NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Rob Rogers said the man had made the “ultimate sacrifice”.
Chief photographer and volunteer firefighter Nick Moir chronicled his work as part of a strike force team to assist crews in the mountains around Casino.
Richard Mainey,56,was killed while trying to save his mother’s property near Kempsey. A second blaze is threatening homes in the state’s Central West,and another is burning near Byron Bay.
Residents in Willi Willi and Warbro Brook were told it was too late to leave on Monday afternoon as a fire at Moparrabah increased to emergency level.
The Rural Fire Service Association has paid more than half the money it raised to a commercial telemarketer accused of unethical sales tactics.
It began on land that burnt less than four years ago in the Black Summer fires and travelled 15 kilometres in just a few hours to threaten the edge of seaside villages.
Sydney has sweltered through another hot October day. Here is a summary of the day’s events as bushfires took hold in various parts of the state.
Dozens of fires are burning as the state braces for a potentially terrifying bushfire season. The RFS is firing up a new weapon to help save homes and lives.
The Rural Fire Service says large parts of the state,including Greater Sydney,will face extreme fire danger as temperatures again soar on Tuesday.
Colo Heights backburn escape of 3-5 December,2019
Sydney is on track to swelter through its hottest September day on record. Follow live as we take you through what is set to be a scorcher.