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A BREAK from work is the backbone to Christmas for most Australians but, for firefighter Chris Dowdle, December 25 is just another day on the roster.
âIt could be a flood rescue, it could be a cliff rescue, a house fire, a car accident â those things still happen,â Chris said.
âIt could be argued that Christmas Day provides a greater opportunity for car accidents and mishaps with house fires.â
One year, Chrisâs station responded to multiple house fires on Christmas.
âI remember one year, and this is going back decades, we had three house fires across the day and evening,â he said.