Australia fires: The thousands of volunteers fighting the flames
News of the firefighters' deaths at Horsley Park, only a 40-minute drive away,"shattered my heart" she says.
It often involves long hours, weeks away from paid work, and accruing expenses along the way. Earlier this year, Mr Knox travelled to the town of Tenterfield to help fight blazes there. It was an eight-hour drive from Sydney - he paid for his own petrol.Public support for the"firies" is at an all-time high. In the swing of the Christmas season, shops and restaurants are donating profits to the NSW RFS.
That is what many firefighters say - they're not motivated by money. They are reticent to speak up for any sort of handout. They've also been consumed with fighting the fires. "And yeah, there have been times when I've been in the thick of it, and it's so fierce you can't breathe. And I'm thinking to myself, what am I doing here?"He took care of Mr O'Dwyer's young daughter when the prime minister visited the station on Sunday, to meet with her grieving mother.
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