Forty-six of Western Australia’s most experienced career and volunteer firefighters departed for the United States Monday to assist in battling the country’s spreading wildfires.

Press PLAY to hear Elise Gately discuss the Australian firefighters heading to the US

6PR news reporter Elise Gately told Long Lunch host Tod Johnston that with 80 significant fires burning across the US, local firefighters are exhausted.

“I was there at the airport as their loved ones were seeing them off, it was very emotional”, she said.

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