The firefighters have come as part of a reciprocal deal which has previously seen Australians posted in North America.
In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, photo, John Mash, right, a fire operations supervisor for the Ministry of Natural Resources in Ontario, Canada, works in the situation room at the Rural Fire Service office in Moruya, Australia. . Many of the firefighters have specialized skills such as managing air operations or logistics.
The Associated Press spoke to Mash and Gallegos in the New South Wales town of Moruya, where they have been stationed at the Rural Fire Service headquarters.JOHN MASH, 42, fire operations supervisor in Ontario, Canada. Employed by the Ministry of Natural Resources. Twenty-three seasons fighting fires.
Challenges: “Pretty much everything when I pick up the phone. Local town names or geographic areas, I’ve had a difficult time repeating, and obviously knowing where those are. So it takes me a bit of time. But over the last couple of days I’ve definitely improved on that.” "So it’s interesting for us to see those types of challenges. And that type of information we can bring back with us to our home agencies and that helps us better understand fire behavior.”TERRANCE GALLEGOS, 39, operations section chief at Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. Employed by the U.S. Forest Service. Twenty-two seasons fighting fires.
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