Sydney Morning Herald | Firefighters battle it out and pray for a cool change Sydney Morning Herald HUNDREDS of firefighters battled the most atrocious conditions imaginable on Friday to contain about a dozen out-of-control blazes from the state's far south to the Hunter Valley, desperately hoping a late cool change would bring relief. By late on Friday, fires ... Acting Premier applauds NSW firefighters Record number of calls to NSW firefighters NSW bushfire crisis eases |