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Funeral held for Cobar firefighter‏

 A FUNERAL will take place today for Daniel Howard, the firefighter who died while battling the blaze that destroyed Cobar's New Occidental Hotel earlier this month.

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Cobar community farewells Daniel Howard

 The town of Cobar stopped on Wednesday to celebrate and commemorate a man described as a "local hero".

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Fire destroys buildings in Brewarrina's main street‏

 EMERGENCY services were called to a fire that destroyed two buildings in Brewarrina's main street on Sunday night.

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'Gem citizen' Daniel Howard, remembered‏

 Rural Fire Service (RFS) Far West team manager Chris Favelle has described Daniel Howard as "an absolute gem of a citizen" who was always willing to provide help when anyone needed it.

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Fire crews battle blaze at Cobar pub

FIRE crews are at the scene of a fire that has devastated an iconic Cobar hotel.

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Daniel 'Howie' Howard

Daniel "Howie" Howard.....loved and remembered always.

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Wall of Knowledge‏

 Our "wall of knowledge" is installed......will be another wonderful resource once all the screens are linked into the RFS network.

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Menindee support vehicle‏

 Big day in Broken Hill today with the handover of a new support vehicle to Menindee HQ Brigade captain Gary Rolton.

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Thermal Imaging Cameras‏

 A huge thank you to everyone who dug deep to support our volunteers following the 2013 bush fires.

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The smoke clears on dramatic 2013 at rural firefighter conference‏

 NEW South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons was on hand at the region west staff conference in Orange on Wednesday, reflecting on the last 12 months of firefighting in the state.

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