Burnt fire truck wheel, from a fire truck damaged in the 2003 Canberra bushfires

The Phillip fire truck - Bravo 3 wheel hub comes from a fire truck that was damaged by the Canberra bushfires of 18 January 2003. The truck was abandoned by its crew on Warragamba Avenue, Duffy, when the intensity of the fires reached its highpoint. The wheel from the fire truck is an immediate symbol of the intensity of the firestorm, the loss experienced by the Canberra community and the courage of the emergency service personnel who fought to protect lives and property.