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Firefighters in Australia Beating Back Fires, Trying to Avoid ‘Mega Blaze’ Situation

New South Wales, Australia has suffered in recent days from some of the worst brush fires in their history. Hundreds of homes have been burned to the ground and smoke is spreading hundreds of miles away from the burn points

A rural fire service volunteer has been taking videos of himself fighting the fires by sporting a Go-Pro on his helmet, giving us an up-close look at just what kind of chutzpah it takes to be a firefighter. Authorities are warning that if the three major blaze points link up that it has the potential to turn into a ‘mega fire’.

All our thoughts and blessings go out to the people of South Wales. We hope for a speedy end to the fires and an even speedier recovery.