December 1 is the first day of summer and in some areas of the country, that heralds bushfire season. Just under two years ago the Black Saturday bushfires swept parts of Victoria killing 173 people and destroying more than 2000 homes.
A Victorian Royal Commission into the Black Saturday bushfires looked in detail at the circumstances surrounding deaths of those 173 people. Psychologists working for the Commission also examined the mental attitudes of people who survived.
In this report: Dr Jim McLennan, Bushfire CRC, School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne; Dr Susie Burke, Australian Psychological Society.
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