‘True Aussie spirit’: Kind-hearted locals leave firefighters a fridge full of cold drinks by the side of a road as they battle raging infernos
- Locals of Bungendore, on the NSW and ACT border, left the gesture on Friday
- Carwoola Rural Fire Brigade firefighters praised locals for their generosity
- A fire tore through Nerriga, an hour’s drive from Bungendore, last week
- Bushfires are likely to worsen across NSW with soaring temperatures expected
Kind-hearted locals have been praised for leaving firefighters a fridge full of cold drinks by the side of the road as they battled raging infernos nearby.
The community of Bungendore, on the NSW and ACT border, urged the Carwoola Rural Fire Brigade to ‘stay safe’ on Friday with the message ‘cold drinks for firies’ written on the side of the fridge.
The grateful firefighters took to social media to thank the locals for the much-needed refreshments.
‘Thank you to the good people in Bungendore who have put this fridge out on the roadside,’ the post read.
The community of Bungendore, on the NSW and ACT border, left the kind gesture for the Carwoola Rural Fire Brigade (pictured) on Friday
The gesture comes after an 80-kilometre firefront wreaked havoc in Nerriga, an hour’s drive from Bungendore, last week
‘Today’s Carwoola crew returning from a long shift up near Nerriga were delighted to enjoy a cool drink!
‘There are lots of hot firefighters who have very much appreciated this wonderful gesture.’
The post has been shared more than 400 times, with hundreds of social media users praising locals for the gesture.
‘What a beautiful and thoughtful thing to do for the firefighters,’ one comment read.
‘I saw this the other day and said to my partner now that’s true Aussie spirit,’ read another.
‘That’s beautiful. It’s a shame our state and federal government don’t put Australians first.’
It comes after an 80-kilometre firefront wreaked havoc in Nerriga, an hour’s drive from Bungendore, last week.
Bushfires are likely to flare across NSW as New Year’s Eve approaches with soaring temperatures expected to peak on the last day of 2019.
Temperatures are forecast to peak on Tuesday, with the mercury likely to rise past 40C across western Sydney and in regional NSW.
NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons says deteriorating bushfire weather conditions are expected over the coming days.
However, he says Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display is unlikely to be canned despite concerns about bushfires.
A total of 95 fires were burning in NSW on Sunday afternoon with 48 not contained.
Some 2300 firefighters were in the field on Sunday, using the ‘benign’ weather to strengthen containment lines, the RFS said.
Severe fire danger ratings are in place on Monday for the southern Riverina, the southern slopes, the Monaro alpine region, the southern ranges and the far south coast.
Mr Fitzsimmons said these conditions would worsen on Tuesday.
Bushfires are likely to flare across NSW as New Year’s Eve approaches with soaring temperatures expected to peak on the last day of 2019. Pictured: Nerriga fires last week