PHOTO: Captain Leonardus (Leo) Fransen is remembered as being “very involved in all aspects of community” and a “committed life member” of the Rural Fire Service. Photo: NSW RFS
Captain Leo Fransen, aged 75, has been identified as the volunteer firefighter who passed away late in the afternoon of Thursday 16 November fighting the ongoing Hudson Bushfire north of Walgett.
Captain Fransen, remembered as being “very involved in all aspects of community” and a “committed life member” of the Rural Fire Service (RFS) was struck by a falling tree on the first of a three day deployment fighting fires.
Fransen among others had travelled from the Diamond Beach in the Mid-North Coast to help in the firefighting efforts just a day earlier.
In a statement the Rural Fire Service say that RFS members rendered first aid until ambulance crews arrived…