Government agrees to compensate NSW volunteer firefighters up to $6,000

The federal government has agreed to make funding available for payments to volunteer firefighters in NSW, capped at $6,000.

Volunteer fire fighters are seen on duty at Menai Rural Fire Service Station, in Sydney, Monday, April 16, 2018.

Volunteer fire fighters are seen on duty at Menai Rural Fire Service Station, in Sydney, Monday, April 16, 2018. Source: AAP Image/Brendan Esposito

Volunteer firefighters battling long-running NSW blazes could receive up to $6,000 in financial support for their efforts.

The federal government on Sunday bowed to pressure to provide payments to those on the firefront this bushfire season, which in NSW has already cost eight lives, as many as 1,000 homes and millions of hectares of bushland.

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Firefighters hose down a burning woodpile during a bushfire in Werombi, south-west of Sydney.
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