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Rural firefighting

This gallery is dedicated to the volunteers of the Rural Fire Service ("RFS") with whom I have worked mainly in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. The RFS is a unique organisation with more than 70,000 members from across New South Wales.

Apart from fire operations RFS members also participate in community engagement and fundraising activities. This gallery will feature a range of images of activities, some of which may make more sense to fellow members.

As these images are often taken while on duty some are captured by simple cameras such as iPhones in between performing fire duty.

You can find out more about the Rural Fire Service at http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/

Please note that this gallery and images displayed are not on behalf of the Rural Fire Service. Furthermore, any captions, description or comment are not an official communication by or for the Rural Fire Service.
Where there is smoke there is fire
Where there is smoke there is fire
Working tankers
Working tankers
Wattle Flat at risk
Wattle Flat at risk
Mopping up
Mopping up
Alex
Alex
Lunch in the forest
Lunch in the forest
Human scale
Human scale
Paramedic special operations
Paramedic special operations
Water bombers
Water bombers
Water dump
Water dump
Lightning strike
Lightning strike
Exeter 1
Exeter 1
Fire fighting appliances
Fire fighting appliances
Heavy duty help
Heavy duty help
Man & tree
Man & tree
Pile burn
Pile burn
East Gippsland forest
East Gippsland forest
Bargo Cat 1 tanker on patrol
Bargo Cat 1 tanker on patrol
Brigade Captain briefs the crew
Brigade Captain briefs the crew
Base camp
Base camp
Fire pattern
Fire pattern
Backburn
Backburn
Fireman Sam
Fireman Sam
New friend
New friend
Fire weather
Fire weather
Foam attack
Foam attack
Sheep protection
Sheep protection
Fire twister
Fire twister
Park Air 4
Park Air 4
Decca fire lottery
Decca fire lottery
Bleak Decca
Bleak Decca
High fire
High fire
House fire
House fire
Blacking out
Blacking out
Stortz couplings
Stortz couplings
Off the road
Off the road
Truck fire
Truck fire
Confronting fire
Confronting fire
Fire coms
Fire coms
Fire
Fire
Dawn briefing
Dawn briefing
Back burn takes light
Back burn takes light
Water tanker
Water tanker
Driver training
Driver training
Drip torch work
Drip torch work
Mittagong Brigade - Rural Fire Service NSW
Mittagong Brigade - Rural Fire Service NSW
Chivalry is not dead
Chivalry is not dead
Heading into a burn
Heading into a burn
Community engagement
Community engagement
Mittagong Brigade personnel carrier on a fire trail
Mittagong Brigade personnel carrier on a fire trail
On duty
On duty
Bulk water carrier
Bulk water carrier
Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons addresses medal recipients
Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons addresses medal recipients
Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons addresses medal recipients
Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons addresses medal recipients
Mittagong Brigade Captain receives his medal
Mittagong Brigade Captain receives his medal
Wingecarribee Shire RFS medal recipients
Wingecarribee Shire RFS medal recipients
Mittagong Brigade medal recipients
Mittagong Brigade medal recipients
Crewman Alex and driver Tim
Crewman Alex and driver Tim
Alex in the bush
Alex in the bush
Crew Leader Scott
Crew Leader Scott
OIC receives Brigade's banner
OIC receives Brigade's banner
Nick adjusts a fireground radio
Nick adjusts a fireground radio
Tim at the wheel of Mittagong 1
Tim at the wheel of Mittagong 1
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Brigade night training
Brigade night training
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Conversation
Conversation
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