Canadian volunteer with 'no plan' pays his own way to fight Australian bushfires

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CANBERRA: Most New Year's resolutions do not involve flying to the other side of the world to battle raging bushfires, but that's exactly what ...

Derouin, who has 30 years of firefighting experience, first offered his services to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service Headquarters in Sydney, but had no luck finding a brigade. He decided to head south, where he ended up in Cooma and joined a crew, stationed in the small town of Adaminaby in the Snowy Mountains.

"There's a barrier, there's something I'm having trouble with," Derouin said."It's good and the guys are good. But firefighting, the camaraderie is great, I mean that's unequalled."Bushfire conditions eased in Australia on Saturday after a gruelling night for firefighters, with authorities saying they expect at least a week of milder weather in which to step up defences against the huge blazes still burning.

 

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