Firefighter killed by falling tree on NSW fire front

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He was conducting bushfire prevention work in Nerong, south of the Bulahdelah fire. Meanwhile, residents of Koolewong on the NSW Central Coast were forced to evacuate with little time to spare before the fire destroyed homes.

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00:00A firefighter has died after being struck by a falling tree in bushlands near Newcastle,

00:09New South Wales. He was conducting bushfire prevention work in Narong, south of the Bulladila

00:16fire, with a firefighting unit from the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service.

00:22The fire ripped through 3,400 hectares.

00:26Obviously terrible and a reminder of how difficult and dangerous this work is and how the people

00:32who put their lives on the line to protect lives and property do an incredible job for

00:37us in this state. Obviously officials are in the process of contacting that firefighter's

00:42family but it's a deeply distressing turn of events and a sad day for New South Wales this

00:48morning.

00:4839 homes have been lost across fire fronts in Tasmania and New South Wales after heatwave

00:55conditions fanned flames over the first weekend in December. Residents of Cooleywong on the

01:02New South Wales central coast were forced to evacuate with little time to spare before the

01:07fire destroyed 16 homes.

01:09A fire brigade dude just came up to me and he said uh it's a good idea we evacuate. There is a fire

01:28happening right next to our house. The fire started here but it's gone down towards where we live

01:32and already like over 10 houses are burnt down. National disaster zones have been declared

01:38in six areas across New South Wales. Thank you Jesus for the rain! That is the best news ever!

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