creek bushfire was north of us. By the time we decided to get the fuck out there was ash raining down on the town and it was extremely hot. As I watched the CFS map in the car and at the house we were driving to, the fire swung back north-east about 6 and a half kilometres away from our town, thank god... The towns the fire burned through were devestated, they are such resilient people.

[@crinjin]

Today I learnt that my old high school uses the Australian EAS alarm as a part of their lockdown and fire alarm system as they both sound identical. If you're wondering, the school itself is in Australia.

[@noahmorris6808]

Other warnings stay calm Australia Connection terminated. I'm sorry to interrupt you, Elizabeth, if you still even remember that name, But I'm afraid you've been misinformed. You are not here to receive a gift, nor have you been called here by the individual you assume, although, you have indeed been called. You have all been called here, into a labyrinth of sounds and smells, misdirection and misfortune. A labyrinth with no exit, a maze with no prize. You don't even realize that you are trapped. Your lust for blood has driven you in endless circles, chasing the cries of children in some unseen chamber, always seeming so near, yet somehow out of reach, but you will never find them. None of you will. This is where your story ends. And to you, my brave volunteer, who somehow found this job listing not intended for you, although there was a way out planned for you, I have a feeling that's not what you want. I have a feeling that you are right where you want to be. I am remaining as well. I am nearby. This place will not be remembered, and the memory of everything that started this can finally begin to fade away. As the agony of every tragedy should. And to you monsters trapped in the corridors, be still and give up your spirits. They don't belong to you. For most of you, I believe there is peace and perhaps more waiting for you after the smoke clears. Although, for one of you, the darkest pit of Hell has opened to swallow you whole, so don't keep the devil waiting, old friend. My daughter, if you can hear me, I knew you would return as well. It's in your nature to protect the innocent. I'm sorry that on that day, the day you were shut out and left to die, no one was there to lift you up into their arms the way you lifted others into yours, and then, what became of you. I should have known you wouldn't be content to disappear, not my daughter. I couldn't save you then, so let me save you now. It's time to rest - for you, and for those you have carried in your arms. This ends for all of us. End communication.

[@doesbadthingsguy2883]

Who are you?

[@karab5771]

as a citizen of the United States and you being in Australia i have 3 words for you im really sorry

[@nooberyt790]

"It is too late to leave" Oh im f**ked up.

[@tarksable]

God that advice is terrifying

[@Warmest.Lavender]

Anglers rest, Benambra, Bingo Munjie, Bingo Munjie North, Bundara, Cassilis, Cobungra, Dargo, Dinner Plain, Falls Creek, Flour bag, Glen Valley, Glen Wills, Hinnomunjie, Hotham Heights, ?, Nelse, Omeo, Omeo Valley, Shanahan, Shannonvale, Swifts Creek, Tongio, Wenworth, Wongungarra

[@JesseLikesWeather]

1:24 "It is too late to leave" It's very scary to hear, but there isn't a choice to not hear that. It's a fact unfortunately.

[@8oxcast295]

I was in nsw when this was happening, I had a friend come over to my house so we could play wii and it was 40 degrees outside. Glad we were safe

[@Ali..Kit_]

I remember I saw fire smoke coming from a house and my mom saw it, I’m scared whether it’s gonna spread around our area because it’s a bit near

[@maybeaabandonedaccountsoon4259]

And that's how they knew 2020 wouldn't be great.

[@e.la.emusically9762]

The one person who slept through all of that ☠️

[@blackcitroenlove]

The frequency allocation on AM in Australia is interesting.

[@Brettski_1234]

yes 9khz spacing between frequencies (all frequencies are multiples of 9), only North and South America use 10khz (frequencies all end in 0)

[@blackcitroenlove]

Hm true, thanks for the info!

[@jnthepassenger347]

I think most countries that still have AM transmissions are like this apart from the US. It’s so you can get more frequencies throughout the band, I think it’s max 223 with 10kHz spacing vs 248 with 9kHz. I work at 2QN, which is part of the same group as 3NE, the station heard here. Before 1975, we were on 1520 at 2QN and 3NE was on 1560, but after that, Australia implemented 9kHz spacing and 2QN moved to 1521 and 3NE moved to 1566.

[@funnygrin3848]

1:18 sends chills down the spine

[@witheredboifelix]

this is happening on a worse scale now in Victoria, my friends are in the main affected town..

[@FROSTY-GAMING-]

Same i am really scared as i live in Melbourne surrounded by all citys with fires, it is 38 degrees today. I am praying for your friends life, pets, house and more. Be safe

[@catnerdfromspace]

Jokes about places named flour bag and orange: yeah fun jokes about place names that are words from indigenous Australian language: this ain't it chief

[@yaboybouttaturnisraelintoi7329]

Shut up nerd

[@catnerdfromspace]

@@yaboybouttaturnisraelintoi7329 it took you four months to work up the nerve to say that?

