Containment Key as Rain Brings Australian Firefighters Some Reprieve

Strike team firefighters gather outside a cafe in Cann River, Australia, on Jan. 6, 2020. Milder weather conditions have provided some relief for firefighters in Victoria as bushfires continue to burn across the East Gippsland area, as clean up operation and evacuations continue. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Firefighters around NSW are enjoying a “psychological and emotional” reprieve from dangerous conditions before the return of warmer weather, with at least 1588 NSW homes destroyed this fire season.

More than 670 of those homes have been confirmed lost since January 1, the NSW Rural Fire Service tweeted on Tuesday.