NSW: Koperberg dances as rain falls
SYDNEY, Dec 10 AAP - The man who has been leading the NSW bushfire fight danced inthe rain today after raging fires were dampened by overnight rainfall.
As he was leaving Rural Fire Service (RFS) headquarters at Rosehill today, CommissionerPhil Koperberg kicked up his heels and described the rain as "delightful".
"We've had rain in fact over all of our fire areas, save the Great Lakes area," MrKoperberg told reporters.
"But the (weather) bureau is confident that what we have here will move gradually northward."
Last week, Mr Koperberg predicted that the fires would continue to burn until it rained,or there was nothing left to burn.
"It's raining, I'm pleased to say it's the former," he said today.
Victorian and South Australian firefighters would be stood down today but Mr Koperbergwas reluctant to say the crisis had ended because summer had just begun.
"This particular episode of fires in and around Sydney and some of the other majorpopulation centres is certainly coming to an end," he said.
He later added: "But I'm mindful of the fact that it's only day 10 of summer."
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KEYWORD: BUSHFIRES NSW CHIEF
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