There might have been bigger fires - the Warrambungles for instance - but the start of the fire season here in Cowra brought an unprecedented number of fires for our local NSW Rural Fire Service brigades to tackle.
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Just before Christmas, we had thousands of hectares burnt between here and Boorowa, then it was Warwick and Glen Logan’s turn to the north.
That fire destroyed a home that was the centre of more than a century of family history.
Then, Walli went up – not once but twice, alongside, Conimbla, Merriganowry...the list goes on.
Hundreds of volunters put their hands up to fight these fires, many during the Christmas and New Year’s break.
These volunteers are our friends and neighbours, mums and dads, friends, brothers and sisters.
We wanted you to know who to thank for protecting your property.
Click on the link above to see their profiles.
So, for several weeks we’ve travelled across the shire, meeting up with local brigade captains and hearing what makes them give so much to fighting fires.
One constant theme was the family involvement - with many brigades featuring several generations from the one family.
We want you to meet our shire’s volunteer fire fighters too.
Not all were able to meet with us – they have busy lives too – but we managed to catch up with just shy of 20 of the 23 brigades in our area.
