Volunteer Firefighters to Get Some Pay as Australia Burns
- Morrison announces compensation of up to A$6,000 per volunteer
- Heatwave conditions are building, raising the bushfire threat
A New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service volunteer is given instructions by a colleague as he a fire during back-burning operations in bushland near the town of Kulnura, New South Wales, Australia, on Dec. 12.
Photographer: David Gray/Bloomberg
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Volunteer firefighters battling blazes in Australia’s most populous state will receive financial support from the government, as a heatwave threatens to escalate the crisis.
Citing the early start to the bushfire season, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the largely volunteer force in New South Wales state was “doing it tough.”