The New South Wales Rural Fire Service in Australia is reporting that a male firefighter sustained severe burns to his hands and face while fighting a grass fire at Gundaroo, New South Wales, southeast of Yass Monday afternoon. He was airlifted to the Burns Unit at Concord Hospital.
ABC News in Australia reports the firefighter is in stable condition after suffering burns to five percent of his body. The firefighter was one of the first on the scene and was injured when his truck was engulfed in the fast moving fire front. The truck was heavily damaged.
