Season 1

E1 · 50 min

Episode 1

Inspired by true stories about the devastating Australian bushfires of 2019/2020. Lighting strikes and starts what is to become a long, hot and treacherous summer for young volunteer firefighters Tash and Mott.

E2 · 56 min

Episode 2

Dairy farmers Kath and Duncan return to their farm in the aftermath of the fire while grief and blame threaten to tear the family apart.

E3 · 55 min

Episode 3

Tash and Mott join the local fire-fighting effort in a small beachside community as locals and tourists alike have to make the difficult decision of whether to stay or flee.

E4 · 53 min

Episode 4

On Christmas Eve, Tash and Mott escort locals from a small rural community to a community hall for refuge from the fires.

E5 · 51 min

Episode 5

The fire fronts join up creating a "megafire". As a wall of flames bear down on Ruth and Nawra defending their home and the wildlife they care for, conflicting priorities at the fire control centre leave them in peril.

E6 · 52 min

Episode 6

It's New Year's Eve. A usually picturesque holiday town looks like a war zone - as day turns to night, then the sky turns blood-red, people rush to the water's edge for safety.