Meanwhile...firefighters in Australia

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Australia has the largest number of volunteer firefighters in the world. This is what their days look like right now.

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00:00Watch the right

00:22Yes, I put the blanket up

00:30Watch out

00:36Right

00:38Flash over, flash over

00:40CPT 48, flash over

00:50He's looking at it

00:52If he could work it out, he would have done a good job

01:00If you ever were in the field and see what we go through, you've got no idea man

01:19We got you buddy, don't worry, I got you now

01:30Flash over, flash over

01:50It is too large to put out

01:52Anything that we're doing just isn't working

01:56And that's with all the aircraft as well

01:59We can slow it down, but it's very hard to stop

02:17What we need is your support and your donations

02:19I'm going to put forward a million dollars

02:21And I was hoping that all of you could contribute in any way, shape or form

02:25Every dollar counts, that money goes directly to the firefighters

02:28The people on the front lines, the people who have suffered, the communities that have taken a hit

02:32And who are in desperate need of our support

02:36I was having a cup of tea yesterday

02:38And a little old lady came up to me and gave me a hug

02:41And I actually had tears

02:43You just need people knowing what you're doing

02:45We're just trying to do our best

02:53Fire

02:59Fire

03:03I'm spending my holidays out here

03:05Helping work with the rest of the team

03:07And helping the community, doing what we can to hopefully

03:10Get these fires out and keep everybody safe

03:20It is necessary to ensure that we can provide this safety net for income loss

03:24To ensure that he is in a position to continue to call out this volunteer force

03:36I do it for my local community

03:38I do it for the township of Milligan

03:40And the people of Australia

03:42That's what I do it for

03:43I don't do it for you Scott Morrison

03:45I don't do it for any of you pricks in government, parliament, anything

03:50Our daily jobs at the moment

03:52Is to protect communities and keep firefighters and community members safe

03:56From these huge fires

03:58This is probably one of the most significant fire seasons Australia has seen

04:03And to have multiple fires in all states

04:05Our firefighters remain motivated

04:07We're still getting thousands of volunteers

04:10Put their hand up every day

04:12To come and help others

04:14And it's not only volunteer firefighters

04:16It's also other people assisting in recovery efforts

04:19Whether that's helping farmers build fences

04:21Help people clean up their properties

04:23Huge donations of food

04:25Huge donations of clothing

04:27And other materials to assist the recovery effort

04:30With so many homes lost

04:32I suppose it's an Australian tradition

04:34We rally around our mates

04:35We get around people that have suffered loss or hardship

04:38And we help

04:39We have seen a number of firefighters killed in this operation

04:46That puts horrible pressure on our people

04:50But they go on

04:52They show up the next day

04:54And they do what has to be done to protect our communities

04:56The selflessness of our firefighters has been unbelievable

05:03Briefings last week ahead of very significant fire danger days

05:07All of the crews knew they were putting themselves in harm's way

05:11To protect our tourists

05:13To protect small communities in the east of the state

05:16They did that selflessly

05:18They did it with great courage

05:20And they continue to do it

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