Hawke s Bay firefighters among 18 recognised for work in Australian fires
17 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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New Zealand volunteer firefighters were honoured with the NSW Premier s citation for their work in the 2019/20 Black Summer fire season. Photo / Supplied
New Zealand volunteer firefighters were honoured with the NSW Premier s citation for their work in the 2019/20 Black Summer fire season. Photo / Supplied The biggest fear is not going home.
This is what Mark McCrorie thought when battling fires during the 2019-20 black summer fire season in New South Wales, Australia alongside 17 other New Zealand volunteers. The 18 men and women, including Central Hawke s Bay and Tararua District men Simon Osborne, James Baldwin and Jeffrey Gatchel, have been awarded a Bushfire Emergency Citation by New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian for their compassion, courage, and generosity .
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