One volunteer firefighter has been killed and three others have been injured while battling a blaze in New South Wales.
Two trucks rolled in extreme winds while attending a fire near Jingellic, 70km east of Albury on Monday afternoon.
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The NSW RFS has identified the volunteer killed in the line of duty as 28-year-old Samuel McPaul, a 'much loved and well respected' member of his community.
The newlywed leaves behind a wife who is pregnant with their first child.
"The wind came and flipped the vehicle completely upside down, unfortunately killing one of our firefighters," Deputy Commander Rob Rogers said.
"It was completely flat terrain, so it was simply the wind itself."
"Another vehicle also got tipped over and a couple of firefighters were injured there."
It marks the third volunteer to be killed during this catastrophic fire season.
Earlier this month, Geoffrey Keeton, 32, and Andrew O'Dwyer, 36, were killed when their truck rolled near Buxton, south-west of Sydney.
Both were fathers of 19 month old babies and members of the Horsley Park Rural Fire Brigade.
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