Rural Fire Service volunteer dies fighting Stanford Merthyr fire

By Sam Rigney
Updated November 27 2015 - 8:56am, first published November 26 2015 - 10:00pm
Firefighters preparing to battle the blaze at Buchanan on Thursday. Photo: Fire and Rescue NSW on Facebook.
Firefighters preparing to battle the blaze at Buchanan on Thursday. Photo: Fire and Rescue NSW on Facebook.

A FIREFIGHTER who died working to protect the Hunter has been praised for his selflessness.