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You don't have to look far to find people willingly reaching into their back pockets, opening up their homes to those without, or taking care of our firefighters.
At Taralga Fire Station, there is a small group of volunteers feeding the 5,000.
Tarlo Rural Fire Brigade's catering unit is there morning and night, providing breakfast, lunch and dinner to the hundreds of firefighters heading into Green Wattle Creek fire at Wombeyan Caves.
"By providing food, we give them some sort of relief, comfort," Tarlo Catering president Fran Dannefaerd said.
"When you see them come back knackered, you feel for them."
Bacon, eggs, toast and coffee are for breakfast; bags packed with sandwiches and sugary treats are for lunch or during night shifts; and meat, gravy and vegetables are for dinner.
"I think they should always go out having had a good breakfast and we always try to give them vegetables," Ms Dannefaerd said.
Taralga Rural Fire Brigade Captain John Sullivan fought back tears as he described how fantastic Tarlo Catering was.
He has been fighting the state's fires since early September.
And, like many other members of the NSW Rural Fire Service, knows what it means to be taken care of after working a long, physical shift before doing it again the next day.
"I can't praise them highly enough," Captain Sullivan said.
"They get here at 6am and are here until 10pm."
"They had a surprise crew of 100 turned up the other day, which they weren't prepared for, and they managed to feed them all."
The catering brigade has been stationed at Taralga Fire Station since December 20 and will stay for as long as it's needed, Ms Dannefaerd said.
All the cooking is done on a gas stove and barbecue - no oven - and the food is bought with money raised by the catering brigade, although donations have poured in from the community during these bushfires.
"People have been so generous. On Saturday, a car pulled up with Gatorade and biscuits and Woolies had given them 100 loaves of bread, and I know Coles has donated as well. We've had cash payments offered and slabs of water. It warms your heart to see," Ms Dannefaerd said.
Slabs for Heroes has been to Taralga Fire Station twice with a truck full of food collected from various sources in Canberra. They also left their details in case the station needs more, Captain Sullivan said.
Locals such as Margaret Mitchell have also raised their hands to help Tarlo Catering.
"I couldn't do it without the volunteers," Ms Dannefaerd said.
Tarlo Catering started as the local auxiliary, which raised funds for equipment for Tarlo Rural Fire Brigade.
Today, it is a unit of its brigade and provides catering whenever needed for the NSW RFS, including training days.
Working side-by-side with the brigade means Tarlo Catering volunteers see what the firefighters go through.
"I've shed a few tears this weekend and my son, grandson and daughter's partner are out [fighting fires] today," Ms Dannefaerd said
Ms Dannefaerd even saw the fires around Wombeyan Caves for herself, when assessing if a kitchen could be set-up closer to the fires; an idea deemed too dangerous after seeing the damage.
"There were fires everywhere. I could see what the boys were up against. It's not a place I'd like to be, put it that way," she said.
However, helping with the fires doesn't always mean holding a hose on the front line, and cooking for the crews is what Ms Dannefaerd enjoys.
"Everyone has to have an interest and the fire brigade is mine," she said.
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