NPWS Firefighter death

Statement attributable to NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Deputy Secretary Alex Graham:

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is very saddened to confirm the death of one of our firefighters overnight.

At approximately 11pm Sunday 7 December the firefighter was struck by a tree while working on a bushfire at Bulahdelah on the state’s Mid North Coast.

Fellow firefighters provided first aid until NSW Ambulance paramedics arrived at the scene.

Our thoughts are with the firefighter’s family during this difficult time.