Firefighter Sweeney practicing his branch work last night. The correct use of a branch can make a huge difference in firefighting operations, and it's important that firefighters get comfortable and familiar with them. In low to nil visibility environments, firefighters can only rely on their hearing to identify how they have their branch set (narrow cone, wide cone, pencil etc), so regular training is key to ensuring firefighters are on top of their game. #firefighter #firefighters #frnsw #firehose #breathingapparatus #ba #firetraining #galletf1 #galletf1xf #structurefire #structuralfirefighting #fireman #feuerwehr #feuerwehrmann (at Gulgong, New South Wales)

Firefighter Hawkins testing out our relatively new 38mm branch. The bail is so stiff on it that it almost requires ten firefighters to turn it on, so you may as well forget about doing any gas cooling with it. Back to the old "wet stuff on the red stuff" here in Gulgong. Fire science. Ha. What is that? That stuff is for beginners. We're just drowning fires out here in the wild, wild west. #justkidding #justkiddingmurray #fire #fires #frnsw #firefighter #firefighters #feuerwehr #feuerwehrmann #firehose #firetruck #firescience #cfbt #firebehaviour #gallet #galletf1 #galletf1xf #gulgong (at Gulgong, New South Wales)

At 2351hrs, Pump 312 Gulgong was responded to the 180,000th call for Fire & Rescue NSW for the year of 2015; a car fire. Crews in BA, one of which was Firefighter Grover (pictured) extinguished the fire, and now we're heading back home to bed, where all of you ought to be, too! #fire #fires #firefighter #firefighters #carfire #firerescue #firefighting #flames #smoke #danger #frnsw #gallet #galletf1 #galletf1xf #hoseline #ba #breathingapparatus (at Gulgong, New South Wales)