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and then to burns units around Australia. Many patients were evacuated from Denpasar by Qantas, with assistance from staff of civilian medical retrieval services. The transport of patients from Darwin to specialist burns units involved a coordinated response of civilian and military services. Some issues in responding to such disasters were identified, and a national coordinating network could improv future responses. MJA 2003; 179: 353-356 ON SATURDAY EVENING, 12 October 2002, two bombs exploded in a crowded nightclub area at Kuta Beach, Bali. The explosions killed more than 180 people and injured several hundred others. Injuries were principally burns and shrapnel injuries. Local healthcare resources, which do not include a specialist burns capability, were rapidly over-whelmed. Many of the injured were Australian citizens, who required evacuation to Australia. The military response has been described previously.