I've spent 14 years on bushfire front lines and seen courage in the face of death
- Written by Greg Penney, PhD Candidate, Edith Cowan University
ShutterstockI can vividly remember my first experience as a junior firefighter in 2006, tasked with completing a “backstop” defence. This meant standing directly between an advancing head fire (the most intense part of the bushfire) and vulnerable houses. It’s a dangerous tactic, yet often required when civilian lives are under...





