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Fire brigades come under threat along Bells Line of Road in Bilpin as the continues through the Blue Mountains. Photo Jeremy Piper
1/37Fire brigades come under threat along Bells Line of Road in Bilpin as the continues through the Blue Mountains. Photo Jeremy Piper
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
2/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
A property burns from bushfires in Balmoral, 150 kilometres southwest of Sydney on December 19, 2019. - A state of emergency was declared in Australia's most populated region on December 19, as a record heat wave fanned unprecedented bushfires. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
3/37A property burns from bushfires in Balmoral, 150 kilometres southwest of Sydney on December 19, 2019. - A state of emergency was declared in Australia's most populated region on December 19, as a record heat wave fanned unprecedented bushfires. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
A helicopter drops fire retardent to protect a property in Balmoral, 150 kilometres southwest of Sydney on December 19, 2019. - A state of emergency was declared in Australia's most populated region on December 19, as a record heat wave fanned unprecedented bushfires. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
4/37A helicopter drops fire retardent to protect a property in Balmoral, 150 kilometres southwest of Sydney on December 19, 2019. - A state of emergency was declared in Australia's most populated region on December 19, as a record heat wave fanned unprecedented bushfires. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
5/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Fire brigades come under threat along Bells Line of Road in Bilpin as the continues through the Blue Mountains. Photo Jeremy Piper
6/37Fire brigades come under threat along Bells Line of Road in Bilpin as the continues through the Blue Mountains. Photo Jeremy Piper
A bushfire burns behind a property in Balmoral, 150 kilometres southwest of Sydney on December 19, 2019. - A state of emergency was declared in Australia's most populated region on December 19, as a record heat wave fanned unprecedented bushfires. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
7/37A bushfire burns behind a property in Balmoral, 150 kilometres southwest of Sydney on December 19, 2019. - A state of emergency was declared in Australia's most populated region on December 19, as a record heat wave fanned unprecedented bushfires. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
8/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 19: Fire and Rescue personal watch a bushfire as it burns near homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin on December 19, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by David Gray/Getty Images)
9/37SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 19: Fire and Rescue personal watch a bushfire as it burns near homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin on December 19, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by David Gray/Getty Images)
A bushfire burns behind a property in Balmoral, 150 kilometres southwest of Sydney on December 19, 2019. - A state of emergency was declared in Australia's most populated region on December 19, as a record heat wave fanned unprecedented bushfires. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
10/37A bushfire burns behind a property in Balmoral, 150 kilometres southwest of Sydney on December 19, 2019. - A state of emergency was declared in Australia's most populated region on December 19, as a record heat wave fanned unprecedented bushfires. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 19: Fire and Rescue personal watch a bushfire as it burns near homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin on December 19, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by David Gray/Getty Images)
11/37SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 19: Fire and Rescue personal watch a bushfire as it burns near homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin on December 19, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by David Gray/Getty Images)
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
12/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
13/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
14/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
15/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
16/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
17/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 19: Fire and Rescue personal watch a bushfire as it burns near homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin on December 19, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by David Gray/Getty Images)
18/37SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 19: Fire and Rescue personal watch a bushfire as it burns near homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin on December 19, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by David Gray/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 19: Fire and Rescue personal watch a bushfire as it burns near homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin on December 19, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by David Gray/Getty Images)
19/37SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 19: Fire and Rescue personal watch a bushfire as it burns near homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin on December 19, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by David Gray/Getty Images)
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
20/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
21/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
22/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
23/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
24/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
25/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
26/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
27/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
28/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
29/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
30/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
31/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
32/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
33/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
34/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
35/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
36/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING
37/37Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the south west of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Temperatures in the 40's and high north westerly winds under extreme fire conditions are fanning a a number of fires around Sydney(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

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