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Killarney Rural Fire Brigade member Olivia Wright was just six months into active membership when she was deployed to the 2019/20 Canberra bushfires.
What she saw in that time would forever change her perception of the lifesaving role.
Rural firefighting has always been a family affair for Mrs Wright, with her sister-in-law Vicki Wilkinson and brother-in-law Kris Duncan both involved in the Massie RFS.
But in her first deployment, miles away from home, she still didnât know what to expect.
âWe knew it was pretty big but to see the devastation left behind was quite dramatic,â she said.