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S01:E04 - Rural Fire-fighter

Man's Work

Season 1 Episode 4 - Rural Fire-fighter

2007 · 24 min
TV-14
There are few forces on Earth that can compare with the destructive nature of an uncontrolled wild fire. Driven by superheated winds through tinder dry brush and trees, Australia's bush fire season can be like hell on earth, with thousands of acres of land at risk every year. Ashley meets the everyday heroes who make up New South Wales' Rural Fire Service, which at 70,000 members is the World's largest volunteer firefighting force. After completing a compulsory fitness test at Sydney's Olympic Stadium, he is handed over to Damien Eggleston, one of the forces top training officers and a firefighter of over 15 years to be hammered into shape. After completing his basic training, Ash joins up with the Salt Ash Fire Brigade, where he learns pretty quickly that heroes aren't born, they're made. A rag tag bunch of characters, the team quickly take Ashley under their collective wings as he carries out the back breaking work creating firebreaks and setting up controlled burns before the whole crew pulls together to t
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