Armidale Regional Council mayor's RFS crew at Tingha fire front.

By Steve Green
Updated February 15 2019 - 2:18pm, first published 9:55am
FRIENDS: Simon Murray went across to fight for Tingha because he had a lot of friends there as well as being a member of the RFS.
FRIENDS: Simon Murray went across to fight for Tingha because he had a lot of friends there as well as being a member of the RFS.

With a raging bushfire bearing down and the RFS facing a massive fight to defend Tingha, Armidale's mayor, Simon Murray, packed his overnight gear and made the trip to the town. He went for a number of reasons, but the fact he belonged to his local RFS brigade, which led him right into the middle of the fight was only one.

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