A National Parks and Wildlife Service firefighter dies after being crushed by a tree during bushfire prevention work north of Newcastle.

A veteran firefighter has died after being crushed by a tree during bushfire prevention work on the NSW mid north coast, as experts warn that the fire danger will become only more “extreme” in the ...

A 59-year-old national parks firefighter has died after he was hit by a tree while fighting a bushfire north of Newcastle in NSW.

A 59-year-old firefighter has been killed in NSW, as stories of heroism emerged from another blaze. A 59-year-old national parks firefighter has died after he was hit by a tree while fighting a ...

The firefighter died after being struck by a tree. Dozens of homes in two states have been lost as hot, windy conditions point to a challenging fire season.

Record temperatures, strong winds and a high fuel load built up over several wet years created the conditions for ...

A community is mourning the death of a firefighter, as the days-long blaze he died battling flares further. The experienced firefighter was helping colleagues prepare for a tactical burn north of ...

The veteran firefighter who was struck by a tree and killed as he helped his team prepare for tactical a backburn has been identified as John Lohan.

Tributes are flowing for 59-year-old John Lohan, a long-serving firefighter remembered for nearly three decades of service ...