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20-month-old girl wears Australian firefighter dad’s helmet and refuses to leave his side at funeral

Heartbreaking images are circling online, depicting the daughter of fallen firefighter Andrew O’Dywer, 20-month-old Charlotte, saying her final goodbyes. Andrew died battling the bushfires ravaging New South Wales, Australia, when the truck he and another ...

Elton John donates $1 million to Australian bushfire crisis fundraiser

Following the 2020 Australian bushfire disaster, Elton John announced that he would donate $1 million to the fundraising efforts. As per CNN, John made the announcement in Sydney during a January 2020 concert, praising the ...

Chris Hemsworth pledges $1,000,000 to Australian bush crisis as fires rage

Actor Chris Hemsworth has called for donations to help provide relief for those affected by the Australian bushfires, and has personally pledged $1,000,000 to the cause. The actor, known for his role as “Thor”, filmed ...

Toddler accepts bravery award on behalf of his firefighter dad killed in wildfires

As the fires continue to rage across two states in Australia ravaging everything in their paths, our hearts go out to those who have lost their lives. Deputy Captain Geoffrey Keaton, from Horsley Park (Fire) ...

Australian vets forced to mass euthanise suffering animals burnt in raging bushfires

The bushfires ravaging the state of New South Wales, Australia, have caused untold devastation so far, burning through more than three million hectares of land and killing as many as half a billion animals. According ...

Dad and three kids die after Christmas tree catches fire

A father and three of his children have died after their Christmas tree caught fire two days after Christmas. Juan Moreno, 41, initially made it out of the fire at his home in Hemet, California, ...

Firefighter strips off uniform and jumps in bay to save senior dog from drowning

There’s some jobs that are predictable, like an office job. You go in to the office, sit at your desk, work at a computer until the end of the day, and then go home. There’s ...

Firefighters who saved house from fire leave milk apology note that goes viral

Firefighters are true heroes, running towards flames as others run away from them, often doing unthinkably heroic deeds to save lives. It also turns out they have a killer sense of humor. Well, at least ...

Matthew McConaughey gives 800 dinners to firefighters battling California wildfires

Matthew McConaughey has long since established himself as one of the good guys in Hollywood; talented on screen and a nice person off of it. It should come as little to no surprise, then, that ...

Thank you firefighters: Dramatic photos shows exhausting battle against California wildfires

The fires in California continue to rage and as a result thousands of firefighters across the state are risking their lives doing their utmost to bring them under control.  Below is a tribute to those on the front lines ...