#bushfires

[wosoausenal]

I’m in Victoria, Australia. In 43 degree (Celsius) heat. Surrounded by hot winds and fire. It’s been this hot for three days. The main roads all around my town are closed due to fires, the farms are burning, the local pools closed. My power is out, There is smoke in the house. The CFA sirens blare every few minutes. The wind is chaotic. The air is dry. The animals are scared, we are scared. The birds outside have fled. We’re scrolling the weather and emergency app, praying for the temperature to drop, the wind to slow, the slightest bit of rain, to get the “under control” notice.

And I would still rather be here and feel safer here than the USA.

[1943hedgie]

I realise this website is very USA-centric but Australia is once again on fire and experiencing extreme heatwaves nationwide.

This is the first time in six years my state has had a total fire ban. Not since the last catastrophic bushfires swept through in 2019-20. We're forecast 38°c. Some places are getting up to 45°c.

Edited for date: 9th January 2026

And the kicker? Instead of putting pressure on the government to move faster on climate change, our Opposition party dumped their climate change policy a few months back.

Thinking of all you Aussies in danger zones. Stay safe, don't try to be a hero and know your escape routes.

[frostbitten-in-hell]

Beyond donations to the Red Cross and CFA, here's some other groups that anyone can donate to if they want to help support bushfire relief efforts:

Sikh volunteers providing free food and drink to firefighters and people displaced by fires.

Donated blood, plasma, and platelets are vital to treating people with serious injuries.

Bushfires kill, injure, and displace wildlife from their typical habitats. Wildlife Victoria funds emergency rescue and veterinary care.

The Victoria Farmers Federation helps rural families and communities recover their homes and livelihoods.

[anaastazia]

‏الحرايق ما بتخلص '

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[joandraws]

Heal 🌧️ An older piece, I'm quite fond of. I made it for all the fires caused by climate change worldwide.

[little-big]

Thank you for all your kind thoughts! That’s the first time we’ve had a bushfire so close to home in the almost 16 years we’ve lived here. We did get embers falling last night - the evidence in the photos below. Everything is contained now, it’s been raining steadily since this morning so that’s clearly helped. F and I ended up going to visit Dad while the husband stayed home just-in-case.

Now a few short hours to unwind and get ready for the week.

[grace-williams-xo]

Worst fire season since the black summer, and my anxiety is through the fucking roof. it’s impossible to explain to people who haven’t lived through it. like what the fuck do you mean I just read the advice on how to shelter in your home if fire is surrounding you, and it was so grim. like you’ll die from the heat before you actually burn. you don’t know fear and anxiety until you see a “too late to leave” fire warning.

[skullgrrl]

The bushfires in Victoria are still happening. This is the current state map.

Some of those fires are reigniting and I can’t help but think of the people trying to fight these fires. In temperatures higher than the ambient temperature.

There are people doing all of this support work in the background. From ensuring broadcasting the emergency warnings goes ahead, setting up relief centres, making sure firefighters get a couple of sandwiches in and a cuppa. An entire community dedicated to holding back the fires.