Nathan Barnden

RFS divisional commander, NSW

Barnden lost his uncle and cousin in the fires but his grief spurs him on. “I don’t want any other family to deal with what we’re going through,” he says. “That’s what drives me to get up and put the uniform on. I don’t want anyone else to feel that pain.”

Nathan Barnden is one of our many heroic first responders. He was nominated for 2021 ACT Young Australian of the year

Black Summer bushfires firefighter laments loss of family after saving 13 people | Daily Mail Online

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