The paid and volunteer firefighting communities in New South Wales are united in grief today after two deaths in 24 hours.
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00:00 It's a sad day for the firefighting community in New South Wales, with the deaths of two
00:06 firefighters on the job yesterday.
00:08 In Moama, near the border of Victoria and New South Wales, a Rural Fire Service volunteer
00:14 died after suffering a medical episode while responding to a car fire yesterday afternoon.
00:20 His fellow crew members tried to perform medical assistance before paramedics arrived, but
00:25 he died at the scene.
00:26 Earlier yesterday, another firefighter was killed while responding to a large house fire
00:31 at Grose Vale on the north-western outskirts of Sydney.
00:36 The 51-year-old Michael Kidd was hit by a falling beam inside the burning home.
00:41 Mr Kidd is being remembered as a kind and selfless man who devoted himself to his community.
00:47 He was a decorated firefighter who'd helped protect his community during the Black Summer
00:52 fires.
00:53 Fire Premier Chris Mins has also paid tribute, saying "To take on a job like this takes true
00:58 bravery and it's a debt that we can't even begin to repay."
01:02 The cause of that fire is still unknown and police are currently investigating.
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