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John Lohan, 59, was killed by a falling tree while battling a bushfire on the NSW Mid North Coast.

Fallen firefighter ‘greatly missed’ as family cope with profound shock

John Lohan has been identified as the firefighter killed by a falling tree while preparing a tactical burn, as fires threaten around the state.

  • Jack Gramenz

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At least four homes were destroyed at Bulahdelah on the weekend.

‘Prepare now’: Blaze that killed firefighter flares up again

Residents in the path of a bushfire that has been burning for days are again on alert after a national parks worker died trying to halt the fire’s spread.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo and Jack Gramenz
Craig Saxon and Sarra Saxon-Gill return to their home destroyed by the Koolewong bushfire.

‘It’s all gone’: Devastated locals confront aftermath of Central Coast blaze

Koolewong residents returned the smouldering remains of their homes on Sunday after 16 houses were lost to a fast-moving and furious bushfire.

  • Sally Rawsthorne and Lucy Macken
Steve Foskett and his dog Cali, who “didn’t do any helping” while they defended his home.

As houses burned around it, the one that Steve built stood firm

Steve Foskett finished building this home a month ago. He tells us why this and others were saved from Saturday’s ferocious blaze.

  • Sally Rawsthorne and Sitthixay Ditthavong
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