[@farty84]

@@yaboybouttaturnisraelintoi7329 shut up nerd

[@tacoblude8208]

@@yaboybouttaturnisraelintoi7329 shut up nerd

[@biichro8673]

@@yaboybouttaturnisraelintoi7329 shut up nerd

[@x_ashpilot_x]

I live in the south of Victoria (australia) And the BUNYIP bushfires of 2019, did get close to me, if you have ever heard of this. But this is scary.

[@samdog23]

Gosh, watching this in 2023 and how frighting this was… and then a couple of months after that.

[@morticiamourning9990]

Australia reacts to a fire: medium panicking American reacts to a fire: beep beep warning on your phone good luck lol

[@salutation9265]

Please could I have permission to use this very powerful clip for some music I am writing about climate change? Thanks Nick

[@UrbanDuniya]

@@salutation9265 Thanks for asking! It’s fine by me, although I don’t know if it technically “belongs” to the emergency authorities? As far as I’m concerned, however, go for it! I’d be interested in hearing the final project!

[@adamschannel8685]

When I was a kid the emergency sound was played on the radio from time to time to let us know….. it terrified me every time I heard it

[@TourettesMajestic]

When the emergency alert says “shelter in the ocean” you know shits crazy

[@Wombat7832]

Many people did exactly this, there was literally nowhere else to go

[@theobox5777]

i remember the fires and the smoke it was terrible i was in perth i could see the sky turn pink

[@CliffhangerProduction]

Everybody GANGSTA till she speaks the Sims language

[@casmatori]

Shaba dobee da, shaba daba dooba

[@carrotcarrotson5563]

yikeeeessss thats indiginous language my guy

[@lucielind4765]

No.

[@THFVEcopyrightchecking]

*sImMy kObLiTz*

[@aussiemozzie107]

LMAO THESE REPLYS ARE TO GOOD

[@Tonecreations2001]

The way Australians say their words is so cute!! 😂

[@firstletterx10]

yea but the situation they are talking about isn't very cute

[@steve130952]

bushfires mainly happen in summer if you are inside and want to escape do not take your car most roads will be closed and most deaths are caused by driving in fires smoke will make it difficult to see

[@Youcican]

I remember when the bush fires were getting worse in 2020, my family would put on the tv watching ABC NEWS 24/7, everything was turning red playing that EAS. It wasnt just me that experienced this, my friends from different areas were also seeing the same thing. I legit thought that was the end but at least the government cared enough to protect it...

[@EminRamazanov-uj2iq]

Bushfire on Marth 3 2023 Ausstrla EAS Alarm Good Luck Suviad

[@E-Eazy]

“ITS TOO LATE TO LEAVE, SEEK SHELTER OR DIE” -👹

[@stuffposter9011]

Their word choice was super strong and fear-inducing.

[@Prongless]

It should be it’s life or death there

[@brokenliterally]

My family moved to NZ after the 09' fires when we were living in Bendigo.

[@nowey192]

damn someone named "Norme" which rates EAS alarms was in one of these

[@Ygfff4]

Now I am scared to go Australia because of that alarm

[@jpmthecvrrecorder4462]

"This emergency warning is being issued for Anglers Rest, Benambra, Bingo Munjie, Bingo Munjie North, Bundara, Cassilis, Cobungra, Dargo, Dinner Plain, Falls Creek, Flowhag, Glen Valley, Glen Wills, Hinnomunjie, Hotham Heights, ??????, ????, Omeo, Omeo Valley, ?????, ?????, Swifts Creek, Tongio, ????, Wongungarra." That's a lot of places at towns.

[@koiyune]

Flowhag

[@jpmthecvrrecorder4462]

@@koiyune thanks

[@hazptmedia]

I was on the XPT train to Sydney this day

[@themoon7435]

That must have been intense. I take the XPT from Canberra to Sydney regularly, even this year and later last year you can still see some destruction the fires caused. Do you have a story?

[@stanable9716]

Ok I’m dumb why would getting inside a building be safe against a bush fire?? Wouldn’t it just burn the building down?

[@boydenhingston-muir3907]

The building would offer you better protection then being outside.

[@gay.mer9328]

The fire will often create its own climate, which will make the surrounding air unbearably hot.

[@bellagriffiths3326]

All this places were near me… this was terrifying

[@izzycostantini8606]

Welcome to Australia where I was in dromana with my cousins and my cousins woke me to see the alert and have my asthma pump and we hid in the bathroom lol