Tony Abbott, the former Prime Minister of Australia, has been praised for being among the Rural Fire Service volunteers helping with the bushfire crisis.
Mr Abbott was seen wearing breathing apparatus and full RFS gear as he walked into a burning building on the New South Wales south coast.
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He's been volunteering with the Ingleside RFS on Sydney's northern beaches for years.
The firefighting group has posted the footage onto Facebook while adding: "Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is seen here setting up to wear Breathing Apparatus (BA) and running to extinguish a house fire at Bendalong.
"Tony used BA on 4 occasions on Saturday including at 2 structure fires. Great to see Tony working hard as he always does when he volunteers with the RFS.
"The 5 tanker Strike Team lead by our Ingleside officers worked in terrible fire conditions due to heat and strong winds. The fire impacted Bendalong and Manyana communities."
What's incredible about this is that the temperature in the area on the day reached 45C degrees.
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There have been thousands of firefighters who have been battling the bushfires who are also worthy of commendation and recognition, but Mr Abbott is doing his bit too.
Another video uploaded by the Ingleside RFS team revealed just how bad the blaze was when they first arrived onto the scene.
The station wrote on said: "The video shows the ferocity of the fire impacting when our Ingleside Strike Team Leader and his team, including our former Prime Minister TonyAbbott were first into the street.
"A number of fire trucks were deployed into the street. Sheds and caravans were lost, but all houses were saved. Temperatures were 45⁰C (113⁰F) with 45km/h hot winds."
Featured Image Credit: Ingleside RFS/FacebookTopics: News, Bushfires, Australia